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Quotes About Empowerment

Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn
~ H. L. Mencken
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
~ Voltaire
The camera is, in a sense, both a way to get close, and to break free. It is a testimony to independence as well as a new way to relate to the world
~ Elinor Carucci
I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence, to their sexual self-knowledge.
~ Susie Bright
There is often as much independence in not being led as in not being driven.
~ Tryon Edwards
He who is served is limited in his independence.
~ Maria Montessori
Come with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it.
~ Patrick deWitt
All I asked for was equality and independence. A rotating chairmanship might have been the answer.
~ D. J. Enright
True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.
~ Y. C. James Yen
Passivity is the dragon every woman has to murder in her quest for independence.
~ Jill Johnston
Declare independence, don't let them do that to you!
~ Bjork
Teaching for creativity aims to encourage self-confidence, independence of mind, and the capacity to think for oneself.
~ Ken Robinson
Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
~ Erma Bombeck
What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?
~ Abraham Lincoln
. . . is it to be understood that the principles of the Declaration of Independence bear no relation to half of the human race?
~ Harriet Martineau
Network marketing has come of age. It's undeniable that it has become a way to entrepreneurship and independence for millions of people
~ Stephen Covey
One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
~ Swami Vivekananda
I like to be able to do things on my own. I'm a big boy. I can drive myself to an appearance or get on a plane. I like a little bit of independence...
~ Peyton Manning
He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt.
~ Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan
A man don't always have to eat what he's standing life. If he wants, a man can fix a meal of his own choosing.
~ Nathan McCall, Them
True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon.
~ Stephen Covey
Liberty is the result of free individual action,energy and independence.
~ Samuel Smiles
At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.
~ Adeline Yen Mah