Quotes About Empowerment

After I stop wrestling, my dream is to open a wrestling academy, train students and produce more Geetas and Babitas!

I think it's especially hard when you start at an academy, because everything is decided for you. And then when you go with U.S.T.A., there's only so many decisions you can make.

Doing 'Hedwig' totally contributed to my acceptance of myself.

Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in.

When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.

I really hope to give to other people who are listening to my music the same thing that it's done for me, which is make me feel more free and more accepting of myself.

Women have started speaking their minds, and men have graciously started accepting that. I love this.

I believe people, especially women, have become more accepting of who they are.

I wish I could have gone back and told myself what I know now: Accepting yourself is the way to go.

Fashion should be fun and accessible.

Football should be accessible to every child, regardless of ability or background.

I had bought some land in Unnao with the money I got after the accident. I plan to build a sports academy for the disabled there.

I try to make it less about myself, less about my individual accomplishments and more about the team.

According to who brings an issue to the table, people will get up and support it. It shouldn't be based on that. It should be based on whether the kids are performing or not.

My very first account was @BlackBarbie, which is what my friends called me growing up. Then I thought, 'You can either call yourself that, or you can find something that will matter to dark-skinned girls.' So I came up with @melaniin.goddess.

The better-informed we are, the more we can do to make sure what's happening is in our interests and is accountable to us.

I've been told my whole life what I can and can't be and what I can and can't achieve.

I like doing my own errands. I feel like they are very personal and it makes me feel like I achieved a lot that day.

If I've achieved a higher respect for women and for their role in society, then I would be very happy. That would really be my greatest wish.

Everything I've ever achieved, I've done on my terms.

We must make it clear to younger girls that being someone's wife is not an achievement.

I would much rather be acknowledged for the work that I do rather than being a woman doing the type of work I do.

I've had cystic acne; I've had it all.

I think people have to take responsibility for their own actions.