I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.
––– Amy Schumer, comedian

Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.
––– Lady Gaga

Boy, I never saw anything that great!
––– Louis Armstrong, about hearing early jazz black female trumpeter, Valaida Snow