Quotes about Empowerment

When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke . . . She will need her sisterhood.

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.

A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.

Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.

Don't think too small about what God could do in your life—be prepared for God to do a big thing.

I can promise you that women working together — linked, informed and educated — can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

Be the Kind of Woman that when Your Feet Hit the Floor Each Morning, the Devil Says, 'Oh Crap, She's Up!

I believe that starting any business should be as easy as a 10-year-old starting a lemonade stand.

I'd recommend for any little girl starting out to play with the boys as long as possible.

I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.

If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true.