Quotes About Empowerment

To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized.

Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.

I'm raising a daughter. I want to be able to say to her, "You can be anything you want. You can be the President of the United States." I'd love that.

The bosses can't read your mind, so I think women should tell them what they want out of their careers.

Nothing in the outer world makes you feel any way. You decide what you want to feel, and then use outer people and events as permission slips to execute your feeling agenda.

I don't really consider myself a female director, and I don't want to do so for other women. Female directors are just directors.

I wouldn't want to be around anyone that would want me around.

I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be.

John Waters has certainly gotten to a place in his life where he doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do. He's always been that way, but at this point, he's greatly respected for it.

I'm in the lucky position financially where I don't have to do things I don't want to do.

When you can find a strong character and a director that does want to protect the integrity of all characters, female and male, then you have a good deal.

I have gotten death threats - that was scary. But it just made me want to use my voice more.

Every time I stand to communicate, I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener. I want them to know that one thing and know what to do with it.

I don't understand why some things are talked about and others are not. I don't know why I think I can make any kind of difference. All I know is that I want to.

There are so many female directors coming into the industry and a lot of them have important stories they want to tell that seem to fall a little bit more on the indie level.

I used to be obsessed about how I presented myself. I didn't want other people dressing me because I didn't want to be treated like a clothes horse.

I'm starting to get a following on Twitter. That's a really awesome power to have. It gives me the opportunity to make any kind of art I want.

A lot of the time, people want to hear from someone like myself. They want to give it a shot. It's challenging, and it's driven me more than discouraged me.

I like the model of people getting together to make something when they want to do it and not being dictated to by a cycle.

And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some risks. You must create the change that you want to see.

When Pinterest works well, it helps you find things that are meaningful to you. We want to build a system that helps you do that.

I don't feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I'm an adult. I'm grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That's why I've worked hard.

Freedom isn't about having permission to do whatever we want... it's about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.

One key to creating a meaningful life, is choosing what we want to feel, and for how long.