Quotes About Empowerment

When I first joined the DA's office, there weren't that many women. So there was a fair degree of sexism. Everybody kind of got over it when they saw you doing your job.

I feel like it's the last frontier: the weight thing with women. I think that so many women, like, even myself, I'm so mean to myself about my body sometimes, or I can be judgmental of other people for their bodies. I don't know how to get over it.

I was the girl who did everybody's homework, but I was also, like, student council president and yearbook editor and, like, all-around overachiever. Like, I'm disabled, but I can do anything.

Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness. It's hard to see someone with a 'perfect' body and be like, 'Why can't I be like her?' But that person was born to be who she is, and you're born to be who you are.

Once I overcame breast cancer, I wasn't afraid of anything anymore.

I think I finally overcame my self-esteem and confidence issues at around 20.

People I looked up to a lot were, you know, Oprah because she had a rough childhood but overcame so many obstacles and broke barriers to become who she is. It was really eye opening to me: just because I had a rough childhood doesn't mean that I can't make something of myself.

You probably can overcome what you're going through from listening to my music.

Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.

Weight was a big thing for me to overcome.

I just wanted to be who I was, which was like so many other girls I knew. We grew up in the city, had a hard edge and obstacles to overcome, but we were still young and beautiful. I didn't want to be all dressed up, all made up - I wanted to be myself, which hadn't been done before.

I've overcome physical and mental brutality - and fought back.

Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height.

I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.

We need to help people of all circumstance overcome the things in their life.

We have to overcome the practice of male domination - even though it's changing, and changing in Liberia quite drastically.

I had to overcome a lot of things, but with that, I've inspired a lot of people.

I want to inspire people with my story and make them see that however bad they're feeling, they can always overcome it.

I had a lot of fear of height, but 'Baahubali' has helped me overcome it.

As Miss Universe, you have to be confident in who you are. Miss Universe has to overcome her fears and teach others to do the same. And nothing is ever too much to ask for. That is exactly who I am.

We should accept our fears and try to overcome them.

I think people shouldn't think 'I'm not normal, I've got a disability.' Overcome that, go out there and enjoy your life and achieve something.

There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.

My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being better.