Quotes About Empowerment

The fact that we're young females and our voices are being heard loud and clear is really, really special to both of us.

I just see that there's a lot that I can do as far as sparking change and helping amplify the voices of marginalized people.

I have two sisters that are directors: one's in documentary, one's in film. My mother was a writer and a painter, so I've been surrounded since childhood by dynamic women and female voices in arts.

Death Row is a bridge out of that ghetto world, giving voices to those people society thinks shouldn't be heard.

I dedicated my first 'American Woman' series to my mother. She and millions in her generation felt they couldn't use their voices, but they taught their daughters they must use theirs.

There are tons of talented people out there, and we just don't get a chance to get into this system. I want to be a part of that. I want to help these young, diverse, unique voices tell stories.

I'm interested in stories being told by marginalized voices and, specifically, people of color.

There are so many voices that tell people, especially queer people, that they don't have importance and regality.

I will stand up on issues as they arise, making sure that the voices of Georgians are always being heard.

Women's voices need to be in politics, and shaping politics from the very beginning, not serve as an afterthought.

It's 2015. And I just want to get to the point where we're hearing female voices as much as we're hearing men's.

It is a huge myth that our voices don't matter, that our vote doesn't count.

We always like working with really powerful female voices.

When I work with other artists, I really want to bring out the most in their voices and I want to hold myself to the same standard.

Womens' voices are very important.

I know how difficult it is to be not just a woman, but a black woman, and I know how much we get attacked and our voices aren't heard. I experience it every single day.

We must continue to raise our voices until there is full accountability, including police reform, as well as justice for us all and not just a privileged few.

I'm happy to see people being fearless and finally knowing that their voices mean something and that they stand for something.

Those that have less money shouldn't have their voices squelched.

I am one of the few composers who has been lucky enough to manage to do songs with female singers, despite the labels and producers wanting otherwise. They don't believe that songs with female voices can work and often push us to work with male singers.

I'm relevant because I fill a void for people who aren't doing what they want to do in life.

Shows like 'Sex and the City' got women involved again in a political way. They were drawn into the personal stories of the four women who together make up one complete cosmopolitan woman. We want to have community, and the show filled that void in our lives: friendship between women.

This beautiful, messy, wonderful and volatile world of ours needs more heroes.

My formative years would be in South Central Los Angeles. It was a really volatile environment, but, I always say, when you're living in the hood, you don't live this life where you're crying every day, downtrodden every day.