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Barrier-breaking Quotes

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"If you want to do something, do it. Don't let the idea of barriers hold you back."
"He follows Jackie Robinson as a man who broke barriers."
"He was breaking down barriers, taking risks on both the home front and by going to war."
"There’s no denying that dragrace has broken many barriers, but the truth is that dragrace would never have been able to achieve this, if it wasn’t for Rupaul breaking even larger barriers in the late 1980s and 1990s."
"Is the story of a queer person of colour that broke down barriers for future generations."
"I think it's very important for me to break barriers."
"Enedina Aralano Felix, breaking barriers as one of the only women to run a criminal organization."
"Movies and shows often start conversations and can break down barriers and introduce ideas."
"Moonlight broke down several barriers, including at the Oscars where it won Best Picture."
"I appreciate what you're doing I appreciate knocking down a lot of the barriers and the walls."
"Dorothy's tenacity and dedication to her goals broke through barriers."
"Art is a great barrier breaker, it's a great icebreaker."
"I've been breaking barriers and I didn't even know it, just by being myself."
"We can make these changes... I believe we can break through the barrier to change the broken system."
"Breaking barriers: Rob Dyrdek's bold moves in the world of business."
"You're doing everyone a favor for breaking those barriers down."
"Chisholm challenged countless norms and shattered innumerable barriers."
"He was the first double amputee to run in the regular Olympics."
"These power poses can actually create waves around you that allow you to move through different barriers."
"A song of Union, of breaking down barriers," the Bard sings.
"As they continue to break down barriers and challenge norms, there's no doubt they will leave an indelible mark on the music."
"We need to keep the communication going, break all these barriers."
"You're stepping into more joy, you're stepping into freedom, you're breaking barriers."
"Music bypasses all of the intellectual barriers."
"You have got to get on board, break the barriers down, and realize it's possible."
"We're done with that... we're going into the knowledge barrier."
"She shattered barriers, redefined what it meant to be a strong woman, and paved the way for future generations of athletes."
"There's something to be said, it's music, something to be grown and to break barriers."
"Love is universal energy that really rises above all, no matter where you are in the world, no matter what country or language you speak, love finds a way to break barriers and bring people together."
"Everything on this planet could be within your comfort if you choose to break down those walls."
"He continues to prove to everyone that there are no barriers."
"You don't have to wait for someone to say, 'Oh yeah, you can be a writer now,' or 'You can be an artist.' We'll give you the badge and the blue plate or the pencil and all the rest of it. You just make the decision."
"That's how I feel about it, you know? I want to break down these barriers..."
"When fully connecting with yourself, you're breaking down barriers of separation."
"Laughter takes down walls. It shakes the defenses a little bit."
"She was a woman and she didn't have a doctorate, but she broke barriers."
"Gosset shattered barriers becoming the first actor to win an Academy Award for best supporting actor."
"He shattered barriers becoming the first black man to win an Oscar in this category."
"I am still breaking barriers. I'm still in the trenches."
"She broke every barrier society put in her path."
"...burst onto the scene in the 1990s and told us all you better work dressed in high-fashion glam he broke down barriers for drag performers and became a household name."
"Acknowledge barriers and address how you break through."
"When you do break down that barrier and you ask that people generally are willing to sort of bend over backwards to help out."
"She broke down numerous barriers throughout her career."
"Josephine Baker smashed so many barriers here."
"You're breaking barriers and boundaries."
"Walls are not a barrier for Jesus."
"Dorothy Dandridge is one of Hollywood's biggest tragedies as she broke so many barriers for African-American entertainers in her short lifetime."
"Music is a is it breaks all barriers."
"Some people keep wanting to break new barriers and do new things and challenge themselves."
"Overcoming the sound barrier was a landmark achievement."
"America's never had a female president or a female Superman, and does that stop Hannah? No, she doesn't see those limitations."
"It's break down barriers to education and socioeconomic achievement at the core."
"It's essential to break down those artificial barriers to not just survive, but thrive on our planet in harmony."
"Mrs. Folorunso Alakija was breaking all the barriers."
"Highlighting women who are breaking barriers within their own communities and cultural contexts."
"He majestically became the first person to ever break the 59-minute barrier."
"She created some of the most groundbreaking and influential Black pop music of that decade."
"Breaking the sound barrier was thought impossible... yet on October 14th, 1947, US pilot Chuck Yeager did exactly that."
"She has broken so many barriers for black women in the music industry."
"Music is the only thing that breaks barriers."
"Despite the negative perception, Perry did break barriers with the roles and made history."
"Music breaks barriers, right? Music knocks down walls."
"Nirvana... they knocked down all those barriers."
"They're really more interested in what's being said lyrically and what sort of barriers are being broken down."
"We steady doing things and breaking down barriers that nobody's breaking down."
"I believe that all of us in some way can be a barrier breaker."
"Have the courage to actually do things you've never done before, have the courage to break barriers."
"Whenever you are the first, you have to take all of the problems of breaking down the barriers."
"Living legends who broke language barriers, stereotypes, and prejudice."
"I just love the idea of being in this trade, especially as a woman, kind of hopefully breaking barriers and learning all I can."
"Paul took the message that Jesus is Lord and spread it throughout the entire Mediterranean, crossing all kinds of barriers."
"I'm trying to just break down barriers."
"When you are illogical, you end up breaking barriers that have never been broken."
"Sydney Poitier's powerful performances didn't just captivate audiences; they shattered racial barriers in the film industry."
"If your motive is love, it covers a multitude of stuff but it breaks right through every barrier."
"He was the first black man to touch a white man in the south in a wrestling match."
"You're breaking down barriers, doing something that's groundbreaking, that's earth-shaking through your work."
"Breaking down barriers like this can lead to new breakthroughs in science."
"Pat Benatar soared to superstardom, breaking barriers in a male-dominated genre and inspiring countless women to embrace their musical talents."
"I'm seeing her break barriers and move the needle and push boundaries."
"Music continues to break down barriers, man. Yes, it does."
"It just helps everyone, you know, like it just breaking that barrier."
"She succeeded in breaking the barrier."
"There are millions of Americans who look at themselves differently today because Barack Obama broke a barrier that many people thought would never be broken."
"When we begin to recognize the good in others, barriers are broken down."
"Don't slow down, keep going, whatever you're doing."
"This man went on to break racial barriers and actually bring those sides together."
"I just keep getting reinvigorated to go again and keep pushing and keep breaking down barriers."
"You're chosen to do something possibly to break some type of barriers."
"We're creating generational wealth and breaking barriers."
"If you find yourself at a dead end, there is only one thing to do: change the direction or destroy all barriers."
"You're ready to bust through any barriers that may have been in the way."
"You make them want to break barriers, you make them want to act with empathy and sympathy."
"Unconditional love is what is going to break down any barriers."