Quotes About Empowerment

Trans folk, especially of color, should not be obligated to help cis folk play catch-up on our experiences. The effort can detract from our work to protect and liberate ourselves.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

I feel an obligation to use black dancers because there must be more opportunities for them, but not because I'm a black choreographer talking to black people.

When you have a voice, you also have a moral obligation to use that voice for good.

Having got the best of education myself, I firmly believe it is my personal obligation to give back to the community.

Sports have an obligation to step up and make a difference.

When I'm in management meetings when we're deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I'm the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That's the part of my life where I feel most in control.

I'm showbiz-fat. It's so funny, in all the reviews that I read, no one wants to use the word 'fat' as an adjective. So I have to deal with 'dimpled-kneed,' 'hefty,' 'plus-sized,' the most obscure words you can imagine.

Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.

Being a young black man, observing and sensing the need for race equality and women's rights, I wrote about what was important to me.

RevitaLash. Beyond obsessed. We don't use fake lashes anymore for me at work... they are SO long!

I can't live in a world where there are only, like, four kinds of women. Or where every woman is obsessed with cake. The very least I ask is that we have one female character in the world who likes savory things! I don't have any role models who like cheese!

I was never really obsessed with the whole guy thing to begin with.

I'm obsessed with making women look and feel more beautiful than they ever thought possible.

When I was growing up, I was obsessed with 'Cagney and Lacey.'

I think the obsession with fair skin should end.

The idea of the damsel in distress is fast becoming obsolete.

Saying women aren't funny is now like saying Asians can't drive or saying black people have bad credit. It's just really, like, so obsolete.

We want to galvanize people's imaginations. With enough political will and investment, we could make wheelchairs obsolete.

Combating any kind of obstacle is much easier if you know that it's real and not your fault, and it's something you can fight against.

I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're Muslim or because you're wearing a hijab. You hear a lot of no's. That was something that I wanted to see change.

Yes, there are obstacles as a woman; there is no doubt about it.

Technology is making it easier for women to connect to business opportunities around the world. Legal obstacles must not be allowed to stand in their way. That's not just because it's economically smart. It's because discrimination shouldn't be the law.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.