Quotes About Empowerment

I think that no woman has to defend her body, and she should just live her truth. It should never be about the number size of her pants, and it should be about what you're doing in the world. What does her brain look like and not her hip size.

I never wear pants; I only wear dresses.

I would love to dress like Beyonce: some custom-print, neoprene onesie with no pants.

I used to not wear shorts in the summer time. I just wanted to hide it and wear long pants. Then after the Paralympics, I saw how the other athletes handled missing an arm or a leg and they didn't care. That was what I needed to see.

If you have to mask the things you're insecure about, go ahead. Wear four pairs of pantyhose, pad your hips, boost your boobs - whatever it takes to walk out of the house feeling like you own the world. Because there's no reason to waste your life hating something you can change.

Everybody you see around me, they're kings. Every last one of them. I ain't the only one that got paper.

There's nothing that you can say in the paper that should affect you.

Your hands are not made to type out memos. Or put paper through fax machines. Or hold a phone up while you talk to people you dislike. One hundred years from now, your hands will rot like dust in your grave. You have to make wonderful use of those hands now. Kiss your hands so they can make magic.

One of the great things about being gay and out is that the papers couldn't care less about your love life.

I parade in next to no clothes every day. It's hard not to compare yourself to other people, but I think everyone is different, and that is something we should be celebrating.

I remember street corners and pickets and parades. That's what I got teethed on.

The gig economy is empowerment. This new business paradigm empowers individuals to better shape their own destiny and leverage their existing assets to their benefit.

Instead of looking to male mentors, saying this is the paradigm of a candidate and it looks like this, we're suddenly finding that there's some powerful female mentors - and they look a little different.

Paradise lies at the feet of the mother. So how can a Chechen, a Muslim, violate the rights of women?

I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.

Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis we too often feel, and instead cultivating a sense of agency.

Education is paramount in light of so many things that are out there.

It is as imperative to take care of our minds as is our bodies and hence seeking help for mental illness is of paramount importance.

It is paramount that we take control of the story behind our movement, which is that we seek equality for all Americans, no matter their race or gender.

How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.

Own your choices. Don't feel ashamed about what you're doing, trust yourself that you're a good parent, don't let anybody else shame you, and, certainly, don't shame yourself.

In America we believe that every child, no matter where they live, who their family is, or what the color of their skin, is entitled to as good an education as the richest parent in America can give to their children.

Since the Affordable Care Act allows individuals to buy affordable health care coverage on their own, women no longer have to remain in a job just for the health insurance - they can feel free to start their own business or care for a child or elderly parent.

I think parental leave is enormously important - and it's a personal decision. Part of building a company whose goal is to empower women in all aspects of life is that I've given my team some leeway to determine what parental leave looks like for each of them individually.