Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate
Ourdeepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure
It is ourlight, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually,who are you not to be?
You are a child of God
Your playing small doesn't serve the world
There'snothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us
It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others
1994 Inaugural Speech of Nelson Mandela