Quotes About Empowerment

Musashi could teach his techniques and give advice, but in the end each disciple was required to assess his own strength, find his own Way, and make that Way truly his own.

Pills and Skills Model, Instead of asking your doctor what can I take, ask your doctor what can I do.

Some to the common pulpits, and cry out,"Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement!"

Women may fall when there's no strength in men.

'Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.

They miss the whisper that runs any day in your mind, "Who are you really, wanderer?"-- and the answer you have to give no matter how dark and cold the world around you is: "Maybe I'm a king.

In every town we lived in, there was one great big door ready to open for anyone — the library. And I never met a library I didn't like.

There were no sex classes. No friendship classes. No classes on how to navigate a bureaucracy, build an organization, raise money, create a database, buy a house, love a child, spot a scam, talk someone out of suicide, or figure out what was important to me. Not knowing how to do these things is what messes people up in life, not whether they know algebra or can analyze literature.

To accept our past, it helps to reframe our stories and give a positive meaning to even the most difficult life events. We may have no power to change the past, but we do have the power to change the meaning we assign to it.

The assistant stayed away from the job—withdrew her cooperation—until the boss came to his senses and accepted her No to bullying (which was actually a Yes to respect).

Taking responsibility for your life means owning your failures and faults as well as your successes and strengths.

Take Away Their Stick If the other's reaction to our No is to hurt or threaten us, our first instinct may be to hurt them back. A more effective strategy, however, is to neutralize the impact of their behavior. If, as in the story of the Zen master, they are threatening to hit you with a stick, don't hit them back; just take away the stick. In other words, don't attack the other, but simply remove their ability to attack you.

One of the crucial traits of real leaders in a democracy is the ability to help people become better informed so that society can make better choices.

The NTSB operates with small, experienced teams, and each of its reports is approved by a senior board of five, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, empowerment and pride. Among

God Almighty has set before me two Great Objects: the supression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of Manners.

We feel that we are greater than we know.

Enough, if something from our hands have powerTo live, and act, and serve the future hour.

In ourselves our safety must be sought. By our own right hand it must be wrought.

I want kids to understand that strength doesn't come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you, and that comes from Jesus Christ.

Freedom is control in your own life.

Positive thoughts lead to positive actions.

I am the only person who can set me free from what might have been.

You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.

I got along without you before I met you and I'll get along without you a long time after you're gone.