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>> AMY: In the time that I've been a spokesperson for Athena, one of my sisters was diagnosed
with cancer.
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It happens to almost every family I know
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When I was fifteen I started writing songs, and through a contact of one of my sister's
a tape of mine was played for a record company… over the phone.
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One thing I love about music is how it brings people together. You know, music tells our
stories.
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One of the greatest compliments that I have ever been given is somebody coming up to me
saying: "When you wrote that song that's exactly how I felt".
I sing and speak at a lot of women's organizations and I'll just look out at a sea of faces and…
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What I try always to convey is, every one of us is completely unique! I think so many
times, each one of us, we underestimate the impact that we can have on the world around
us…
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And women especially, just have the ability to… connect each other when we have a good
idea!
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My goal as an Athena Warrior is to remind women of their power to affect change…
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