“Stop comparing yourself to others. What she’s got, that’s fine for her. But you, girlfriend, are unparalleled. Your life and your path are your own. Learn from others’s successes and failures, but do you.”
~Amy Dubois Barnett

Jamie Fleming-Dixon is the founder and author of ForColoredGurls.com. Her intention is to empower readers, inspire them to live their most fabulous lives and to motivate them to reach for their dreams and goals. This is done through motivational articles and quotes, interviews with women from all walks of life, posts on topics that affect every area of women's lives and more.
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This entry was posted on June 30, 2009 at 8:19 am and is filed under My Quote of the Day. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
This may just be my favorite words to live by! I felt this deep in my soul girl! So true!
I know, girl, it’s one of mine! I knew I had to post it when I re-read the book. It’s a good reminder to have when you’re feeling kind of down about things. I’m glad you like it! ^_^