Quotes About Empowerment

The school provides wisdom, food, transportation, all for free, don't wait for another opportunity to achieve your dreams.

dependency harms culture. People thrive the more they can be self-reliant.

Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream today will become the realities of tomorrow.

We absolutely must battle with every bit of determination we can muster to root out the harm that would warp the souls and spirits of children in our world.

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows.

I'd rather be alone than unhappy

Learning to love yourself, is the greatest love all

I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.

I like being a woman in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I live as I believe.

I'm much happier on my own. I can spend as much time with somebody as I want to spend, but I'm not looking to be with somebody forever or live with someone. I don't want somebody in my house.

if you suspect that you have a mental illness, there is no reason to be ashamed, or embarrassed, and most importantly, you do not need to be afraid. You do not need to suffer. There is nothing noble in suffering, and there is nothing shameful or weak in asking for help.

I remember a woman, speaking at a ceremony when Anne was given an award for National Women's Health Week. She said, "women need to work in medical research, and in applied medicine, because too many men treat women's bodies like they are just men's bodies with female parts, but our bodies are fundamentally different and need to be treated that way.

Nobody gets to tell you what your dream is or is not. Whatever your dream is, you deserve to realize it.

I wonder if The Lesson is that, in order to succeed, I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself, and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.

I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.

Seni elde etmeyi ne bir Kaiser, ne bir Çar ya da ne bir "tüm proleterlerin babas?" ba?arm?? de?ildir. Onlar seni ancak kölele?tirdiler, ama hiçbiri seni o küçüklü?ünden, bir ?v?r-z?v?r olmaktan kurtaramad?. Seni elde edecek olan tek ?ey, içinde bulunan temizlik, ar?l?k duygusudur, ya?ama kar?? duydu?un özlemdir sana gerçekten egemen olabilecek tek ?ey.

Who cares for his causes of complaint? Are you to break your heart to set his mind at ease? No man under heaven deserves these sacrifices from us women. Men! They are the enemies of our innocence and our peace - they drag us away from our parents' love and our sisters' friendship - they take us body and soul to themselves, and fasten our helpless lives to theirs as they chain up a dog to his kennel. And what does the best of them give us in return?

NEVER HURT ANYONE YOU DON'T HAVE TO; NEVER TAKE ANY SHIT FROM ANYONE. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO DIE RATHER THAN BE PUSHED, PEOPLE WILL STOP PUSHING YOU. WHEN YOU'RE NOT AFRAID, NO ONE CAN HAVE A HOLD UPON YOU THAT YOU DON'T GIVE THEM WILLINGLY.

life's meaning is not something to look for but something to create myself

En fait, nous créons nos propres prisons. Celles-ci sont toujours à l´exacte dimension du regard que nous posons sur les situations auxquelles nous sommes confrontés.

most important characteristics of exceptional learners are their abilities, not their disabilities.

The Reader's Bill of Rights: The right to not read… to skip pages… to not finish… to reread… to read anything… to escapism… to read anywhere… to browse… to read out loud… to not defend your tastes.

Reading is an act of resistance. Against what? Against all constraints.