Quotes About Empowerment

I decided in '96 to dedicate my life to mostly promoting literacy and education for girls in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.

No experience in life is set in stone unless we ourselves have unwittingly poured the concrete!

You're bigger than the toys. We are always bigger than the things we make. Put them away. Make something new with your life, with your own mind and hands.

I started thinking about, I need to build a team. And let's go into the strip clubs, and let's tell these girls that it's never too late, that God still will forgive them at any point in their life.

I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.

On the one hand, there is no reason that a black person needs to live a portion of his or her life being concerned about the people of color around him. On the other hand, if you don't you're crazy.

P.E. was my life in school. Without it, I wouldn't be standing here. It gave me confidence when I was an overweight kid with a speech impediment.

My mother implanted in me as a young girl...you can either be an actor in your own life, or a reactor in somebody else's.

I really feel strongly that we can make change for every person. And it will be radical in the person's life.

Fighting for kids and families has been the cause of my life.

The show is 'Fix My Life!' Get it? Life. I do not fix people.

I am prouder of my years as a single mother than of any other part of my life.

Clarify your purpose. What is the why behind everything you do? When we know this in life or design it is very empowering and the path is clear.

The very things in your life that seem to be depressing and oppressing you right now are going to be the means by which you set yourself free.

I could step out of this sad life like it's an old sorry dress.

You may be old, you may be in your third act, but you can still be vital and sexual and funny. Life isn't over.

You are a name, not a number. Never forget that name, whatever they tell you here. You will always be Chaya—life—to me.

My dream is that all South Africans from all walks of life will have the opportunity to read my books and use the information therein to successfully invest in property

No one gets to tell you what your life means!

I have listened and I have been quiet all my life. But now I will speak.

Life is messy, and it's okay if you are too! We all screw up, that doesn't have to define us.

It's the only real advantage to getting older. You get to say what you mean and stop apologizing.

My agenda is trying to help people live a better life.

If a young girl feels comfortable to pursue her passion, we as a collective will be stronger and more equipped to face the challenges life presents.