8 "Being 40" Quotes that Will Inspire You to Embrace Who You Are
8 Being 40 Quotes that Will Inspire You to Embrace Who You Are
The title speaks loudly: BEING 40 is about living as a modern woman in this profound decade. Yet, at its core, the book urges you to push against societal expectations and live according to your truth, no matter your age or how you identify. It calls you to stand up and say, “This is me!” And as these quotes from the book illustrate, when you declare yourself, it emboldens someone else to do the same. What do these quotes inspire you to say?
“I’m no longer trying to prove myself. This number actually gave me that permission slip—and I’m excited.” —Alyssa Nobriga
“Something just awakened in me. A whole new level of Chianti just unlocked. And I’m, like, y’all better watch out.” —Chianti Lomax
“Have we stepped back to question what we are told and taught? All the assumptions and myths?” —Deepa Purushothaman
“There’s no practice round. If there’s something I want to do, someone I want to be, I want to step into that now and I want to be her now. Turning forty opened me up to this.” —Camille Styles
“It’s a very powerful thing that can happen with women in their forties. We can start to cross over. We start to say, ‘You don’t get to have that power anymore. That’s old news. I’ve got so much else going on.’” —Vanessa Cornell
“Women are dream supporters. We support other people to soar. But our forties becomes the time when we start asking ourselves, ‘How do I support myself to soar?’” —Mitra Rahbar
“It’s so exciting that we’re still at the beginning of this conversation. Women in their forties are living uniquely designed stories of their own choosing.” —Brigit Ritchie
“There is no right way to be a woman. There is no right way to be a person. There is only who we are—and we can learn all we’re meant to by honoring this truth and listening.” —Stacey Lindsay
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