Quotes About Empowerment

I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights - the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing.

The biggest mistake you could ever make is to think you work for anyone but yourself

People are entitled to joy in work.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

I am driven by great work and seeing people do incredible things and having a part in that.

Sisters: talk to each other, be connected and informed, form women's circles, share your stories, work together, and take risks. Together we are invincible.

I'm most proud of my work in the LGBTQ space. Feels like, above all else, that's something I want to do for the rest of my life.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

If you cannot allow people to do their jobs ... nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.

Leaders don't complain about what's not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.

When we're growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.

The average man finds life very uninteresting as it is. And I think the reason why is that he is always waiting for something to happen to him instead of setting to work to make things happen

The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

If you do not have goals of your own you are doomed forever to work to achieve the goals of someone else.

Wake up Ethiopia! Wake up Africa! Let us work towards the one glorious end of a free, redeemed and mighty nation. Let Africa be a bright star among the constellation of nations.

Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.

I pray every single moment of my life; not on my knees but with my work. My prayer is to lift women to equality with men. Work and worship are one with me.

Only about 2 percent of people can work entirely without supervision. We call those people 'leaders'. This is the kind of person you are meant to be and that you can be, if you decide to be.

We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture.

The only thing I have learned is to find strength in yourself. No one can help you, no one can do anything for you, you have to do the work yourself.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.

All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.