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"Especially in this (film) industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'" − Regina King
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DO NOT DESIRE TO FIT IN. DESIRE TO OBLIGE YOURSELVES TO LEAD. − GWENDOLYN BROOKS
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