Quotes About Empowerment

I think for women, especially women of colour, hair has so much to do with our identity and our confidence levels. I've made a conscious choice after growing up and feeling insecure and trying to achieve this look that actually wasn't me, where I've finally stopped relaxing my hair and went back to my natural texture.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

It takes a mighty good man to be better than no man at all.

Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.

Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

I hear a lot from women in Africa. And not just from dark-skinned women but from all women struggling because of insecurity. They thank me and tell me that I inspire them. And that makes me feel really, really proud.

We as African Americans knew that if we wanted to see change, we had to step up to the plate and make that change ourselves. Not everyone comes to that realization in their lives, but thank God Linda Brown's father felt that way.

I'm black because I was born this way. I'm proud of it. Thank God I am who I am.

Thank God we're getting rid of the stigma that women shouldn't have muscles, that if a woman does she looks like a man. I'm so happy we're breaking down those barriers.

Thank God for TNA: we've had the creative freedom to do what we want to do.

During my last days at Florida State, 65 to 70 percent of my boys did not have a daddy at home. They're raised by mommas. Thank God for them mommas, or grandmommas. Or big sister or aunt.

I was brought up to question authority, and thank God for that.

In a lot of films, forever it's been boy-meets-girl, and thank God for films like - I know it's going to sound ridiculous - 'Frozen.' I was so excited for my daughter to be able to watch a love story between two sisters instead of some stupid prince.

Thank god 'Real' was successful, but I feel like 'Emmanuel' will be even more successful. All my ideas, I could put them to work myself, on my own time. I had more control, and it shows.

I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum.

I haven't gotten a lot of feedback about, 'Oh, you helped me in this way.' But on social media, people are like, 'Thank you for your positive posts,' or 'It's fun to see you grow and your character. I feel like I'm growing with you.'

Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.

It's amazing that we have lead females on television and a couple of them over 40. Thank you very much. And being beautiful and strong and sexy and everything that you hope for.

You don't have to win 'Drag Race' to really win. And I am living proof of that, thank you Mary J. Blige!

Thank you to Australia for letting me know that I'm OK just the way that I am.

I am even thankful for the negative things that have made me a stronger and better person.

I am thankful that my career didn't see a road block due to my marriage, which in some cases we have heard that women can't do good work after marriage and that's not true.