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title: "3 Woman Realized Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Woman Realized quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Woman Realized sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't think I really accepted my power as a woman until I realized that no was a complete sentence. When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leeza-gibbons/i-don-t-think-i-really-accepted-my-power-as-a-woman-until-i-realized/)

[Leeza Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leeza-gibbons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/leeza-gibbons-25189_accepted_i-don-t-think-i-really-accepted-my-power_2057371.png)

> [As I came into myself as a young Black woman, I realized there's a whole type of person and human experience that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/as-i-came-into-myself-as-a-young-black-woman-i-realized-there-s-a/)

[Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/nia-dacosta-7417_experience_as-i-came-into-myself-as-a-young-black-w_2309210.jpg)

> [I'd be like, 'You're a young, vibrant woman. Where are you?' I realized that I had been living in denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorraine-bracco/i-d-be-like-you-re-a-young-vibrant-woman-where-are-you-i-realized/)

[Lorraine Bracco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorraine-bracco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/lorraine-bracco-27146_been_i-d-be-like-you-re-a-young-vibrant-woman_2605179.jpg)

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