Quotes About Empowerment

I need to find a way of retaining creative control.

Managers are the most creative people in the world.

The fact that we don't have censorship on the Internet really gives you a lot of freedom, as makers and creative people do what they believe in.

There is a talent in dyslexia - it can help you see things creatively. So I wouldn't change a thing.

I've learned a lot about being in control of your career - and that being positive and believing in yourself goes a very long way. And creatively, the music needs to sound like it's come from you, not someone else who's choosing the songs for you.

I love the company of women. I love collaborating creatively with women. I feel like in general, women get stuff done.

My shaven head is my way of saying 'I wont take no for an answer,' it is my way of saying 'I believe in my creativity and artistry.'

When I ask for help with my creativity, I get it.

When it comes to creativity and to leadership, we need introverts doing what they do best.

Do you want to know what you are? You are a creator. At every moment you are creating. The real question is, what are you creating?

If I can accomplish anything in the next however-many years, it is this: To help a generation realize, or to think of themselves, not just as consumers but also creators.

I believe it is incredibly important for women and people of color to become the builders and creators in technology. In order to do so, we need to know how to code or, at least, know the language of coding - what I like to call 'code speak.'

Not only did I always know I was black, I always knew we were and are beautiful, culturally rich, and creators of everything from the sciences to the arts.

I love the idea of creators having leverage and control.

Live with your century; but do not be its creature.

I think of women as an all-being creature.

I don't understand women who don't love women. I love women. I just think they are magnificent creatures.

When you walk into a doctor's office, you've got to have the same attitude you would about anything else. You've got to ask tough questions, and you've got to not be afraid to challenge their credentials.

That is the beauty of doing something when you're older. It doesn't matter what anyone else says because you're not doing it to build credibility.

There are still men in the professional or behind the scenes world that are controlling women to build credibility.

Just because we're a girl band doesn't mean that we're not credible artists.

It is not a shocker to me that a film went out of my hands, not because I was not credible, but because I was not so-and-so's daughter or sister or dating so-and-so.

You don't need credit.

For a party of the left to win, people have to have believe that government, the state, can be on their side. When I was a young mother, Sure Start and tax credits weren't just a financial lifeline, they represented hope.