Leadership is not about holding onto power, but about empowering others. — Alexei Navalny
Being empowered with the knowledge that you are the creator of your own reality, is the best way to accelerate healing and learning. — David Wolfe
You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle. — Talib Kweli
The true wealth of a community is measured by how carefully it listens to its women and how sincerely it values their wisdom. Empowering women empowers us all. — Forest Whitaker
Others can inspire you, but ultimately the only thing that empowers you is what lies within you and learning how to better utilize what you’ve been given. — T. D. Jakes
Short Empowering Quotes
We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself. — Coco Chanel
...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. — Kofi Annan
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. — Mary Wollstonecraft
Never dull your shine for somebody else. — Tyra Banks
Divide and conquer must become define and empower. — Audre Lorde
Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book. — Malala Yousafzai
The best protection any woman can have... is courage. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less. — Ken Blanchard
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Empowering Image Quotes
Never abandon your dreams. You may regret it for the rest of your life. — Fabiola Gianotti
Successful leaders understand that true power comes not from exercising control, but from empowering others.
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. — Beyonce Knowles
Women have always been the strong ones of the world. — Coco Chanel
Girls compete with each other. Women empower one another.
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. — Lady Gaga
Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity. — Mahatma Gandhi
I wouldn’t call myself a feminist. I try to live by the girl-power motto. It’s about believing in yourself, no matter how bad a day you’re having, and lending your support to other women. It’s empowering to have that camaraderie with other women. — Melanie Brown
Women are not the problem they're the solution — Sheryl WuDunn
stop fixing your bodies and start fixing the world! — Eve Ensler
Motivational Empowering Quotes
Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. — Erma Bombeck
We are confident in the role of the UAE's ambitious youth, and we believe in their abilities to create the country's present and future. We always aim to qualify, motivate and empower them to take the nation's flag and carry it to our supreme glory. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Empower your possibility with the power of your promise.
Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant. — Zig Ziglar
Believe in your dreams and work hard to make them a reality. You have the power to create your own future. — Edward Barber
Don’t forget to tell yourself positive things daily! You must love yourself internally to glow externally. — Hannah Bronfman
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
All your life, you’ll meet people that only want to break you down. Forget them, stand strong with the people who build you up. — Markiplier
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model. — Peggy Whitson
We sometimes forget that our greatest achievements have always come when we are bold. — Ursula von der Leyen
Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change. — Shannon Alder
Female Empowering Quotes
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. — Oprah Winfrey
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. — Ella Fitzgerald
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai
I guess from my perspective being a female athlete as well, there’s probably not a huge amount of female athlete books out there. — Ellyse Perry
My best successes came on the heels of failures. — Barbara Corcoran
I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai
I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman. — Diane von Furstenberg
I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. — Emma Stone
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint — Oprah Winfrey
Positive Empowering Quotes
Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are. — Jim Rohn
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. — Nelson Mandela
Empowered women who reach tough or unconventional positions make CHOICES not sacrifices — Kiran Bedi
You don’t have to be in charge to lead. Leadership is about making a positive impact, no matter your position. — Michael Abrashoff
I think sport can play a really positive role in young girls’ lives and be great to see as many of them playing sport as possible. — Ellyse Perry
Giving back and making a positive impact on the world is a responsibility we all have. — Jim Simons
Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind. — Mary Kay Ash
I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not. — Lucille Ball
Your words are the greatest power you have. The words you choose and their use establish the life you experience. — Sonia Choquette
Empowering Women Quotes
My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas. — Misty Copeland
I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain't built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because i am a queen — India.Arie
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Nikah is a contract that transfers responsibilities. Therefore know the man you're thinking of marrying, and be sure that he is able to take care of you, more than your dad did. Islam empowers women with honor and dignity. Don't settle for anything less. — Nouman Ali Khan
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. — Christina Rossetti
The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference. — Carly Fiorina
It's not your job to like me - it's mine — Byron Katie
It's really important that we stop body shaming people online and on social media. The rude comments under pictures, comparing women in "who looks better" posts - all that does is force us to judge each other. It only sets us back and women, now more than ever, need to empower each other. — Ashley Graham
Women Empowering Women Quotes
My feminism, as intended by me, extends to empowering women to make legal choices, not to judge the legal choices they make. My fight is for rights. — Maajid Nawaz
What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong. — Sasha Grey
