Quotes About Empowerment

I'll never forget when I was running, when I was knocking on doors for my first office as I served as a Cleveland city councilwoman and to have older men say to me, 'Can you do this and be a wife and a mother?' Excuse me? Women make the world go round. We multitask... But to have that kind of condescending question asked of me in modern times.

I do think some older people in the gay community could be better influencers for gay youth, better educators. I made it a point to be that person.

I come from quite a heavy matriarchal family, and my older sister was a huge influence on me.

Aaliyah has been an artist I've grown up with, like an older sister.

I've always liked women more. I was brought up by my mother and older sister. I found my way into dance class.

Our youth-oriented society does not have a clearly defined place for the older woman.

I had an affair with an older woman when I was at college, and she was a strong feminist, which shaped my view of women. I learned that they could call the shots, which was fine with me.

We older women in Europe are lucky not to be shoved away in a drawer.

I think younger women need older women to get where they need to be. I think women turn out the best work in the world.

It's been amazing to see how brands, magazines, and designers are focusing on real stories from older women.

It's taking a while for older women to be the norm on TV.

When we home schooled my oldest, Jasper, in eighth grade, I saw how empowering it is for a child to learn in their own way. That rebooted my thinking about education.

It's important as a manager that you feel a club believes in you and your methods. Oliver Mintzlaff and Ralf Rangnick showed me this.

I'm happy to see that more girls are going into weightlifting and aiming to become Olympic medalists as well.

The Chicago Special Olympics prove a very fundamental fact, the fact that exceptional children - children with mental retardation - can be exceptional athletes, the fact that through sports they can realize their potential for growth.

Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history.

I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with disabilities become more independent and more included in their communities.

The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.

It's a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics.

When you're a little girl, and you're watching the Olympics, and you see this very diverse group of gymnasts out there, and - I think this team, the Final 5, will inspire so many little girls to go out there and do what they love.

I have been so inspired by the Special Olympics athletes that I have been so fortunate to meet, and I am excited to continue my involvement in the Special Olympics Movement.

I'm proud to say that my sister was the first female boxer in the Olympics. That's history. She made her mark. And that's what you want to do in any sport.

Special Olympics is such an empowering organization for the thousands of athletes involved and those of us like myself who lend support to them.

On the contrary, woman is the best equipped fighting machine that ever went to battle.