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15 Quotes To Inspire The Younger Generations To Stand Tall

"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn

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15 Quotes To Inspire The Younger Generations To Stand Tall
Stefan Stefancik

Younger generations are beginning to gain more confidence in their voice than they ever have in the past. From rallies to taking over social media, the Millennial and Generation Z populations are starting to conquer newsstands everywhere. During these complicated times, it can be hard for those to find strength in their voices when they are torn down. Here are 15 quotes to inspire the younger generations to stand tall and change the world with the strength of the voices.

1. "Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone." - John Dryden

2. "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." - Bob Marley

3. "As we look ahead into the next currently, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates

4. "She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another." - Sarah Addison Allen

5. "The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who is going to stop me." - Ayn Rand

6. "I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as quince as a fingerprint -- and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you." - Oprah Winfrey

7. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates

8. "Many around you want to point out "reality" to you. They say, "Face the facts. Look at what-is." And we say to you if you are able to see only what-is -- then, by Law of Attraction, you will create only more of what-is... You must be able to put your thoughts beyond what-is in order to attract something different or something more." - Abraham-Hicks

9. "Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It's you who can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai

10. "I have learned over the years at when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." - Rosa Parks

11. "She was powerful, not because she wasn't scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear." - Atticus

12. "In a gentle way, you can shake the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

13. "I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create a many ripples." - Mother Teresa

14. "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn

And finally...

15. "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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4. "Is that person over there OK? They've been sleeping for a while."

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