Quotes About Empowerment

I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come. How we have emerged, and that there will be more women, women of color especially Latinas who will get involved.

My greatest influence has and always will be my mother. I admire her strength, fearlessness, and optimism.

Let optimists rule the world.

We had the idea as women that we could walk into music and be good at it and be as good as any man and have a career in it without being taken advantage of. So basically, those things came true. The obstacle course was just more difficult than we ever anticipated. We were optimistic and very naive.

It's all about believing in yourself and knowing your worth and being optimistic and really just loving yourself for who you are.

I'm very optimistic about the future, because... Okay, with Audra McDonald, even just on Broadway, they cast her in shows that are usually not played by African-American women, so she's very inspiring to me just because of that, you know what I mean?

I didn't think I could play in a band. It just wasn't an option - all band members were men, and bandleaders were men.

The option to freeze one's eggs is just about the most empowering choice a single woman who knows she wants to be a mother can make.

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

I wrote 'Option B' because I want other people to know it can get better, and I want to help people make it better.

I'll probably always opt for makeup because I just like the way it feels. You can play with it and create different looks, and I think that's fun. But I also want the option to not need it.

If I've learned one thing from my mother, my teachers, my greatest female inspirations, it's that Boundaries Are Optional.

I want to make sure that when we're talking about health care, you want to make sure that women have the ability and access to health care so that they understand all the different options that are out there.

Show people a positive path that enables them to make progress on their own terms. Give them options and alternatives that empower them.

As a woman in Saudi Arabia, you have one of two options. You either lose your mind - which at first happened to me because I fell into a deep depression - or you become a feminist.

Make Up For Ever has foundation options that work for me - and everyone.

A girl can never have too many lipstick options!

As a freelancer, as a writer, and running my company, people have always tried to negotiate me down. Some might think that I might accept their offers because they think I don't have many options. The truth is, I always have options available to me.

If you want to be a powerful woman, you need money. It gives you options and freedom so you don't have to think about money all the time.

If you want to have high-powered career women who have families, you need to provide options for them in terms of childcare.

Men starting out have so many options of filmmakers to connect with artistically and be shepherded by and collaborate with. I just didn't have an older, more experienced me to help me. So I hope all the women making movies now are aware we have the opportunity to be that to new filmmakers.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.

As a kid, I felt like I had no voice, felt like I had no options, and that's what drove me to this really dark place.

I didn't do 'Orange' because I knew it was good. I wanted to do this because it feels good. And I just knew that was the place I needed, wanted to be.