Quotes About Empowerment

Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Electronics are getting more and more accessible now - you don't have to be an engineer to start building things.

Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight.

Being a start-up has nothing to do with the numbers. It's that everyone who works there has the chance to do everything and have an impact.

I was able to find myself spiritually by realizing that my happiness started with me.

The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos. I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.

'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.

When it comes to getting more women into parliament, politicians have at least started to take active measures. The British Labour Party introduced all-female shortlists in 1997.

When I started fundraising like me and leading like me, that's when I really started to shine and find my own rhythm.

It started with 'A League of Their Own.' I mean, to me, if you played softball or baseball as a girl growing up, that is the staple movie, like, where girls are portrayed as athletes, and real, like, different, from Madonna, you know, to Geena Davis. I mean, I could quote that movie, every single line.

I started reading seriously at seven or eight, books about myths and legends, the Narnia series. By the time I was 11, I had read all the children's books in my local library, so I moved on to 'Jane Eyre.' What I loved about Jane Eyre was that she didn't rely on her looks but her character. She had a spirit nobody could break.

STAR is a very revolutionary group. We believe in picking up the gun, starting a revolution if necessary. Our main goal is to see gay people liberated and free and have equal rights that other people have in America.

We are starting a process of decolonization in Bolivia. All this is bringing about change and we will continue.

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.

All my life, I've been lucky to work in social justice, starting as a labor organizer working with low-wage working women.

Actually... I'm starting a new thing and rebelling against ridiculously high heels. It's inhumane.

Starting probably with Janeane Garofalo and that era of stand-up ladies who were starting to be more brainy and strong and clever, guys started noticing those girls as sexy smart. I always called it smarxy.

Black people have been marginalized and kept away from the economics of this country. I think people are starting to understand that and are trying to figure out how we can change that and allow everybody to join in this game of capitalism.

I'd recommend for any little girl starting out to play with the boys as long as possible.

My goal with our American Made program is to inspire people of all ages to become 'doers,' whether it's them learning how to make an easy weekday dinner or starting their own business.

I think the world is kind of catching on that gender roles aren't so necessary and becoming a lot less defined and starting to become a lot more about the individual and character of that person.

When I was just starting out, I had two choices: I could be the beautiful girl on the main man's arm as decoration, or I would have to do a little independent movie to get any depth in the female character.

Fixing things around the house was the last bastion of manliness. But now, even that is getting taken away. As women become more economically independent, they are starting to fix things around the house for themselves.