Empowerment Quotes

"Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear."

- Jane Weideman

"The whole point of woman-centered birth is the knowledge that a woman is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve, help, but in essence, she always had, currently has, and will have the power."

- Heather McCue

"To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities."

- Bruce Lee

"Do not allow negative thoughts to enter your mind for they are the weeds that strangle confidence."

- Bruce Lee

"Young people need models, not critics."

- John Wooden

"The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future."

- Kailash Satyarthi

"Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world."

- Jack Ma

"Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that."

- Nikki Reed

"Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done."

- G. M. Trevelyan

"Take care not to listen to anyone who tells you what you can and can’t be in life."

- Meg Medina

"It is what we make out of what we have given, not what we are given, that separates one person from another."

- Nelson Mandela

"We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us."

- Virginia Satir

"Young people willing to push super hard to make something happen are among the most powerful forces in the world."

- Sam Altwoman

"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?""

- Brian Tracy

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Luck is not just chance; it’s also about embracing opportunities with a joyful heart. May the luck o’ the Irish be with you always."

- Emily Dickinson

"When you finally realize your gifts and talents, joy and satisfaction come as you walk in your purpose."

- Sanya Richards-Ross

"Be confident in the work you did to prepare for the race. Take a look back at your training logs to remind yourself that you've done everything possible to prepare. The race is the fun part where you get to see the hard work pay off. Enjoy it."

- Desiree Linden

"Our running shoes have magic in them. The power to transform a bad day into a good day; frustration into speed; self-doubt into confidence; chocolate cake into muscle."

- Mina Samuels

"Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change – focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can."

- Joy Page

"There’s always the sunshine, only we must do our part, we must move into it."

- Clara Louise Burnham

"Inclusivity is not something that can be achieved simply by saying the right things. It requires meaningful actions and a strong commitment to making it a reality."

- Sarina Wiegman

"In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"We all have great inner power. The power is self-faith. There's really an attitude to winning. You have to see yourself winning before you win. And you have to be hungry. You have to want to conquer."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Never say that you can't do something, or that something seems impossible, or that something can't be done, no matter how discouraging or harrowing it may be; human beings are limited only by what we allow ourselves to be limited by: our own minds. We are each the masters of our own reality; when we become self-aware to this: absolutely anything in the world is possible."

- Mike Norton

"No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can't take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action."

- Ryder Carroll

"Don’t make plans for the future, fulfill your dreams now, you are wonderful and you are capable of anything. Enjoy your Sunday."

"The energy of youth is the driving force behind progress."

"Empowered youth are the catalysts for positive change."

"In the hands of youth lies the power to shape destinies."