Quotes About Empowerment

I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams.

So now we all know," says Four, quietly, "that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation." His mouth curls into a smile.

Smile, but not for long, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Patriarchy.

We can save the world," I say, trying to smile. "You and me.

I'm like Robin Hood. I rob the rich to make these projects come alive... not really rob. It's done with a smile.

I wanted to analyze how unnecessary it is to collapse a heroine into one specific mold, to give them all the same sparkly fashion, the same tiny figures, and the same homogenized plastic smile.

The next time someone says "This sounds great, but I just don't have the TIME..." Look them straight in the eye, smile warmly, and ask, "Would you like to change that?"

A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

Want to give a very strong energy to someone with a simple act? Then, smile!

When you let another steal your joy you give them power over you. Don't let anyone steal your smile

The only keeper of your happiness is you. Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth and your attitude.

Don't be afraid to be who you are, we were created to perfect in our own imperfect way.

It is a great day anytime I can bring a smile to a girl or boy, knowing that I am helping to inspire them to always dream big.

May my eyes never see and my feet never take me to a society where half the people are held in silence.

No society can prosper if it aims at making things easier-instead it should aim at making people stronger.

Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.

To all the girls that think you're fat because you're not a size zero, you're the beautiful one, its society who's ugly.

Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Don't try to be someone that society wants you to be, that's stupid. So be yourself.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.

No matter what society is trying to drill in your head about how you should look, how you should act, and what you need to say, I think it's all crap. All of it. Be yourself and do you.

Every girl is beautiful, it's society that's ugly.

All I know is, if you listen to society, you'll never get anywhere!

Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society.