I thought the best way to start off was to decide on some possible contemporary "pin-up" women, and research a little bit about them and their achievements, and some of their more empowering statements that I could use on my cards.
These are the women I have found that I think would be featured on my cards, however I want to research into each one individually to see if I think they are enough of an inspiration to feature on these cards, or whether I should only choose a few women rather than the amount I have at the moment, this will help me cut them down.
I asked my peers and friends of women they thought were inspirational, and their responses were Patti Smith, Beyonce, Laverne Cox, Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Jessica Ennis, Taylor Swift, J K Rowling, Cara Delevingne and the Queen herself. One of my friends made an excellent point that Miley Cyrus got a homeless man to make a speech, and people thought this was a weird thing to do, however if Beyonce had done exactly the same, people would love her for it. So people's general opinion of people has a major impact on how you see the great things they do, as Miley Cyrus has done many controversial things, and isn't seen as much of a role model, and this makes the good things that she does do not received as well as somebody who is received well by the public such as Beyonce, as she isn't as controversial.
1 JK Rowling
2 Ellen DeGeneres
3 Malala Yousafzai
4 Emma Watson
5 Angeline Jolie
6 Oprah Winfrey
7 Victoria Beckham
8 Lady Gaga
9 Aung San Suu Kyi
10 Hillary Clinton
11 Beyonce
12 Alek Wek
13 Queenie
14 Jessica Ennis
15 Michelle Obama
16 Jannifer Lawrence
17 Patti Smith
18 Angela Merkel
18 Angela Merkel
J K Rowling
Author of the Harry Potter series, which have won several awards and sold over 400 million copies, and have also been made into films. She also worked as a researcher at Amnesty International after University. She is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children, and also helps a wide range of charitable causes such as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, and Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain through her trust Volant. She is the UK's best selling living author, with sales reaching more than £238 million. She is president of the charity Gingerbread, and has visited Bucharest to raise awareness of caged beds used in metal institutions for children. Rowling read a few lines from J M Barrie's Peter Pan at the London 2012 summer Olympics Opening ceremony. She has also donated a sum of money to go toward a new centre for Regenerative Medicine at Edinburgh University, as well as giving money to help with research and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, which her mother died from in 1990. She has also wrote special pieces, for both Waterstones and Comic Relief, which have been auctioned for charity. She has also donated money towards helping to find Madeline McCann who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.
Quotes:
"I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.""Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution."
"It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
"I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently."
"Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be."
"Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with."
"I think you're working and learning until you die."
"Failure means a stripping away of the inessential."
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
"Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on."
"It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends."
"Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications are not your life."
Sources:
Ellen DeGeneres
Quotes:
"We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy.""Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values."
"Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come."
"We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that."
"Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others."
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her."
"Beauty is not between a size 0 and a size 8"
"I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose… When you connect with that love and that compassion, that’s when everything unfolds."
Sources:
Malala Yousafzai
Quotes:
"So let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Let us pick up our books and our pens - these are the most powerful weapons"
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced”
“education is education. we should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. education is neither eastern nor western, it is human”
“I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.”
“I don't want to be thought of as the "girl who was shot by the Taliban" but the "girl who fought for education."
“He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.”
“Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.”
“We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew calculus and chemical formulae instead of flowers and butterflies.”
“The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.”
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
“We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.”
“If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?”
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced”
“education is education. we should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. education is neither eastern nor western, it is human”
“I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.”
“I don't want to be thought of as the "girl who was shot by the Taliban" but the "girl who fought for education."
“He believed that lack of education was the root of all of Pakistan’s problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.”
“Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.”
“We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew calculus and chemical formulae instead of flowers and butterflies.”
“The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they couldn’t stop our minds from thinking.”
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
“We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.”
“If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?”
Sources:
Emma Watson
Quotes:
"I don't have perfect teeth, I'm not stick thin. I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn't want to change anything."
"The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy."
"There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometime's you've got to blast through and have faith."
"All I can do is follow my instincts because I'll never please everyone."
"Don't feel stupid if you don't like what everyone else pretends to love."
