Quotes About Empowerment

We all make our limits. The thought slid up surprisingly from somewhere. And we set them further out than we have any right.

Nynaeve al'Meara was what, back in Seanchan, one would call a telarti—a woman with fire in her soul.

remember this. We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect. Hold on to your heart, and the Aes Sedai cannot harm what is really you, your heart. They are not nearly so far above us as we believed. May you always find water and shade, Egwene. And always remember your heart.

about speaking up to Sitters, or

Yes. He was doing the same thing as before. And yet, something had changed. He would see her protected so that she could do great things. He would stand in her shadow and be proud. He would do as she asked—but would see her safe no matter what. Because that was what a Warder did.

A Wise One must be in control of her emotions, not they in control of her.

Women do not become exhausted," Haman said

Women do not become exhausted," Haman said, "they only exhaust others.

When i marry, it will be beacause I want to, not just because a man expects me to love him.

Perrin reached down to the warm hammer at his side. He had thought that responsibility would be another weight upon him. And yet, now that he had accepted it, he actually felt lighter.

A pure mathematician must leave to happier colleagues the great task of alleviating the sufferings of humanity.

The way we're going to be a better company is by your working on yourself, and helping others work on themselves.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

Leverage can come in many forms. Leverage can be your thoughts.people who win are careful with their thoughts, not saying I can't do that. Or it's too rosky. Or I can't afford it. Instead they say How can i do that? Or how can I reduce my risk? Or How can I afford it?

Schools were designed to produce good employees instead of employers

We want to show men how they can access these positive archetypal potentials for their own benefit and for the benefit of all those around them, maybe even for the planet.

Before issuing a single directive or making a single decision, a leader should talk to people at every level of her organization, from the front office to the mail room. Career employees often have startlingly insightful views about the strengths and weaknesses of their organization, which of course they know well; as a result, they often have well-informed ideas for practical ways to improve it.

The more frequently you intrude, implicitly reminding them it is your change, the less they will believe it is theirs. Successful implementation, in short, depends upon them. The leader cannot hold individuals accountable for driving change if he refuses to let go of the steering wheel. He must trust his subordinates, replace them if necessary. But he mustn't micromanage them.

cooperative, inter-agency and intra-agency effort in which all points of view are represented and have a hearing, and where people and institutions have a say in shaping the future structure, we can in fact bring about real change.

My personal feeling is that this is how any further improvement of the world will be done: by individuals making Quality decisions and that's all.

it, is best served not by mules but by free men. The purpose of abolishing grades and degrees is not to punish mules or to get rid of them but to provide an environment in which that mule can turn into a free man.

Here by far the most frustrating gumption trap is inadequate tools. Nothing's quite so demoralizing as a tool hang-up. Buy good tools as you can afford them and you'll never regret

In a world of stressful lack of control, an amazing source of control we all have is the ability to make the world a better place, one act at a time.

They're in control of the situation; -They're in control of themselves (men); and -They're in control of them (women).