#power

If women had power, what would men be but women who can't bear children? And what would women be but men who can?...I mean, men give her [a queen] power. They let her use their power. But it isn't hers, is it? It isn't because she's a woman that she's powerful, but despite it. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#equality #feminism #men #power #queen

I value my own independence so highly that I can fancy no degradation greater than that of having another man perpetually directing and advising and lecturing me, or even planning too closely in any way about my actions. He might be the wisest of men, or the most powerful--I should equally rebel and resent his interference... ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#power #rebel #self #equality

Money equals power; power makes the law; and law makes government. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

#law #money #power #equality

The only power she wanted over him was the power to make him happy. . . . She wanted them to be equal in their loving, not master and slave. ↗

— Mary Jo Putney

#love #power #equality

In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn. ↗

— Octavia E. Butler

#experience #massochism #memory #pain #wisdom

Start shaping your own day. Start walking your own walk. This journey is yours, take charge of it. Stop giving other people the power to shape your life. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #motivational #power #success

Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#harness #help #inspirational #laugh #living-in-the-present

Only insecure boys will belittle a woman. The greatest way to "man-up" is to empower women. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#empower #insecure #man-up #woman #women

Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#embrace #empower #heal #inspirational #life

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