Quotes About Empowerment

Well, I think when one has got beliefs and expresses and communicates them then one also radiates some kind of freedom that some people might not dare having.

My lyrics are about same-sex relationships, because that's who I am. It was important to me that I felt comfortable expressing myself.

I've been personally attacked for respectfully expressing my take on women's empowerment.

I am an independent person expressing myself.

Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.

When it comes to a woman's expression, I don't think there's anyone who did it better than Saroj Ji.

'Cougar' has become so distasteful. I really hate that expression.

Maybe my way of showing leadership is a little more expressive and people see more from me than other players but I think at the end of the day, you have to have 25 leaders in the team if you want to win something.

As an artist and as a Black woman coming out of a background that emphasizes service, there are certain responsibilities that I must assume. I see these responsibilities not as a burden, but as an extension of what I am.

Make-up is an extension of your clothes.

Just because we wear hair extensions and make-up doesn't mean we're the punchline for every joke.

The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense.

When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally.

I know you can do anything you put your mind to and the exterior doesn't matter.

I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.

The only place you can really find the confidence and the love for yourself is within you, so that has to be what carries you: not all of these external things.

Even if you have some extra kilos, you don't need to kill yourself for that; you just have to look at yourself as a positive.

Because of my mom's compassion, direction, and knowledge, she gives me that extra push to be the best person I can be.

Women are not different creatures from men. They don't need to be extra careful around us. They just need to treat us with the same basic respect and dignity that they show to other men.

I think young people can make such an extraordinarily important difference in making this world a better place.

Marty was an extraordinary person. Of all the boys I had dated, he was the only one who really cared that I had a brain. And he was always - well, making me feel that I was better than I thought I was.

There are women who are just extraordinary, who are smart and brilliant, sensual women in their 70s and even 80s!

I know so many extraordinary women who I never get to see represented on screen, and that's shameful.

Self-expression should not be a challenge that demands extraordinary talent but should be a right accessible to all.