Quotes About Empowerment

Whether people agree with you or not, take an active role in what happens in your life.

The most exciting thing I've seen is directors not only being open to actors coming in the room with different abilities but actively looking at ways that the story can be enlarged with disabled actors.

Art is activism.

Not living in fear is a form of activism.

Writing is a form of activism.

The Black Lives Matter movement has spawned all kinds of activism.

I've always felt that activism and art go hand in hand.

I've been a female activist since the time I was 13 years old.

One doesn't have to be an activist and start a movement.

Literature births activists.

I am grateful to the activists and women who created the Black Lives Matter movement because I feel like they let me know I wasn't crazy.

I'm an actress, not a pinup.

I come from a space where I wouldn't say all, but most of the films have really shortchanged women. I don't mean just the actresses, even just depicting us in that culture.

If you love women, and you want to sing about love, don't feel the need to say 'he.' Don't feel the need to adapt to the society or the culture.

Find a place where you add value to a community.

People are really excited right now to see women in new roles. When I was young, as a crazy football addict, it wasn't something I saw, and maybe that's why I thought it was never something I can do.

I've triumphed over addiction.

I believe in giving actors the freedom to express themselves, and adding more to whatever is written.

I deeply love the students that I serve. I tried to do anything in my power to give them additional resources and support so they could do well in school and beyond.

The 'sanskari' people in the country address me as 'Behenji.' Even my parents address me as 'Behenji' and so does Akhilesh Yadav.

I feel like I can control my own body as if I have a thermostat that I can adjust when I need to.

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

I appreciate women so much. I think the part that they play is that I just admire women. I love every part of the woman. I think the woman is what is amazing.

I have always loved and admired women.