Quotes About Empowerment

I came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain common workingmen.

I believe that we form our own lives, that we create our own reality, and that everything works out for the best.

A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.

The suffering of our people is greater than our differences. We are not yet free at last, so there is work to be done.

Always work with the present moment, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.

If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.

Love and build, love and work, love and fight. Always love first. Anything placed before love will fail.

In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices.

I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board.

It's important to wake up everyday and remind yourself what you're working towards. You create your own life, it's not set out there for you.

Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.

It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.

Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.

If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

The question was asked, how can you be a mother and a congresswoman? I said, I have a brain, I have a uterus and they both work.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

The nakedness of woman is the work of God.

I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . . but the women work most for it.

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.

The land belongs to the people who work it.

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.