Quotes About Empowerment

There never was a man who said one word for woman but he said two for man and three for the whole human race.

Always in our dreams we hear the turn of the key that shall close the door of the last brothel; the clink of the last coin that pays for the body and soul of a woman; the falling of the last wall that encloses artificially the activity of woman and divides her from man; always we picture the love of the sexes, as, once a dull, slow, creeping worm; then a torpid, earthy chrysalis; at last the full-winged insect, glorious in the sunshine of the future.

I forced myself to think rationally, something that is conveniently omitted from the upbringing of us women (otherwise my God how we would change the world!)

But how could he have, when women themselves had suddenly gone insane, were rejecting the direction, the protection, that their menfolk offered them, were recklessly plunging off on their own into unknown and unspeakable depths?

Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for

Trouble creates a capacity to handle it.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men — from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.

I do, I kick major butt in 'Dredd.' I get to kill people. I break a guy's neck by roundhouse kicking him in the face. It was me, I did it. I learned how to roundhouse kick. I also do it with my hands cuffed behind my back so it's pretty cool I have to say. Yeah, leather body suit, blonde hair, the whole thing.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

The individual can do nothing and yet he can do everything.… I am on the side of struggle.

The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.

For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.

Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights. Social distinctions can be based only on the common utility.

Regardless of what barriers confront you, it is in your power to free yourselves; you have only to want to.

kad?na dara?ac?na ç?kma hakk? tan?n?yor; öyleyse kürsüye ç?kma hakk? da olmal?d?r.

I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her.

Be a Human not a Homosapien

Hence, if our fundamental commitment is to treat others as agents who could adopt the very principles that we act on, then we must be committed equally to strategies and policies that enable them to become and to remain agents.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.

[The] biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them.