Quotes About Empowerment

I don't allow people's outlook on me dictate what I do in my life and how I live my life.

There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football.

The more power you can find in yourself and your own surety and identity is actually the best output that you could give to your friends in relationships.

The more you rely/trust and believe in your team and the bigger the investment you make in getting them to their greatness, the larger will be the commitment, engagement, and outright devotion they have when it comes to you.

I think it's all about how you feel - if you feel sexy inside, then it will show on the outside.

I dedicate much of my success to what I learned inside and outside the classroom at Porter-Gaud, and I want to give that same opportunity to other kids in Charleston.

I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am.

If you are not strong from inside you can never look beautiful from outside.

In 'Ek Duje'... I play Suman, a girl who runs her own tiffin service in Delhi. She is calm and composed at home but quite bold when it comes to facing the outside world.

All growing up, the outside world wants to tell you what you can and cannot do as a female - what sports are acceptable, what sports are appropriate, what is appropriate to study, what is appropriate to say. But luckily, I have a strong family, and my mom is the most amazing mom in the world. She never let me worry about biases.

Bluster - it fortifies me against the outside world. Take away the words, and I am lost.

I wanted to make a movie that celebrates the outsider, the one who is different, the one who is not normal - and show how important that is.

When you are an outsider, no one is ready to meet you or listen to you. People have even said that there are thousands of Sonu Soods out there, and they don't have time to cater to each one of them.

I don't like the word feminist. I don't think women trying to be men is feminism. I also don't believe in being outspoken for the sake of it, or just to prove a point.

Without boxing, because of my neighborhoods, who knows what would have happened to me. It was always about following the leader. And I definitely was not a leader. Boxing gave me discipline; a sense of self. It made me more outspoken. It gave me more confidence.

I've always been attracted to independent, outspoken women.

We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with.

Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more.

Beauty is about what's inside us, loving who we are and nurturing that. Outward beauty can really blossom from there.

I like to feel blonde all over.

I wasn't a bra burner, I'm not a political person. I saw there was an old-boys' network, but my philosophy has always been to get over it, and move on.

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

The funny thing is most people don't approach me because they are scared, and that's fine, I want to keep it that way. But the thing is if you're not scared or get over it you learn that sometimes what you're scared of is really what you shouldn't be scared of.