Quotes About Empowerment

she say her head feel like its full of little white men with hammers.

Well, you know how niggers is. Can't nobody tell 'em nothing even today. Can't be ruled. Every nigger you see got a kingdom in his head.

She say to Sofia, All your children so clean, she say, would you like to work for me, be my maid? Sofia say, Hell no. She say, What you say? Sofia say, Hell no.

I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way...I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to... We will never have to be other than who we are in order to be successful...We realize that we are as ourselves unlimited and our experiences valid. It is for the rest of the world to recognize this, if they choose

They calls me yellow like yellow be my name, They calls me yellow like yellow be my name, But if yellow is a name Why ain't black the same, Well, if I say Hey black girl Lord, she try to ruin my game.

Teaching kids how to feed themselves and how to live in a community responsibly is the center of an education.

The many identities you hold and your lived experiences are not in conflict with each other; they make you sharp, whole, and extraordinary.

I'll watch a movie only if it meets the following criteria: 1. It has to have at least two women in it. 2. Who talk to each other. 3. About something besides a man.

I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements. One, it has to have at least two women in it; two, two women talking to each other, and three, talking about something besides a man

You are wrong when you say there is no power in being a woman. When I think of my mother and the women in my tribe, and the hidden women in the harem, I know there are many types of power in this world...I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way. How would it be to live a lie every minute of your life? I don't think I could do it.

You have forced your way into my Hua, Eona. Change me. First, by your power- then, just by who you are.

Let me tell you that a girl of eleven is capable of far more than is dreamt of in most universes.

Until quite recently women's histories were largely overlooked but in the wake of feminism there has been increasing interest in retrieving them.

Because, when it came down to it, power depended only on a woman's body not letting her down.

increasingly women are buying stuff for themselves with their own money. They buy their own toys.

Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqder se pehle Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai.

All Paul had to do was show her how to make the leap from listener to creator. Teenagers in garage bands were doing exactly that, all over the world; there was no reason Linda couldn't become a songwriter too.

These days, you need powerful people to cooperate in terms of getting information, formal or informal approval to act, resources, introductions, and support (or room to maneuver) for implementation just to get your job done. Therefore, you can't achieve your objectives without getting help from others whom you do not control.

To quit successfully, you need to focus on what the cigarette is doing for you. Once you understand you're not making a sacrifice, you're well on your way to freedom.

I know that heroin will do absolutely nothing for me and that I neither need nor want it, and I don't have to keep telling myself that.

unravel the brainwashing and follow your instincts.

Allen Carr saved my life.

We confuse responsibility with stress. Responsibility becomes stressful only if you are not strong enough to handle it.

You do not need to smoke. It's the last thing you need to do; make sure it isn't the last thing you do.