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Aspire Quote by Geena Davis

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“I don't know how in the twenty-first century we can possibly justify not showing girls things that they can aspire to, and at the same time, how can we possibly be showing boys this narrow vision of what women are and what they can be.”

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We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate - and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish.

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I aspire my country eventually has a league where all players play 50 games.

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I'm exceptional in everything that I do and I aspire to do.

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