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. — Marianne Williamson
You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. — Melinda Gates
The liberated woman is not that modern doll who wears make-up and tasteless clothes. ....The liberation woman is a person who believes that she is as human as a man. The liberated woman does not insist on her freedom so as to abuse it. — Ghada al-Samman
I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. — Agnes Macphail
Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress. — Sheila Jackson Lee
Remove those 'I want you to like me' stickers from your forehead and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good -on your mirror! — Susan Jeffers
I decided it is better to scream. . . . Silence is the real crime against humanity. — Nadezhda Mandelstam
I have learnt that, to have a critical threshold of women on boards, you need a legal [framework] nudging companies in the right direction. — Ursula von der Leyen
Empowering Love Quotes
Love alone is the only reasonable activity or pursuit of humankind....Fo r Love not only annihilates our fear of meaninglessness but empowers us to seek the happiness of others. And this indeed is our greatest happiness. — Leo Tolstoy
Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change. — Richard Rohr
May God remind us daily-no matter what kind of obstacles we face-that we are loved and empowered by the One who brought the universe into existence with the mere sound of His voice. Nothing is impossible for Him. — Beth Moore
When you live your life by poor standards, you inflict damage on everyone who crosses your path, especially those you love. — Jordan Belfort
David Lynch was a big influence in how when you watch Twin Peaks or many of his films, one of the things I love is that he empowers the viewer to make their own decision about what's happening. — Duncan Trussell
Your love is the ultimate love that empowers all your efforts, a true love for what is indestructibly and perpetually you. — Andrew W.K.
When you forgive, you heal your own anger and hurt and are able to let love lead again. It's like spring cleaning for your heart. — Marci Shimoff
Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror. — Byron Katie
Reluctant as I am to regard myself as a style icon, I would love to think I could inspire older women to make the most of themselves. — Mary Berry
Absolutely fell in love with the idea and the power that the training and food has and can have over your life. — Martyn Ford
Empowering Others Quotes
If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that
I helped people understand that leadership is helping other people grow and succeed.
To repeat myself, leadership is not just about you. It's about them — Jack Welch
We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes the world a better place to live. — Pope John Paul II
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command. — Solon
If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk. — Benjamin Hooks
Teamplayer: Once who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and ideas, empowering others and developing trust. — Dennis F. Kinlaw
Success is not measured by the number of followers or likes, but by the impact you have on others. — Edward Barber
I encourage and empower each of you to really stand in your truth, to stand for what is right — to continue to respect each other. — Meghan Markle
Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision. — Marshall Goldsmith
Be the woman you want to be, not the woman others expect you to be. — Diane Von Furstenberg
Self Empowering Quotes
And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness. — Malala Yousafzai
I’m self-made because I was learning, working, exploring, climbing, and moving forward. — Vladimer Botsvadze
Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery. — Hannah Bronfman
Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing. — Joy Browne
We want to hire people who are self-learners. — Eric Yuan
Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes. — Harry Emerson Fosdick
The 'secret of life' is BELIEF. Rather than genes, it is our beliefs that control our lives. PSYCH-K is a set of simple, self-empowering techniques to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at a cellular level. — Bruce H. Lipton
Lack of confidence is what makes you want to change somebody else's mind. When you're OK, you don't need to convince anyone else in order to empower yourself. — Jada Pinkett Smith
Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Money and power don’t change you, they just further expose your true self. — Jay-Z
Empowering Female Quotes
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. — Sheryl Sandberg
Whatever you do, be different. If you're different, you will stand out. — Anita Roddick
A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. — Gloria Steinem
Most companies target women as end users, but few are effectively utilizing female employees when it comes to innovating for female consumers. When women are empowered in the design and innovation process, the likelihood of success in the marketplace improves by 144%! — Indra Nooyi
I want to live darkly and richly in my femaleness. — Anais Nin
The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others. — Oprah Winfrey
I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are ‘the poor heartbroken girl.’ That’s why I’m so proud of the Fast movies. I feel like Giselle is an empowering woman. — Gal Gadot
You can go as far as your mind lets you. — Mary Kay Ash
Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. — Sara Blakely
Empowerment Quotes
A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you. — Joyce Meyer
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions. — John Wesley
It is unthinkable that a national government which represents women should ignore the issue of the right of all women to political freedom. — Lucy Burns
Cleanliness & good sanitation in schools is a matter of high importance. — Narendra Modi
Whatever happens, I will not let my cheerfulness be disturbed. Being unhappy won't get me anywhere and will dissipate all my goodness. Why be unhappy about something if you can change it? And if you can't, how will being unhappy help? — Shantideva
Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny. — Michelle Obama
The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish. — Billy Mills
