Words of Wisdom — August 25, 2014

Beyoncé on Self-Confidence

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“When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don’t know you think.”

-Beyoncé Knowles

Photo credit: Noemi Nuñez

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