Quotes About Empowerment

I knew from the moment I heard you, the moment I saw the gun and realized that this lovely, petite woman was the executioner, that you would never die waiting for me to save you—that you would save yourself.

Pami?taj, nikt bez twego przyzwolenia nie mo?e sprawi?, ?e poczujesz si? gorsza. To s?owa Eleanor Roosevelt. ?yj? zgodnie z tym mottem.

It was like someone who is so used to being made fun of that they say the mean things first, try to make it their joke, so the bullies don't get a chance to cut them up. It works, in a way, but it means the person saying the words internalizes the message more, because they're the ones saying stupid, clumsy, fat, ugly—whatever the bullies might say.

He taught me that I was enough, beautiful enough, tall enough, strong enough, just enough.

Richard sensed it and pulled away. He went around to the driver's side of his car and opened his door, leaning across to unlock mine. He didn't open the door for me. He knew better than that. I could open my own bloody door. Richard

I won't be alone with him, Livingston. He'll be alone with me.

There are only two things you can do when you're dressed like Barbie does Bondage. You can be embarrassed or you can be aggressive. Guess what my choice was?

Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt said

You can experience trauma without getting stuck as the victim forever. You can choose to work the shit and rebuild yourself, or you can sit in the ruins and mourn forever.

This is why I like to handle things by myself. But when she offers her assistance, you really can't control her.

Surprise! It actually felt pretty lousy to have a one-night stand, despite the fact that every so-called empowered friend and tattered waiting-room copy of Cosmo swore that no-strings-attached sex was nothing but fun, fun, fun.

If a man took a lover it would be accounted commonplace. Why shouldn't you? Your virtue lies in your mind, not in what lies between your legs.

He admired her for throwing off her aristocratic shackles -- his terms, that -- and making her own way in the world. He didn't realize that the truth was so much more complex, so much less impressive. She had less thrown than been thrown.

Swooning solves nothing.

I will be a bonfire and dare the world to put me out.

I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.

A scar is a sign of strength. . .the sign of a survivor.

She offered herself to the big, bad wolf and didn't scream when he took the first bite.

This is wonderful, wonderful! Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values....

She cannot chain my soul. Yes, she could hurt me. She'd already done so...I would bleed, or not. Scar, or not. Live, or not. But she could not hurt my soul, not unless I gave it to her.

too many grown-ups tell kids to follow their dreams like that's going to get them somewhere Auntie Laurie says follow your nightmares instead cuz when you figure out what's eating you alive you can slay it

Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.

I can't do everything for you. You must walk alone to find your soul.

We should teach our girls that snapping is ok, instead of waiting for someone else to break them.