"The less you reveal, the more people can wonder."
"I truly, truly believe that beauty comes from within."
"Being yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there."
"As much as someone can tell you things, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes in order to learn."
"I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is."
"I keep telling myself that I'm a human being, an imperfect human being whose not made to look like a doll."
"I will work for anyone for free if they're prepared to make their clothing fair trade and organic. It's really hard to get people interested in it."
"I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want fear of failure to stop me doing what I really care about."
"It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals."
“I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.”
“When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams, because they didn’t want to appear muscle-y, when at 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings, I decided that I was a feminist.”
“But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminists.”
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie Pitt is an American actress, filmmaker and humanitarian, and has won many awards for her work, such as Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globe Awards, a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary damehood of the Order of St. Michael and St George. She promotes conservation, education, and women's rights, but is most noted for being the spokesperson on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which started when she was filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in Cambodia and saw the after effects of war on a country. She has travelled to several countries across the world to learn more about these refugee camps. She donated $1 million to UNHCR in response to an international emergency appeal.She has been noted to travelling to war zones such as Darfur during their conflict and the Syrian-Iraqi border during the Second Gulf War. She holds a private pilot license, which she got with the aim of ferrying aid workers and food supplies around the world. She is married to actor Brad Pitt and has six children with him, three of whom were adopted internationally. To connect her son with him Cambodian-born heritage, Jolie bought a house and 60,000 hectares of parkland which had been infiltrated with poachers, and turned it into a wildlife reserve for her son. As recognition of this she was granted Cambodian citizenship by King Norodom Sihamoni in 2005. In 2006 she expanded this project to create Asia's first Millennium Village, including schools, roads, and a soy milk factory, all funded by Jolie. She is also patron of the Harnas Wildlife Foundation, an orphanage and medical centre in the Kalahari desert. In the name of her Namibian-born daughter they Jolie and Pitt have funded large animal conservation projects as well as a free health clinic, housing and a school. She has co-chaired Kids in Need of Defence since 2008, and also the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict since 2007. She is also part of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has fronted a campaign against sexual violence in military conflict zones by the UK government, and has launched the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with Foreign Secretary William Hague. In June 2014 Jolie also co-chaired the four-day Global Summit toe End Sexual Violence in Conflict, resulting in a protocol endorsed by 151 countries. In February 2015, Jolie and Hague launched the UK's first academic Centre on Women, Peace and Security, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Jolie sold the first two photographs of her first biological child Shiloh on Getty Images, which were bought by People and Hello! for $4.1 million and $3.5 million, with the proceeds going to UNICEF. Jolie discovered she carried the faulty BRCA1 gene, which greatly increases her chances of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, 87% for breast cancer and 50% for ovarian cancer, doctors estimated. Many of Jolie's relatives have all died from these cancers at early ages, and she made the decision to have a preventive double mastectomy, to prevent herself from also falling from the same illness. She has also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, following on from her double mastectomy two years earlier, to prevent the development of ovarian cancer. This has lead to an increase in women undergoing tests to see if they have this same BRCA gene.
Quotes:
"I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.""I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free."
"If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is."
"If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me."
"Make bold choices and make mistakes. It's all those things that add up to the person you become."
"I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause."
"Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see."
"When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire."
"I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy."
"There's nothing I have to hide or defend. I'm gonna live my life. And there are times when people wanna try to attack me, and I don't know why, but they will. And that's okay."
"I've never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I'm a good person. I believe I'm a good mom. But that's for my kids to decide, not for the world."
Sources:
Oprah Winfrey
Quotes:
"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness."
"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not."
"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."
"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."
"I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull."
"I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life."
"I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear."
"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around."
"I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me."
"Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have."
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness."
"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not."
"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."
"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."
"I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull."
"I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life."
"I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear."
"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around."
"I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me."
"Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have."
Sources:
Victoria Beckham
Quotes:
"I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it."
"The older you get, the more comfortable you become with yourself, and you accept what you have physically."
"You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important."
