Quotes About Empowerment

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? —FRIDA KAHLO

The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.

Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.

You are free to say no to an unfair, disrespectful, or dishonest request for your time, talent, or treasure, without an apology or long explanation on your part.

God likes his women with a firm will that aligns with his will. Strong, courageous women who get in line with the will of God are destined to change their corner of the world.

Because men interrupt more often than women do, you need to learn to handle being interrupted rather than allowing the interruption to silence you. Think of an interruption not as a period in a sentence that ends a thought, but as a comma that merely pauses the thought. Your job is to complete the rest of the sentence.

Even Jesus gave people a dose of Vitamin No sometimes.

Surviving abuse, as a child or an adult, often means that you have to play by your abuser's rules—rules that set you up to behave like a fearful, passive person long after you have escaped the abuse.

You no longer have to deny your own needs and opinions to earn the love and approval of others. You don't ever have to again accept physical abuse, manipulation, sexual or financial exploitation, or keep unwanted secrets because you have no other choice. You have survived

The abuse wasn't about you—it was about your abuser. Your abuser is the one with the problem, not you.

fear and shame don't own him.

niceness stems from neutrality and weakness

Look for women who speak the truth in love, laugh easily at themselves, talk openly about their faith, are trailblazers in their own lives, and can both celebrate and cry with other people. You are looking for Balcony Women: women who will cheer you on and give you courage and confidence by hanging over the railing of your life, declaring, "I believe in you! You can do it!

Wherever you feel the most insecure and fearful is probably where you're being the most passive.

God loves a spirited woman who does more than sit with her hands folded as the world crumbles.

The Nice Girl Culture teaches [women] not to interrupt other people and to wait to speak until called upon. Unfortunately, these are little-girl behaviors that do not translate into the modern world of work. Women tend to be quieter in meetings where men are present. When they let the men do most of the talking, the men will naturally get most of the credit.

who was a lot more than just the sum of their weaknesses.

Don't make your ability to love yourself conditional on someone else's ability to love you.

To my way of thinking each of us is responsible, in large part, for our own happiness. If we don't live our dreams and push for the things we want and take control of our own futures, then we don't have anyone to blame but ourselves.

Ronald Reagan, from his governorship to his presidency, kept a sign on his desk that read, "There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.

We all hold the keys to our own jail cells.

When the people decide to live, Destiny will obey, Darkness will disappear And chains will be broken.

See with your own eyes, hear with your own ears, think your own thoughts, say what you must say, do what you must do, love all that you can and stand on your own two feet.

Effective combat leadership should empower the fighting troops to take initiative and decisive action at the lowest level to support the common goal.