#empower

We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#bid #deny #empowered #our #past

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?' ↗

— Rosie Perez

#being #come #covers #empowered #even

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life. ↗

— Melody Beattie

#empowerment #life #lost #realization #life

I have a vision that's about technology that empowers consumers over institutions. ↗

— Michael K. Powell

#consumers #empowers #i #institutions #over

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. ↗

— David Brin

#democracy #empowered #knowledgeable #only #perform

It's great being your own boss, but then, you know, you make your own mistakes, you know, and you own them. You know, so it's empowering, and it's also humbling along the way. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#also #being #boss #empowering #great

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished. ↗

— John Gray

#empowered #feel #men #motivated #needed

I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering. ↗

— Karlie Kloss

#death #empowering #help #help others #i

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#answer #appointment #behalf #ceo #children

Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

#economic #education #empowerment #key #political