Lady Gaga
Quotes:
"Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside."
"I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community."
"I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference."
"'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud."
"I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification."
"Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be."
"I feel like if you're a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what."
"When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves."
Sources:
One, Two, Three,
Hillary Clinton is a former United States Secretary of State, US Senator and First Lady of the United States. Clinton has been recognised for her long time commitment to empowering women by Vital Voices in 2009, communicating this message through social media to those abroad. Vital Voices was partially created by Clinton, an international initiative to promote the participation of women in the political process of their home countries. Clinton also co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977. In 1979 she became the first female partner at Rose Law Firm. She also helped create the Adoption and Safe Families Act and Foster Care Independence Act. In a speech prior to the Fourth World Conference on Women Clinton argued against practices which abused women around the world, and declared it unacceptable that they should discuss women's rights separate from human rights. She resisted internal administration and Chinese pressure to soften her remarks on women's rights being human's rights. She spoke out against Afghan women's treatment by the Taliban in the 1990's.
Quotes:
"We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all."
"We're always going to argue about abortion. It's a hard choice and it's controversial, and that's why I'm pro-choice, because I want people to make their own choices."
"People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for."
"Gay rights are human rights."
"What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities."
"You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person."
"Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world."
"There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out."
"Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot."
Beyonce is an American singer, songwriter and actress. A self-described "feminist" her songs often feature themes of love, relationship, monogamy and female sexuality and empowerment. She has sold over 75 million records as a solo artist and over 60 million as part of Destiny's Child, the all girl group with whom she started her career. She has won 20 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the awards' history. Time listed her as one of the most influential women in the world in 2013 and 2014. She is widely recognised for her sex appeal and amazing figure, often featuring in "Sexiest Women" lists. She has criticised H&M for retouching promotional images of her, and requested Vogue only use "natural photographs" of her. After Hurricane Katrina Beyonce co-founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing for those affected, and to which she contributed $250,000. The foundation has since expanded working with other charities in the country, and provided support in the wake of Hurricane Ike more recently. She has participated in Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon, and was the face of Council of Fashion Designs of America's "Fashion for Haiti" t-shirts, which raised $1 million. In 2011, Beyonce collaborated with Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation to help boost their campaign against child obesity. Beyonce, alongside other celebrities produced a video campaign for "Demand a Plan", designed to influence the federal government into rethinking it's gun control laws after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Beyonce became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Campaign campaign. Beyonce collaborated with Salma Hayek and Frida Giannini on a Gucci "Chime for Change" campaign which aims to spread female empowerment. She also released a campaign video with other celebrities, stating their inspiration from mothers and other women, which inspired female viewers to submit photographs of their inspiration, which was shown at the "Chime for Change" concert. Beyonce is also taking part in the "Miss A Meal" food donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that supports the creation of jobs in Europe and the US.
Quotes:
"I am I guess a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I'm just a woman, and I love being a woman."
"If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow."
"Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice."
"When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think."
"We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty."
"I like to walk around with bare feet and I don't like to comb my hair."
"I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am."
Jessica Ennis-Hill is a British track and field athlete, and a current Olympian heptathlete champion. Her gold medal received her a Royal Mail post box in her home town of Sheffield painted gold in recognition of her achievements, and a special Royal Mail commemorative stamp. Ennis is also a patron of Sheffield Children's Hospital. She is also noted on a Wall of Fame in Sheffield's Winter Garden, amongst others from Sheffield who competed in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. In 2012 Ennis was also voted British Olympic Athlete of the Year by UK Athletics, and Ultimate Olympian by Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Woman of the Year Awards. She was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013. Ennis was also the face on the London 2012 Olympics, and is seen as a role model for a healthy female figure.
Quotes:
"I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete."
"My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh."
"There’s always a positive spin you can put on things... no matter how bad things are."
