Quotes About Empowerment

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.

I really have no anxiety about controlling my own life.

When I'm out there, it's just me. Nobody's controlling me, and I can do whatever I want to do. I'm my own man.

Nobody controls me but me.

Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?

Ultimately, I want to convey an image of a beautiful, strong, and confident woman.

I wanted to convey the message of how I do what I want and how I run my own business, and I'm a woman in charge. I want all of my fans to know that that's possible and feel empowered when they listen to my music.

Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.

I'm 4'11", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.

I've always made my own decisions and selected a script on my own conviction.

When I left Sacred Heart, I definitely had the conviction of my own opinions in terms of not thinking twice to ask a question. That was key to giving me the confidence to think analytically and voice opinions and put myself out there.

I want people to be able to influence themselves. We convince ourselves, and that allows us to convince others.

My thing is trying to convince them they can win.

When I realized I can actually lift and drop someone, I was convinced I have become stronger.

I'm convinced democracy will grow from the ground up, from the community.

One of the greatest benefits to come out of 'Lean In' was convincing women to help and support other women - not out of this sense of duty and that you'd be condemned to hell forever if you didn't, but because it will make all your lives better.

I feel more comfortable in men's clothing, and I'm a lot of more convincing as a boy than as a gendered female. But with women's clothing, I feel more empowered.

Everybody's got the ability to cook. They just have to be shown.

I would like to help people cook more.

My mother was a real tough cookie. She raised the three of us, and she worked at the same time.

Being your own woman, not cookie cutter - that is the greatest luxury!

Women's cooking has always had a big influence on me personally.

I'm happy that just about on every other show there's a Latino somewhere present, and we're not all the cooks anymore.

I'm a girl's girl. I'm a woman's woman. I'm a cool girl.