“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived; it is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style” – Maya Angelou

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them”- Maya Angelou

“If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up.” – Adrienne Rich

Be the change you wish to see in the world – M.K. Gandhi

It is not about just providing opportunities, its about ensuring that they are equitable! Equity over Equality!

“It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” – Paulo Coelho

“We may encounter many defeats but we must never be defeated” – Maya Angelou

“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress women have achieved” – Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, “Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.” I watch with awe as it unfolds.” – Carl Rogers

“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” – Maya Angelou

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela

Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle. – Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Accept no one’s decision of your life. Define Yourself.

“Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee

“When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else’s oppression, we’ll find our opportunities to make real change.” ― Ijeoma Oluo

“When something is important enough, you do it even if odds are not in your favour” – Elon Musk

It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine

“Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.” – Toni Morrison

“திருவினை வென்று வாழ்” (Do your duty, do not expect favourable results) – Mahakavi Subramania Bharati

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek” – Baraack Obama

“Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible” – Rumi

Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connections and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be. – Rita Pierson