#empower

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

#black #blood #cannot #colombia #die

An intelligent, energetic, educated woman cannot be kept in four walls — even satin-lined, diamond-studded walls — without discovering sooner or later that they are still a prison cell." (America's Medieval Women, Harper's Magazine, August 1938) ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

#double-standards #empowerment #inequality #prison #women

The negative patterns that form as a result of this self defeating behaviour actually symbolize the negative belief that we nurture. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money #motivational #new-age

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

#any #deal #empower #empowerment #know

I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#got #i #important #life #my life

What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

#courage #destiny #empowerment #responsibility #self-control

Jedi act with confidence, move with confidence, and breathe with confidence. Jedi possess a confident calmness in their looks, attitude and behaviour. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence #self-help

Sometimes our Biggest Nightmare turns out to be our Biggest Gift. And it all comes down to our attitude. Life will throw us curve balls and disappointments, even heartbreak. But ultimately we can choose if we're going to be Bitter or Better for the experience. ↗

— Kathryn Orford

#self #self-awareness #self-confidence #self-empowerment #self-esteem

Nein, die Schule hat keinen bestimmenden Einfluss auf meine Entwicklung gehabt. Die Schule hat von meinen besonderen Anlagen wohl instinktiv etwas gespürt, sie aber als obstinate Untauglichkeit gewertet und verworfen. Ein Lehrer drohte, zufällig nicht mir, sondern einem anderen Schüler, mit den Worten: "Ich werde dir deine Karriere schon verderben!" Am gleichen Tag las ich bei Storm den Spruch: "Was du immer kannst, zu werden, scheue Arbeit nicht und Wachen, aber hüte deine Seele vor dem Karrieremachen. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#career #critical-thinking #dedication #education #empowerment

An empowered life begins with serious personal questions about one’s self. Those answers bear the seeds of success. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspiration #life #success #experience