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Quotes About Empowerment

You could fancy what you'd like, but as a woman, my mother always raised us to believe in ourselves. I am very grateful that my mother brought me up that way.
~ Alek Wek
All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life.
~ Ernestine Rose
I was raised by a single dad, and I've always kind of liked things that are typically more guy-oriented.
~ Aisha Tyler
I was never raised as the daughter with vitiligo or the granddaughter with vitiligo or the cousin with vitiligo. I was just Chantelle.
~ Winnie Harlow
I was raised by women. The men in my life were either not there or not good when they were there.
~ El-P
I was born and raised in Atlanta, so you know I'm all about bringing quality things back to our community.
~ Kandi Burruss
I've been raised by three women.
~ Jubin Nautiyal
As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
~ Laura Marano
I was raised to be a girl Michelangelo.
~ Carolyn Kizer
I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife.
~ Liz Phair
I've raised my girls in a sort of genderless fashion. I mean, I'll take them to get their nails done - I actually love doing that - but I also play ball with them. As a result, my girls are tough and athletic and game for everything.
~ Harry Connick, Jr.
People have to take control of their own lives. Education is key because it also raises other social indicators like healthcare.
~ Azim Premji
I'm not sure I have a role model per se, but I do deeply admire every woman who raises children and has to walk for water.
~ Anna D. Shapiro
Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one.
~ Maria Weston Chapman
The reality is what Black Lives Matter are raising as an issue is an issue.
~ Martin Luther King III
The government needs to invest in raising digital fluency of its citizenry.
~ Julie Sweet
We got babies raising babies, and its important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what we can to make sure that our kids are steered in the right direction.
~ Alonzo Mourning
If you want to be an architect of change by raising great kids, God bless. If you want to do it by raising money for your kid's school, great. If you want to build a garden - whatever it is. Women like myself - they're complicated, and they have a lot of different interests and qualities within them.
~ Maria Shriver
Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.
~ Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
My kids see feminism in action every day, and leading by imperfect example is how I'm raising them.
~ Amanda de Cadenet
In 'The Hate U Give,' I play Big Mav', who was incarcerated for a number of years and is raising three children. He was a gang member but reformed himself, and he's trying to empower his children, help them understand the best way to keep out of trouble.
~ Russell Hornsby
I had a great family. Nobody ever told me that I should stop raising my hand in class or that I should become - as a girl, that I should somehow become less confident.
~ Marielle Heller
Growing up raising three boys on your own is either gonna make you strong or make you crazy. It definitely made my mom strong.
~ Rasheed Wallace
We can all admit this - women do it better when it comes to planning and shot calling, running households, raising kids.
~ Too Short