Quotes About Empowerment

It is a myth that married women do not get work. Those days are gone now. So, if you think I hid my marriage for that reason, it's not true.

Selling out is a myth. Bill Gates isn't selling out, is he? Richard Branson isn't selling out. Why can't black people make money?

There's never been a 'girl wonder' mythology.

Don't let the myths make you believe that women don't support other women.

I had somebody say to me, 'You should play more ladylike.' This is basketball. I'm supposed to go out there and, 'Oh, I broke my nail,' or 'Oh, you hit me?'

You have to use your pain as your gift. If you're able to take something really negative and repackage it as something positive, you've nailed it.

All your mannerisms change easily when you have inch-long acrylic nails.

Bozoma Saint John

I cook naked, and I walk around naked. I'm very comfortable with my body.

I'm very comfortable being naked. It's one of my favorite things to do.

What woman wants a camera following around her naked butt?

I'd rather go naked than wear fur.

I don't mind being naked.

If I had a great body, I'd be naked all the time.

I just want to raise a confident girl. I just want her to know that she doesn't need to be sending naked pictures and doing all that stuff - I'm definitely going to monitor everything. I want to raise her to know that she can go do whatever she wants in life and to be comfortable in her own skin, which I think also just comes with age and time.

When I look half naked on stage, it's not because I'm trying to be sexy but because I am dancing and want to be mobile enough to move.

For a long time I didn't want to date or get naked with 'anyone - I was so fat. But I changed every part of my life to lose weight and have a better life.

I must be the only actress in history who has been asked to be naked for untitillating reasons.

It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I think it was 'dragon lady' or something like it.

I'm not ashamed of anything I've ever done in the name of fairness and justice for my people.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

When I named it 'Girl Problems,' I knew I would be inviting some interesting questions and some funny questions, but that was the cool part about it - I wanted that.

The only person I look up to - and not just in show business but also in the world - is a little lady named Judge Judy! Honestly.

I think being named role models kind of happened just naturally, we never really asked for it. Which is lovely, I love the fact that girls look up to us and we empower people and inspire them.