Quotes About Empowerment

If we really want liberty - if we really want liberty - then we need to go out and get it, we need to take it, because nobody is going to give it to us. And we need to do it now.

Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

Without the library, I would have been lost.

Drag is more like a license to be what you want. But you don't need drag to do that.

Growing up black, you are lied to and told to act in a way that isn't who you are.

I want people to be the authors of their own life story.

The Internet and social media can really be life-saving for some kids.

Courage is the lifeblood of democracy.

I guess the more women are present and out there in life, the more their stories will be told. I don't know. Their stories have always been told on Lifetime.

We can all remember a time when someone encouraged us and made a difference in our lives. It may be just a moment, but this encouragement could last a lifetime.

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

Can trade help lift people out of poverty? It can, and it has.

It's 'When We Rise,' not 'When Gay People Rise.' It's about how everyone benefits when we lift up any one group in this country.

We have to listen and learn from each other to lift each other up, so we can all live the life we deserve.

Help each other, encourage each other, lift each other up.

I want to make music to lift the people.

When you lift up black women, you lift up entire communities and the entire country.

We should all respect and understand how hard our families work every day - and I have a vision to lift up all our families because we can and should be doing so much better.

I will not have my face lifted.

I would assume my father would support anything that lifted up and created opportunities for 'the least of these.'

Sometimes readers want some escapist fun, to get lost in the story. But light-hearted romantic stories can and should star all kinds of girls.

It's always interesting when you're doing things yourself - getting the lighting, getting everybody together. It's exciting.

Any time you can have an impact on anybody's life in a positive direction, to bring happiness to the community or a certain group of people, you don't take that lightly as a team, as a player.

I want to be the physical embodiment of light, you know? And I feel like now people know, when they see the lights go off and this light-up figure appear on stage, they know that's Mustafa Ali.