Quotes About Empowerment

Black men and women who refuse to live under oppression are dangerous to white society because they become symbols of hope to their brothers and sisters, inspiring them to follow their example.

The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are.

Next to God we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth living.

I am not satisfied in making money for myself. I endeavor to provide employment for hundreds of the women of my race.

We have to free half of the human race, the women, so that they can help free the other half.

When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

Women should be treated as human beings, not as domestic animals.

I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

Women have the right to mount the scaffold; they should likewise have the right to mount the rostrum.

I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.

Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.

Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

[Turkish women] had lived free of the veil for 5,000 years, and had been covered only in the last 600 years.

My message to women: Do what makes you feel good, because there'll always be someone who thinks you should do it differently. Whether your choices are hits or misses, at least they're your own.

I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.

We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.

As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.