Quotes About Empowerment

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing up, there were so many black people in TV. That's just the world I was around.

I grew up reading Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Why should women not be a martyr for her cause?

We have a lot of supergeniuses in the Marvel universe, but very few of them are women.

Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.

I think Marvel is really good at managing, and the thing I love about working with them is that you never feel hindered.

All-powerful is a woman who doesn't need to be beautiful, but she has so much attitude that she is marvellous, she is powerful.

For some people, being bare-faced is wonderful. Others like a little bit of mascara and eyeliner.

There was a time where I wouldn't go out of the house without at least putting mascara on.

I want to be the female Rey Mysterio. Whether it's with a mask or not, I want to be him.

When I had Mason, I was really ready to leave the business of acting, but still wanted to do work that I could control.

I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.

We have to have something that reaches the masses. That's what I've always known Me Too could do.

Whatever the download thing has done to the game, you as an artist can get yourself out there to the masses, off your own back.

I set out to create a means whereby music could be a way of vindicating the rights of the masses.

I could still walk the street. I don't have to have no massive security.

I'm massively inspired by 'True Blue'-era Madonna, but she is absolutely confident and in control of the situation.

When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.

I want to own my masters. That's the main thing--owning all my music.

What we want is to become masters in our own house.

When I was in the indies, the guys would be like, 'Ugh, a women's match. I'm not gonna watch that.' And to come back here, at every single Live Event to have a guy come up to you and say, 'That was amazing,' I feel so accomplished.

It just felt wrong that the kids I was teaching didn't have the same access to materials that I did when I was a student.

I had to learn how to not be a micro-manager. Maternity leave made me do that. I just couldn't anymore.

I've grown up with a really strong group of women around - my mum, sister and auntie, and I've had the same five girl mates since school.