"I never take anything for granted. To take gold I got to prove I’m made of steel."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Michelle Obama is an American lawyer, writer and First Lady of the United States, wife of President Barak Obama. She if the first even African-American First Lady. As the wife of a senator and now a First Lady, she has become a fashion icon and role model for women, and an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition and healthy eating. During her first months as First Lady, Obama visited homeless shelters and soup kitchens. She has also hosted a reception at the White House for women's rights advocates to celebrate the success of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Pay Equality law. Obama has also spoken on behalf of military families, helping working women balance their career and family, encouraging national service and promoting the arts and arts education. In 2014 she also joined the campaign to bring back school girls who had been kidnapped in Nigeria.
Quotes:
"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
"We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square."
"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."
"I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world."
"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals."
"We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list."
"The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal."
"Choose people who lift you up."
Quotes:
"Girls see enough of this body that we can't imitate, that we'll never be able to obtain...these unrealistic expectations. It's better to look strong and healthy."
"I knew that if I was going to be naked in front of the world, I wanted to look like a woman and not a prepubescent 13-year-old boy… I’m so sick of people thinking that’s what we’re supposed to look like."
"We have the ability to control this image that young girls are going to be seeing. They see enough of this body that they will never be able to obtain and it’s an amazing opportunity to rid ourselves of that in this industry."
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."
"Did I feel naked being naked? Yeah. Totally."
"I can name a lot of things that taste better than skinny feels. Potatoes. Bread."
"I'd rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life than look great on screen and look like a scarecrow in real life."
"Be strong. Don't be a follower, and always do the right thing. If you have a choice between the right thing and the wrong thing, the right way is always the less stressful."
"You look how you look. Be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make people happy? That's just dumb."
"I'm a big believer in accepting yourself and not really worrying about it."
"If you're having conversations with people, you don't want them to remember you as the girl with the tits. You want them to pay attention to what you're saying."
"there are shows that are showing generations of young people to judge based on the wrong values. That it's okay to point at people and call them ugly or fat. We have to stop treating each other like that and stop calling each other fat."
"In Hollywood I'm obese. I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like "Oh I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.""
"If someone even tries to whisper the word "die" I'm like "you can go fuck yourself.""
"Girls see enough of this body that we can't imitate, that we'll never be able to obtain. It's better to look strong and healthy."
"Why can't we just be nice? It's like, we grow up, and then we get right back into high school."
"Don't worry about the bitches. That could be a good motto, because you come across people like that throughout your life."
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and a chairperson for the National League for Democracy in Burma. Suu Kyi won the general election by miles, however she was under house arrest before the elections by the Burmese government, because she was viewed as someone "likely to undermine the community peace and stability", and remained so for almost 15 of the 21 years from 1989 until her release on 2010. She is the recipient of the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 2007, Canada made her an honorary citizen in their country. In 2012, Suu Kyi was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She is prohibited from becoming president in the Myanmar elections under the current constitution. Suu Kyi is an honorary member of The Elders, a group of eminent global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela.
Quotes:
"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it."
"Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human."
"Humour is one of the best ingredients of survival."
"By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves."
"When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons."
"There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk."
"If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith."
"I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable."
"To be forgotten, is to die a little."
Sources:
One, Two,
Quotes:
"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it."
"Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human."
"Humour is one of the best ingredients of survival."
"By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves."
"When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons."
"There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk."
"If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith."
"I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable."
"To be forgotten, is to die a little."
Sources:
One, Two,
Hillary Clinton
Quotes:
"We're always going to argue about abortion. It's a hard choice and it's controversial, and that's why I'm pro-choice, because I want people to make their own choices."
"People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for."
"Gay rights are human rights."
"What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities."
"You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person."
"Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world."
"There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out."
"Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot."
Sources:
Beyonce
Quotes:
"If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow."
"Power means happiness; power means hard work and sacrifice."
"When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think."
"We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty."
"I like to walk around with bare feet and I don't like to comb my hair."
"I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am."
