International DayoftheGirl quotes: Celebrities and activists on the power of young women
I can't wait to share their stories with you."I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity" —former first lady Michelle Obama to a G-20 audience in 2009
"To all the little girls watching...never doubt that you are valuable and powerful & deserving of every chance & opportunity in the world." — Hilary Clinton, in her 2016 concession speech "Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago," —16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg in a 2018 speech at the United Nations climate summit.
"Many people say that Sweden is just a small country, and it doesn't matter what we do. But I have learned you are never too small to make a difference." —Greta Thunberg "Dear 19-Year-Old Laverne, I want you to know you are beautiful and you are not what all those people who don't understand you say about you." —actor and LGBTQ activist Laverne Cox inOn this International Day of the Girl, I'm thinking about all the gutsy girls who are changing the worldâ
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