Quotes About Empowerment

Ron Simmons had a lot to do with Rock's success.

Once I realized, when I became a plus-size model, that there were more women like me, my confidence immediately shot through the roof.

Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executive suites and that we employ women in front of and behind the camera and in our writers' rooms.

I've learned to recognize that I'm in certain rooms for a reason, and I've learned - if I have an opinion or something I want to say - to say those things and not feel afraid about it.

The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved.

People don't want to just root for a team anymore. They want to root for something more.

The root of empowerment is power.

I've always rooted on kids that do what they want to do and are being who they want to be.

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

My roots allow me to let go of the fear of failure.

We still have slavery of all kinds - slavery of thought, slavery of ideas, slavery of cultureand I think 'Roots' exemplifies, in a very strong way, man's need to think for himself, feel for himself, do for himself.

I like to give my daughter some rope and let her make her own decisions.

I never get into local politics and believe in giving a long rope to people.

It was only in 2001 that I set up a foundation, Arghyam. That was pretty much to learn the ropes of how to give, what to do.

My movement is 'Rose Army.'

I can't be a rose in any man's lapel.

Literature led me to freedom, not the other way round.

My music has given me a confidence I wouldn't have had if I had gone a different route.

Wherever I am in my life, it's because rugby has enabled me to do that.

The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperone.

India needs a change - it cannot be ruled by 80-year-olds and by people who have done nothing for it.

There's only rules if you place rules on yourself.

I like to play by my own rules.

I don't make any rules.