Sources:
Alek Wek
Alek Wek is a South Sudanese British model and and designer. She is the first black model whose looks didn't conform to the traditional Caucasian aesthetics, and has been praised for her influence on the perceptions of beauty in the fashion industry. She fled Sudan in 1991 to flee the civil war that was going on. Since 2002 Wek has been an advisor to the US Committee for Refugees Advisory Council, which helps raise awareness about the situation in Sudan, as well as refugees worldwide. She is also a missionary for World Vision, an organisation which combats AIDS, and ambassador for Doctors Without Borders in Sudan and often works with UNICEF. In 2012 she returned to South Sudan with UN Refugee Agency to highlight the stories of refugees returning from the north and the efforts needed to build and stabilise the country. In 2012 Wek also teamed up with Amarula as the face of their campaign African Originals.
Quotes:
"I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it’s big blonde hair and blue eyes or green hair and dark eyes. That’s fine so long as there isn’t just one ideal image."
"The Civil War has robbed my people of their basic rights: their voices, the necessities of life, even life itself."
"I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don’t try and tell me that only one look is beautiful."
"She taught us to embrace each other and this was empowering for us. She also taught us the value of celebrating our differences."
"I have always strived to use the platform I have in fashion, to champion the ideals of what is beautiful."
"All women are beautiful and we should embrace each other. True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others. Beauty should not be culturally relevant, it should be universal."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Quotes:
"I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it’s big blonde hair and blue eyes or green hair and dark eyes. That’s fine so long as there isn’t just one ideal image."
"The Civil War has robbed my people of their basic rights: their voices, the necessities of life, even life itself."
"I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don’t try and tell me that only one look is beautiful."
"She taught us to embrace each other and this was empowering for us. She also taught us the value of celebrating our differences."
"I have always strived to use the platform I have in fashion, to champion the ideals of what is beautiful."
"All women are beautiful and we should embrace each other. True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others. Beauty should not be culturally relevant, it should be universal."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of the United Kingdom and the commonwealth realms, since 1952, when she was coronated at the age of 26. Her personality has been and remains in favourable popularity amongst the majority of the population. She is the patron to over 600 organisations and charities.
Quotes:
"Grief is the price we pay for love."
"It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained."
"I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations."
"The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load."
"I have to be seen to be believed."
Sources:
One, Two
Quotes:
"Grief is the price we pay for love."
"It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained."
"I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations."
"The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load."
"I have to be seen to be believed."
Sources:
One, Two
Jessica Ennis
Quotes:
"I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete."
"My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh."
"There’s always a positive spin you can put on things... no matter how bad things are."
"I never take anything for granted. To take gold I got to prove I’m made of steel."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Michelle Obama
Quotes:
"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
"We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square."
"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."
"I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world."
"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals."
"We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list."
"The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal."
"Choose people who lift you up."
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Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress, who came to fame through her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series. Lawrence is an active member for charities such as Feeding America, World Food Programme and also The Thirst Project. She also arranged a special early screening of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to benefit St. Mary's Centre, for which she raised $40,000. Lawrence is also an official ambassador of the Special Olympics, and has created the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation, which supports charities such as the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Special Olympics and Do Something. Lawrence has also held a fundraising competition for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles as part of the LA premier of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. She has also won a lot of awards for her role in films, such as Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Awards, Best Actress - Musical or Comedy, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She has been known to refuse roles in films where she was required to loose weight, commenting that she'd rather look chubby on screen and like a human in real life, which has inspired many women to feel comfortable in their bodies, not to try and force your body to be the "conventional" shape.
Quotes:
"I knew that if I was going to be naked in front of the world, I wanted to look like a woman and not a prepubescent 13-year-old boy… I’m so sick of people thinking that’s what we’re supposed to look like."
"We have the ability to control this image that young girls are going to be seeing. They see enough of this body that they will never be able to obtain and it’s an amazing opportunity to rid ourselves of that in this industry."
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."
"Did I feel naked being naked? Yeah. Totally."
"I can name a lot of things that taste better than skinny feels. Potatoes. Bread."
"I'd rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life than look great on screen and look like a scarecrow in real life."
"Be strong. Don't be a follower, and always do the right thing. If you have a choice between the right thing and the wrong thing, the right way is always the less stressful."