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. — Theodore Roosevelt
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. — Madeleine Albright
People must not only hear about the kingdom of GOD, but must see it in actual operation, on a small scale perhaps and in imperfect form, but a real demonstration nevertheless. — Pandita Ramabai
Personal Empowerment Quotes
Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps. — Eileen Caddy
To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a genderless Creator; to assert pride in self, and embrace one's faith openly, with independence and courageous conviction. — Randa Abdel-Fattah
One person can change the world. That person can be you. — Lex Fridman
If you educate a man, you educate one person. If you educate a woman, you educate a whole family. — African Proverbs
Even if it’s not a person’s fault that they’re in the conditions they’re in, it doesn’t serve them to give anything else the power to dictate their life. — Alex Hormozi
Your are more powerful than you know. Do not delay your journey to personal excellence. — Tom Bilyeu
At the end of the day, we’re all founders. — Naval Ravikant
One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment. — Robert E. Quinn
One person can change your life, that person is you. — Steven Bartlett
The BJP is an optimistic party. Our strength and our democratic values are such that even a poor person from a backward section - like me - has been nominated as a Prime Ministerial candidate. — Narendra Modi
Empower Yourself Quotes
You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices. — Zaha Hadid
Chase your passions and surround yourself with people who inspire and uplift you. — Edward Barber
The most important investment you can make is in yourself. — Raoul Pal
Surround yourself with people who reminds you more of your future than your past. — Dan Sullivan
There’s no single person on this planet that’s worth more than the other. Know your worth. Be confident in yourself. — Holly Holm
To be scientifically literate is
to empower yourself to
know when someone else is
full of bullshit. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
You have to start by believing in yourself. — Markiplier
The roles that push you out of your comfort zones are the ones in which you learn a great deal and really empower yourself. — Ruzwana Bashir
Understand first that failure indicates courage. It means you had the bravery to test yourself. The temerity to challenge your status quo. The audacity to step outside your comfort zone. That impulse is both inspiring and empowering. Hold on to it. And congratulate yourself for trying. — Rich Roll
You have to stop believing that you need other people’s permission to be okay with yourself. — Brianna Wiest
Female Empowerment Quotes
Part of me has always resisted the Western clichéd image of Muslim women, depicting them as nothing more than silent victims. My art, without denying 'repression,' is a testimony to unspoken female power and the continuing protest in Islamic culture. — Shirin Neshat
I've always had this female-empowerment thing in the back of my mind - because I wanted my mother to be stronger, and she couldn't be. I thought, 'If I'm successful, I can change her life.' — Nicki Minaj
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want. — Madonna Ciccone
From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance. — Rose McGowan
If you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner. — Cher
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. — Madonna Ciccone
Woman must not accept; she must challenge. — Margaret Sanger
I can't stand [female] characters that are not empowered in a certain way, or at least don't come to a conclusion at the end of the movie where they find empowerment in themselves. — Chloe Grace Moretz
What if more women, mothers, gave birth as an ecstatic celebration of female sexuality? Mothers who do will often declare, "Now I can do anything!" What would the world look like if half of our population felt empowered to make a difference with their lives? — Jeannine Parvati Baker
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. — John Wayne
Economic Empowerment Quotes
Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. — Barbara Jordan
We can't treat the matter of black economic empowerment as just the redistribution of existing wealth. It really has to focus on new investment, on growth, on development of employment and so on and so on. — Thabo Mbeki
Economic equity is an enormous empowerment of women. Having jobs that provide income means that women can be a more effective force, a more equal force, in the political process. Women with income take themselves more seriously and they are taken more seriously. — Betty Friedan
Economic development cannot take a nation forward on its own. We need a society and economy which complement each other. We need to take care of the poor, deprived and left behind sections of society. — Narendra Modi
There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children. — Helene D. Gayle
I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income. — Andrea Jung
I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism. — Patricia Ireland
As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which economically and socially marginalised adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty, and obtain the means to participate fully in their communities. — Koichiro Matsuura
Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world. — Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Leadership is about setting a direction. It's about creating a vision, empowering and inspiring people to want to achieve the vision, and enabling them to do so with energy and speed through an effective strategy. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future. — John P. Kotter
You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them. — Wangari Maathai
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. — Nelson Mandela
I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity. — Jamie Oliver
I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. This is not just a grab-bag candy game. — Toni Morrison
When you're anointed, you become blessed of God such that everything you touch or do prospers. To be "blessed" means to be empowered to prosper. — Chris Oyakhilome
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits. — Edward De Bono
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