Quotes About Empowerment

Whatever teaches us to talk to ourselves is important: whatever teaches us to sing ourselves out of despair.

Look for strengths in people, not weakness; for good, not evil. Most of us find what we search for.

Celebrate your people's success, not your own.

The only way that I will ever be great to myself is not what I do to my body but what I do to my mind.

I wish I was like that. More carefree." "Anyone can be. People aren't carved out of marble. We're all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us.

We need to reclaim that word. And pussy, too. Why is calling someone a pussy equal to calling them weak? Pussies can take any penis you throw at them, pump out babies, and last a lifetime without needing erectile dysfunction pills. They're tough and resilient and provide pleasure for those who own them and those who want to use them. We need to take pussy back. It should be a compliment. Someone is brave or strong, they should be called a pussy.

I'm a grown woman, and I can fend for myself. Now help me put on my pants.

No way. I'm a guy. We can't let chicks drive. It's a form of castration." "Well, pick up your balls. We're leaving.

God says expressly, Train up a child in the way he should go, and He never gave a command that He did not give man grace to perform.

Lord, Give me the strength not to bitch slap this woman.

A book should be an axe to chop open the frozen sea inside us.

There are so many people who do things to you, and you end up feeling hurt and insulted. In doing so, you merely let them drive you. You let them become your masters.

Angst ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg und der Hauptgrund für dein Scheitern, Angst ist das zugrunde liegende Dilemma in jeder Geschihte, die du dir über dich selbst erzählst. Und was ist die einzige Chance, die du gegen Angst hast? Folge ihr. Lass dich von ihr leiten.

Everything the men taught me that summer fell under the loose catchall of confidence. They taught me the importance of confidence. That was all. But that was enough. That, I later realized, was everything.

One of the important lessons for me to learn was having the negative energy move around me, instead of internalizing and reacting to criticisms.

Two things children shall receive from their parents: roots and wings

Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but I'm just not in the mood." The thug moved his hand from his crotch to his scalp, still scratching. "What in the hell's that supposed to mean?" Mrs. Cleveland raised and pumped her walking stick, which, it turned out, was a double-barreled shotgun. "It means take one more step," she said, "and I'll blast you to hell, you ignorant-ass bastard.

It's in our genetics. It's why women are the master species. We give birth and we can walk in heels.

'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.

I can do anything through Christ who gives me strength.

There's always a choice," she said, opening her eyes again and meeting Flyn's with a somber gaze of her own. "You have to be willing to make it.

This weapon I am giving you is a tool, an emergency tool. It is not to be depended upon as a first resort, or a second, or even a third. Your greatest assets will always be your mind and your ability to act on wise decisions. Fail to make proper use of those assets, and the weapon cannot save you. Remember that, Mari.

If you are going to be a winner, you have to acknowledge the truth—it is you who took the actions, thought the thoughts, created the feelings, and made the choices that got you to where you now are. It was you!