Quotes About Empowerment

She does not exist for herself. She exists for and through her community.

mothers are not informed enough to know that this is not a good idea, and that any woman who has the right information would not want to have her baby induced.

It was like we had broken out of a lifetime of prison after realizing the door had been unlocked the entire time!

I quickly imagined that I could reach my hand into my chest, yank out that awful feeling, place it on an invisibl ecloud of air right in front of me, then push it away. Push it away

It was easier to be the victim, but it didn't feel so great.

Ignorant people, whispering cruel rumors, her mother whispered. Pay them no mind.

Who said you had to fill his shoes?" said Karen. "Wear your own shoes. They're bound to fit better. Walk your own path your own way and you'll be more likely to get to where you need to be".

Jessica reminded us all that it was Jesus who said that if we give a man a fish, we feed him for a day, but if we teach him how to fish, we feed him for a lifetime. Since we are celebrating the birthday of Jesus, we decided to use his little motto for our theme for the upcoming year. This year, I hope you will join the Jennings family as we urge others to "Grab your pole!

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway! It was the first time I'd ever contemplated that fear and action could coexist peacefully. I always thought I had to get over my fear before doing anything, but according to this Dr. Jeffers, I should embrace my fear rather than swatting it away like a swarm of flies. It

Here are the things girls die of: hunger, disease, accidents, childbirth, and violence. It takes more than heartache to kill a girl. Girls are tough as rocks.

Don't you see? A pretty girl must please the world. But an ugly girl? She's free to please herself.

Reading became my sanctuary," Belle continued. "I found so much in those books. I found histories that inspired me. Poems that delighted me. Novels that challenged me…" Belle paused, suddenly self-conscious. She looked down at her hands, and in a wistful voice, said, "What I really found, though, was myself.

They cut away pieces of me," she whispered in the darkness. "But I handed them the knife.

Go now, girl. Remake the world.

Why is it, she wondered now, that boys get to do things and be things and girls only get to watch?

Believe that you can make your way. Or don't. Either way, you are right.

Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where it counts. In 'ere

Keep being the author of your own story. Never let anyone else write it for you again.

That's what we do with our pain," she said, watching the butterfly rise. "We make it into something beautiful." "We make it into something meaningful," said the diva. "We make it matter," whispered the actress.

You terrify me, Isabelle. I've never met a girl like you. You're a fighter, fierce as hell. You never quit. You don't know how. You don't need anyone. You certainly don't need me.

She never forgot the day she'd met him, or how his friends had told her to be more than pretty. She never forgot Elizabeth, Yennenga, Abhaya Rani. She wore his gold coin on a chain around her neck until the day she died. But the thing she treasured most was the memory of his smile, a smaile that was a wink and a dare. A wild road on a windy night. A kiss int he dark. A smile that had given her all she'd ever wanted-a chance. A chance to be herself.

I'd wish you good luck, but you won't need it. You get to write your own story now. Nothing's luckier than that.

Elizabeth walked through the path they'd cleared and up to the towering book. She kicked the cover with a well-shod foot. It slammed shut. Then she dipped her brush into the bucket, crossed out the word history, dipped the brush again, and wrote HER STORY in its place.

If you wait for someone else to make things better, you'll be waiting a very long time