Quotes About Empowerment

I have been told too much - to talk less, to keep my opinions to myself, to not sound intelligent - all this was told to me so that I could fit in. But I never thought I fit in anyway. So if you don't fit in, at least stand out.

I'm not afraid to be me and push my opinions. At school, it always felt like girls were pitted against each other - that's so awful and sad and something that I never do. It's about accepting everyone and their choices.

I try to build up people, not break them down, and in politics, it seems now the game is breaking down your opponents.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

I think that everybody should have the same opportunities.

I'm focused on giving Argentinians better opportunities.

No one is going to give me opportunities. I've gotta take them.

I admire them for making their way up and opening new opportunities for other Latin newcomers. Latinos have come a long way and the roles and opportunities just seem to be improving.

We in the majority have worked hard to empower people to create opportunities, to make jobs, to do things that turn America into a place where people can achieve their dreams.

Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities.

There are less opportunities for women.

Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.

When people are connected, we can just do some great things. They have the opportunity to get access to jobs, education, health, communications. We have the opportunity to bring the people we care about closer to us. It really makes a big difference.

Every day, broadband is connecting the unconnected. From education to health care to economic opportunity, more people around the world continue to benefit from living in a fully digitized world.

I don't consider myself a feminist, but I'm down for my first opportunity to say something to the world to be so meaningful. If you asked me, 'What do you want to say?' it would be, 'Love yourself more.'

If someone has the opportunity to become a model, I would say, 'Do it.'

Part of the American dream is 'I can own my own business, I can control my destiny. I can have the opportunity to work for myself.'

Anyone can achieve it if they're given the opportunity to.

Access to equal opportunity should not be constrained by zip-code.

You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education.

I feel like we need to create more roles that give LGBTQ people the opportunity to be on screen.

My motivation for helping is that I come from a culture that isn't given a lot of opportunity.

All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'

I always wanted to be the person to whom people looked forward to give opportunities. As opposed to always being the person who wants to work with others and who is always the backup: where it's like, 'If nothing works out then OK, let's get this person.'