Quotes About Empowerment

The crippled child is not conscience of the handicap implied by his useless legs. Though often inconvenient or annoying, but he is confident that it will never prevent him from doing what he wants to do or being whatever he wishes to be. If he considers them a handicap its because he has been told they are. Children make no distinction between the one who's lame or the one who has use of all his limbs.

The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.

The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.

Love your rage, not your cage.

You can change what is written in your horoscope. By acting at your lowest good, you can turn an otherwise very good horoscope into a very challenging life. But by acting by your highest good you can definitely transform an astrological lemon of a chart into terrestrial lemonade. The sugar is consciousness.

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

And he told me illegitimi non carborundum translates to, 'Don't let the bastards grind you down.

As a rule, Heather didn't believe in pity parties.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

You should think about nobody and go your own way, not on a course marked out for you by people holding mugs of water and bottles of iodine in case you fall and cut yourself so that they can pick you up - even if you want to stay where you are - and get you moving again.

You grow based on exploiting strengths, not by acclimating to weaknesses.

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'

When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could do it as a woman.

I'm excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the '90s there was a lot of hate - the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! It's not so patriarchal these days - there's more love and a lot less hate!

We are taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they are of equal value as happiness excitement and inspiration.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

Oh, hello, Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back...I see right through you

I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

Anus-thing is possible.

Rise to the occasion. Roar like a lion.

Chadaris, as far as I'm concerned, I think should be a personal choice of the women and the members of her family. I personally would not wear a chadari.

We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.

I feel like I ask my fans to love themselves a lot, and and I do want people to love themselves. That comes from personal experience.