Quotes About Empowerment

maybe we don't need a heavenly bribe or the fear of hell and damnation to make us behave decently. Maybe it would be healthier if people started believing in themselves instead.

I was carrying the sun within myself and could do nothing to impede the tremendous light I was radiating.

Underestimesia: the condition of being chronically underestimated.

This book is dedicated to every woman who has ever felt self-conscious about her size. Outer beauty comes in all sizes, shapes, heights, ages, and colors. And inner beauty will always shine through, no matter what the packaging.

Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another. You choose to let go of a past wrong and no longer be hurt by it. Forgiveness is a strong move to make, like turning your shoulders sideways to walk quickly on a crowded sidewalk. It's your move.

when life gives you lemons. Make yourself a screwdriver

How was I to know that I'd be ok? I thought I'd lose it all when you walked away. How was I to know that I'd be this strong? I had what it takes all along. How was I to know?

Excuse me, but what kinda black lady are you?" I smiled, looked at her, and said, "The kinda black lady that you wanna know.

If we don't understand our tools, then there is a danger we will become the tool of our tools. We think of ourselves as Google's customers, but really we're its products.

cuando te hagas valer a ti mismo y a tu pasado (por no mencionar el futuro), otras personas se sientan motivadas a hacer lo mismo. Así podrás marcar una diferencia duradera e importante en el mundo.

There's nothing masculine about being competitive. There's nothing masculine about trying to be the best at everything you do, nor is there anything wrong with it. I don't know why a female athlete has to defend her femininity just because she chooses to play sports.

There was a time when everybody was busy doing, 'What is she wearing? How is she looking?' I am happy that is changing now.

I used to get butterflies when I'd see big dudes. I don't get butterflies no more.

At an ERA fundraiser years ago, one of my favorite buttons was the one that said, 'Every mother is a working mother.'

I love being a woman. I like dressing up; I love buying shoes.

You cannot have a government for and by the people if it is not represented by all of the people.

Growing up, I read all three of Frederick Douglass' autobiographies by the time I was 12.

If you can build up a sense of self-confidence if you're non-white by the time you're 15, 16 then that can't be taken away from you.

There are no bad seats at the cabinet table.

The Cabinet led by KCR had no place for a single woman.

With the BJP cadre around with me, things have become much easier.

Our Luke Cage is a black hero, not a hero who happens to be black.

Since I moved to American Top Team, I feel like I'm the bird that got to escape from its cage, if you know that meaning.

Once that cage shuts, I'm the one in control of my destiny.