No many of us are independent thinkers, concludes Bret Stephens in The New York Times. “There are very few people who don’t see themselves as independent thinkers. There are even fewer people who are. Most people just want to belong, and the most essential elements of belonging are agreeing and conforming.”
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Independent thinker?
by resolutewoman on June 24, 2023 in character, confidence, courage, Uncategorized
Try sitting and thinking
by resolutewoman on June 22, 2023 in advice, balance, confidence, health, wisdom
It’s okay to do nothing. That’s why I love this quote from playwright Lorraine Hansberry. “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
Moral courage
by resolutewoman on June 6, 2023 in confidence, courage
“Moral cowardice is something which I think I never had,” Abraham Lincoln once said. Lincoln had moral courage. I found this quote in Jon Meacham’s book And There Was Light—Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. Lincoln’s story has meaning for us today. –Joy
Solid ground
by resolutewoman on May 27, 2023 in confidence, courage, Uncategorized
Qian Julie Wang, author of Beautiful Country, came to the United States in 1994 when she was seven years old. She often went to school hungry and was put in special education classes because she didn’t speak English. Eventually, she graduated from Yale Law School. Her mother was a professor who taught math and computer […]
Defining your worth
by resolutewoman on May 9, 2023 in advice, character, confidence, resolute-women
“I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth,” says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
No need to apologize
by resolutewoman on May 6, 2023 in change, confidence, resolute-women
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says that she has no need to apologize. The “look-wider, search-more affirmative action” that Princeton and Yale practiced opened doors for her. “That was its purpose,” she explains, “to create the conditions whereby students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be brought to the starting line of a race many were unaware […]
Expect to be taken seriously
by resolutewoman on April 27, 2023 in advice, confidence
When artist Genesis Tramaine spoke April 19, 2023, at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas, a young woman raised her hand to ask a question. “When did people start taking your art seriously?” the young woman asked. “I didn’t wait for my work to be considered legitimate,” Tramaine answered. “I expected it. When I paint […]
Truth
by resolutewoman on February 17, 2023 in character, confidence, courage
Sometimes, it is difficult to know what to believe. We hope Sojourner Truth was right when she said, “Truth is powerful and it prevails.”
Kind, but strong
by resolutewoman on February 9, 2023 in balance, confidence, kindness, resolute-women, Uncategorized
Jacinda Adern, New Zealand’s youngest ever prime minister, is resigining. After 5-1/2 years as the country’s leader, she concluded, ” “I hope I leave New Zealanders with a belief that you can be kind, but strong, emphatic, but decisive, optimistic, but focused.”
Power
by resolutewoman on December 6, 2022 in change, confidence, courage
Who needs power? “I do not wish women to have power over men but power over themselves,” Mary Wollstonecraft once said.
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