Who the hell ever said that blondes lack brain cells? In fact, what even spurred that in the first place? Maybe I’m biased since I’m a blonde myself, but let me tell you not all of them lack smarts. Some of my favorite role models are blonde, and I think one of the reasons why I appreciate them so much is that I get how easy it is to be placed in that "blonde" role. At one point, Marilyn Monroe herself was struggling to stop playing the innocent, clueless blonde role in movies. She demanded to be given more serious roles.

As Dolly Parton says “I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb.” The Dolly-lama couldn’t of said it any better herself. The sterotype that blondes rely solely on their looks do not apply to these wonderful women. Their personalities, brains and words continue to still inspire individuals to this day, including myself.

1. “I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.” – Princess Diana.

I have issues with people telling me that I am too “loud” or too “free-spirited”. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it gets tiring hearing this over and over again, to a point of me being concerned that I should maybe dim myself down some. But then I remember this quote by Princess Diana and remember that if this beloved, and classy soul could still keep her free-spirit personality with pride, then so can I. I should not have to change myself for anyone, for the right ones will love me for me.

2.“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”- Dolly Parton

I looked to this quote a lot my senior year of high school. I had a rough time with all the changes being thrown my way. It seems a lot of time in my case, change comes full throttle my way when it happens. During these times, I always feel the world is against me. However, as Dolly brings up, the outcome is me becoming a stronger individual.

3.“The worst part of success, is trying to find someone who is truly happy for you” – Bette Midle

This was a big one for me, I’ve had a lot of negativity sent my way when I succeed in something. It hurt to see those I thought supported me in all that I do, suddenly turn the other cheek on me. Over time, I’ve realized that this will happen. It is important for me now to remember during succeeding to never become too big for my britches, as well as look for those who are simply happy for me to succeed. I weed out those who do not, and keep those around me who do.

4."You can't move mountains by whispering at them." – P!nk

Right now, I’m paving my pathway for my dream job someday. I’ve learned by now to take advantage of everything given to me, and to be thankful for it. However, I’ve also learned to keep the mentality that I cannot just be content with what I have, that I have to keep striving for better. As P!nk with her loud personality says, I can’t move anything by whispering at it. Therefore, I try my best to push myself harder every day to get to the goal I want.

5. “If it’s over, let it go. And come tomorrow, it will seem so yesterday.” –Hilary Duff

I adored Hilary Duff growing up, and still do. I used to listen to this song of hers on repeat, but now that I am older the lyrics stand out even more. My biggest issue is that I have a hard time of letting things go. But, I am learning to let the little things go if they are done and dealt with. No reason to cry over spilled milk, I need to learn to leave it in the yesterday, and keep it that way.

6. "I try not to get too ahead of myself. I try to be happy where I am." - Miranda Lambert

Success is great, and I'm always striving to do more. However, sometimes I get too far ahead of myself, and worry to much about the future, and don't apperciate the present. I worked hard to get where I am today.While it's great to keep my drive, it is also nice to be able to sit back and apperciate what I already have. As Miranda Lambert brings up, it is important to try and be happy where I am. I will get to where I wanna be someday, but I also need to enjoy the ride getting there.

7. "For several years I worried about protecting an image, but today I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived."- Shakira

I have struggled with worrying that I am too much for people, I truly have this loud personality to me that some cannot simply handle. In other words, I'm a hard pill to swallow. When I first came to college I was so concerned that this would limit my realm of friendships. I felt that if I kept my loud personality that I would overwhelm everyone I met, so I tried to dim my personality down. After doing this, I realized this was the worst choice I could ever make. As Shakira brings up, I cannot have this preconceived notion that everyone will dislike my loud personality. I knew that to find true friends, I would have to be myself, and that the important people would stay and love all of my flaws, even the loud parts. To my shock, as soon as I stopped worrying about not being myself, I met my friend group, all of who I am still close with today. I try daily to keep this mindset, and not worry about keeping a different image, other than who I really am.