"You look how you look. Be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make people happy? That's just dumb."
"I'm a big believer in accepting yourself and not really worrying about it."
"If you're having conversations with people, you don't want them to remember you as the girl with the tits. You want them to pay attention to what you're saying."
"there are shows that are showing generations of young people to judge based on the wrong values. That it's okay to point at people and call them ugly or fat. We have to stop treating each other like that and stop calling each other fat."
"In Hollywood I'm obese. I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like "Oh I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.""
"If someone even tries to whisper the word "die" I'm like "you can go fuck yourself.""
"Girls see enough of this body that we can't imitate, that we'll never be able to obtain. It's better to look strong and healthy."
"Why can't we just be nice? It's like, we grow up, and then we get right back into high school."
"Don't worry about the bitches. That could be a good motto, because you come across people like that throughout your life."
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Patti Smith
Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who was a key component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 album Horses. In 2005 she was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Smith is also a supporter of the Green Party, and has sang in several rallies for Ralph Nader. In 1993 she also contributed to the AIDS-Benefit album "No Alternative". She also sang during one of the first protests against the US and Iraq war, and has sang in London in 2006, premiering two new protest songs. Smith has also performed an anti-war concert in Texas after the death of Rachel Corrie.
Quotes:
"The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times."
"To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom."
"Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world."
"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."
"Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man."
"I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship."
"Even as a child, I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want to wear red lipstick."
"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."
"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag."
"I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible."
"I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular."
Sources:
One, Two,
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany, the first female, and the leader of the Christian Democratic Union. Merkel has also been the Federal Minister for Women and Youth since 1991. In 2007 she was the President of the European Council and chaired the G8, only the second woman to do so. She is seen as having a crucial role in handling the financial crisis at European and International levels. She is particularly concerned with health care reform and problems concerning future energy development. Merkel has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. She has ensured the Bundeswehr has a child-care facility and flexible working hours, which aids her support for family life. Merkel also introduced parent benefit, to help couples with children, and defended the right for men to take time off to help bring up their children, which was opposed by many.
Quotes:
"When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises."
"The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fats enough."
"a good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution."
"it seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I’m from the East. For me it isn’t really important. I’ve only ever known myself as a woman."
"I’ve never underestimated myself, there’s nothing wrong with being ambitious."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Initially I had over 30 women to research and include, however this task was taking much longer than I had initially anticipated, so part way through researching these women I severally cut down on the amount of women I would be researching, briefly looking them up to see if they had done something noticeably significant, and if I couldn't see this quite quickly then I discarded them. This saved me a lot of time in cutting them down later, as I simply didn't have enough time to research into all the women I had initially planned to.
I will then use the quotes I have gathered for each woman and include them on the backs of playing cards artfully. I think I will need to research more into the back designs of playing cards before I start designing anything though, so that I have more ideas and a better understanding of the kind of style that is generally used, and how to defy this.
Quotes:
"The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times."
"To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom."
"Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world."
"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."
"Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man."
"I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship."
"Even as a child, I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want to wear red lipstick."
"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."
"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag."
"I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible."
"I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular."
Sources:
One, Two,
Angela Merkel
Quotes:
"When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises."
"The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fats enough."
"a good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution."
"it seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I’m from the East. For me it isn’t really important. I’ve only ever known myself as a woman."
"I’ve never underestimated myself, there’s nothing wrong with being ambitious."
Sources:
One, Two, Three, Four
Initially I had over 30 women to research and include, however this task was taking much longer than I had initially anticipated, so part way through researching these women I severally cut down on the amount of women I would be researching, briefly looking them up to see if they had done something noticeably significant, and if I couldn't see this quite quickly then I discarded them. This saved me a lot of time in cutting them down later, as I simply didn't have enough time to research into all the women I had initially planned to.
I will then use the quotes I have gathered for each woman and include them on the backs of playing cards artfully. I think I will need to research more into the back designs of playing cards before I start designing anything though, so that I have more ideas and a better understanding of the kind of style that is generally used, and how to defy this.
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