Quotes About Empowerment

I've never reacted well to other people telling me what to do.

I think when people begin to tell their stories, everything changes, because not only are you legitimised in the telling of your story and are you found, literally, like you matter, you exist in the telling of your story, but when you hear your story be told, you suddenly exist in community and with others.

The issue is not abortion. The issue is whether women can make up their own mind instead of some right-wing pastor, some right-wing politician telling them what to do.

Sometimes someone telling you what to do, and helping you push through often brings out the best in you.

We developed microfinance to fight loan sharks - I was telling people don't go to loan sharks - not trying to take advantage and make money for myself. I would be a junior loan shark if I did... It is not a panacea.

I don't like to boss people around. I don't get motivated by telling people what to do, I don't take any pleasure in it. So I manage with curiosity, by asking questions.

I realized that a lot of the things I had been telling myself about not being good enough just weren't true, and 'Queen of Denmark' gave me the chance to prove to myself that I could do something real.

I'm not like recruiting people and starting a cult and telling people to be fat.

I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.

Growing up, I had my mom to look up to; J. Lo and Marilyn Monroe were notable curvy women. But I didn't have anyone with cellulite or back fat telling me they didn't care.

I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed to be.

From what I see, people of color are being called on in a different way. We're being heard in a different way - louder. And I think it's such an exciting time. The power structure is being redefined, and we're redefining beauty with the stories that we're telling and the women we're showing on our covers.

I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives.

When Labour leadership challenger Jess Phillips urged men to 'pass the mic' to a woman on the top job, telling Sky's Sophy Ridge it would 'look bad' if Labour failed to elect a woman, she more or less admitted not being up to the job.

When I was with Ellen, I was telling people, If you come out, it's gonna be better for you. But I honestly don't know that.

I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.

My music is me letting the world know how confident I am in myself, and me basically telling other women - and guys - how confident and how comfortable I believe they should be.

I love telling stories; I always have, and I think women need to be more proactive about telling their own stories and sharing their points of view.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

I always believe it's better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do.

Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.

Telling the truth about domestic violence - and those who shield it - should not be punished.

Twelve-step promotes spirituality, not religion. It gives a practical, day-to-day spirituality that tells me what I can and cannot control. There is room to be imperfect and to be someone who struggles to find God.

I'm not a machista that tells his girl what she has to put on. I let her be herself.