Quotes about Empowerment

I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'

When I meet gay kids and they know who we are, I remember that's amazing because literally every gay person in every gay story I knew growing up was doomed to die. There weren't any positive gay stories and it's incredible that has changed.

As I grew up, I learned what worked for me. That's where the short dresses came from. And you can't dance in a long dress.

Earlier at 30, a girl's career was over. Now, all of our top actresses are above 30 and doing well.

I eat out alone a lot.

The word 'empower' is something that kept coming up in my heart.

One of the great aspects of a Destiny's Child movie... is the empowerment of the songs and the empowerment that Destiny's Child has given to women.

You alone are enough.

Feminism is dated? Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today, but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world who are still forced into premature marriage, prostitution, forced labor - they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed.

Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country.

When we lead by persuasion rather than command, patience is essential. Leaders rightly cultivate the art of persuasion that allows maximum individual decision making and ownership of a plan. Often, a leader's plan of action must wait for collegial support—ever patient—until the team is ready.

The power of inspiring others to service and sacrifice will mark God's leader.