Empowering Quotes · Page 17

We are in a social and political context in which the norm is to punish poor folks of color rather than to…

— Michelle Alexander

Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience.

— Kevin DeYoung

Making fun of guys to get them to perform and prove themselves, that's always going to exist. But we have to equally…

— Michael Gurian

I've found that knowing the material or the policy or the facts better than anyone else in the room is so empowering…

— Dana Perino

Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering.

— Ian Davis

“He who lives in the hearts of others never dies! Truly impacting and empowering people where you make a huge difference.”

— Samuel Nazer Walsh

Empower the people around you, from the janitor to the athletic director. You do that by being sincere, caring about others, and…

— Sue Gunter

I love the idea of women empowering other women. We need to come together and support one another and embrace one another.

— Tessa Virtue

A lot of people hear it in a dark way, but, I think, without saying the word too many times, it's empowering,…

— Dan Reynolds

“I studied calculus for the first time, which to me was an amazingly empowering experience which I could really see how you…

— Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth

I always felt called to serve, to empower and ennoble as many people as I could, teaching, truth-telling, exposing lies, bearing witness,…

— Cornel West

We live in a culture that expects instantaneous gratification for everything, and the web has only enhanced that in many ways. It…

— Tony Robbins

Changing what you don't like about yourself can be empowering, and that's not a bad thing. Feeling secure enough to own what…

— Teri Hatcher

I have empathy towards bullying. Not about punishing the bully but empowering the victim. We have a tendency to use the word…

— Renee Lawless

“Despite pressure from the society we live in, people in the tiny house movement are turning to these alternatives and living the…

— Betterway Home

The trick is to get people to read anything, to engender the love of reading. Once you can read, you can teach…

— Jane Cleland

Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a…

— Mo Ibrahim

I'm in love with what a high heel does to a leg: how it makes a woman or a man feel. It's…

— Billy Porter

Empowering women in Pakistan would mean raising them equal to boys, providing them the same education, giving them the same job opportunities,…

— Momina Mustehsan

For me, I understood the gift of being able to empower others and to not do everything yourself.

— Wilmer Valderrama

Empowering people to pursue their journeys. That's our first mission. Put people into an environment where they can do that, and that…

— Miguel McKelvey

I would like to employ more people but I don't want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or…

— Russell Simmons

Leadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.

— Bill Hybels

Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring…

— Oprah Winfrey

“It can be so empowering for us to understand, even on a conceptual level, that we are enlightened in our true nature.”

— Tulku Thondup

“Failure is not the deterrent for the next try. Rather, it is information that empowers the next step.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Being a woman in country is really empowering. It's a genre where you can truly say whatever you want to say as…

— Maddie Marlow

Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.

— Adena Friedman

Math has a lot of negative stereotypes, but it can actually be fun and incredibly empowering.

— Danica McKellar

I feel like so much of what we give on stage is a musical gift to our fans, but we also wanna…

— AJ Michalka

There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood.

— Rain Dove

Internet's been down most of the day [at work]. Doing research by just asking everyone what we remember to be true. What…

— Rachel Maddow

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

— Benazir Bhutto

The choice to be used as an instrument of love, right here, right now, is a choice for personal empowerment.

— Marianne Williamson

The Savior empowers us with His grace, not because we've earned it, but because He loves us perfectly.

— Sheri L. Dew

People will often say "You can't change other people." My research shows this societal belief is not only dis-empowering, it is scientifically…

— Michelle Gielan

Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Behind every word flows energy.

— Sonia Choquette

Empowering small farmers to increase productivity, improve crop quality and access reliable markets is critical to addressing global hunger and poverty.

— Sylvia Mathews Burwell

“She did not know where her home was anymore, and this idea didn’t frighten her like it should. - Bohemian Grove”

— T.M. Williams

It doesn't matter what your work really is. It is exciting to do well at something. It empowers you.

— Frederick Lenz