Quotes About Empowerment

I guess I am going to think about freezing my eggs.

I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'

Any book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it.

Beyonce is my role model. You know how people say, 'What would Jesus do?' I always say, 'What would Beyonce do? In her career, what decisions would she make?' And I really think it helps me guide my career and be really nice to every fan and every person that I work with.

I think she's great because she - the choices are mine, essentially, and she's just there to guide me. She's my manager, but I feel like she's more of a mom. Although she helps me with certain things, she's still my mom.

To accomplish something yourself is one thing, but to be able to guide someone else to that moment is even better.

I started working at the age of 16 and since then my mother has been my guide. She has always advised me.

I've had a sense of self-determination and strength that have carried me through. Hopefully I can bring that into my work and guide other people to do the same.

Anna Wintour has guided me.

In Buddhism, you have to believe in yourself. You don't believe something external guides your life. You do it yourself.

I am not one of those people who believe that MLK achieved more in martyrdom than he could have if he'd lived: imagine what a guiding influence he could have on the world were he still among us.

Chefs don't have a union. We don't have a Screen Actor's Guild.

If I want to make the first move, I want to go after something in my life, I should be able to do that without shame, guilt, or blame.

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman.

When I die, I will not be guilty of having left a generation of girls behind thinking that anyone can tend to their emotional health other than themselves.

When women fight for a higher salary, they can often feel guilty. When men fight for more pay, they feel empowered. I've always wanted to encourage women to go after the money they deserve.

I won't be made to feel guilty about being a working mum; it's my choice, and I know I'm doing a good job.

This whole generation of parents - I'm guilty of it too - does too much for their kids.

It's not easy being a female guitar player. You have to believe in yourself.

When you're up on stage, especially being a female guitar player in a male-dominated field, if they just see you're into it, and it's your passion, and you're just giving it your all - it's not, like, an accessory - then it's all cool.

Having a gun in your hand is very empowering.

The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.

Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered.