Quotes About Empowerment

If a kid is being bullied at school, my advice to them is to punch the bully in the face. The government can create as many boards, commissions, and informational sessions on sensitivity that it wants. The fact is, we still have bullies, and we still have victims who are trained not to stand up for themselves.

Instead of making people victims of people who are successful, we should be telling people, 'Look, you are having a hard time, I feel bad for you. Let's look at what you're doing, let's teach you how to succeed. Let's give you the tools to succeed as opposed to turning everybody into victims.

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.

When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action.

I'm personally fed up with people seeing women and girls cast as victims.

I thought that, as a black audience member, I would like to see something that reflected an experience that's not normally exhibited in documentaries, or is so much about black people as victims in this country, and black people not taking control of their own lives and their own destinies.

My wife runs a non-profit that gives legal information online to victims of domestic violence.

I didn't tell people because I didn't want pity, and I was afraid I wouldn't get work. But others with MS need to know they are not alone. We don't have to be victims.

There are people who are victims in life, and I don't think they should be encouraged.

When I started, black people were either victims or they were the perpetrators; they were the boogie men who jumped out of the bushes and did terrible things to you.

Judge Aquilina did what Michigan State University officials, USA Gymnastics, and the Karoyli ranch officials did not: Immediately believed the women who had been abused, validated their lives, and ended their perpetrator's access to them and other victims.

In a sense, we are all victims of the misogyny and racism that exist in the world, no matter what our gender or race happens to be.

I was just nine years old when 'Straw Dogs' came out, so I can't really speak to the women of the time, but I can tell you that the women of 2011 are not put-upon, and they're not victims.

I'm not asking victims to change their behavior. I'm asking perpetrators not to commit crimes.

I have a dream that, one day, maybe we'll have more women in the Senate than there are victims of Harvey Weinstein's harassment.

With what I've gone through, I think it's really important to become a voice for abuse victims who have no voice. I want to be able to make a difference.

I try to be happy as much as I can. I'm really not a downer; I hate victims. I hate needy people. I'm that person who always tries to make the best of any situation. I'm probably happiest when I'm with my kids or with a gaggle of gays.

We need a feminist movement that is robust enough to survive women who have preyed on others without trying to justify their behavior or maligning their victims.

All victims deserve justice.

If we live in a society that is stuck in victimhood, we will have lots of victims.

I believe that victims of sexual harassment must be allowed to tell their story on their time, in their own way.

The Human Rights Act has not just given a voice to victims, but to the families who have to fight for the victim where the victim has died.

I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping inner city kids. I've run offender services with teachings of responsibility, empathy and understanding of the victims at their heart. I've seen people change.

In my human-rights work, perhaps the most important thing is gaining the trust of the victims.