Empowerment Quotes

"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society."

- Angela Davis

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

- Shirley Chisholm

"We all have ability. The difference is how we use it."

- Stevie Wonder

"Never limit yourself because of other’s limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination."

- Mae Jemison

"Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people."

- Cuba Gooding Jr.

"Get up. Stand up. Speak up. Do something."

- Tamara Burke

"To be successful, you must be yourself, be the best that you can be, and not allow anyone to stand in your way."

- Hope Solo

"It’s time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet."

- Marcus Aurelius

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."

- Marcus Aurelius

"You have power over your mind – not external events. Realize this and you will have strength."

- Marcus Aurelius

"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

- Marcus Aurelius

"We pass through this world but once. Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within."

- Stephen Jay Gould

"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world."

- Louis Pasteur

"I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar."

- Katy Perry

"You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be."

- Napoleon Hill

"Your self-worth grows when you fight for something you love."

- Maxime Lagacé

"You are the architect of your own destiny."

- Swami Sivananda

"You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be."

- Wayne W. Dyer

"Ain’t no mountain high enough. Ain’t no valley low, ain’t no river wide enough."

- Marvin Gaye

"Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen / Take the world in a love embrace"

- Steppenwolf

"I'm a survivor. I'm not gon' give up. I'm not gon' stop. I'm gonna work harder."

- Destiny’s Child

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Don’t teach a man to fish… and feed yourself. He’s a grown man. And fishing’s not that hard."

- Ron Swanson

"Even the smallest person can change the course of history."

- Lady Galadriel

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."

- Galadriel

"I am no man."

- Eowyn

"We try our best to spread positive energy. Some reciprocate and some don’t. It is better to stay away from people who cannot reciprocate our vibe."

- Avijeet Das

"My own failed suicide attempt, led me to profession of helping others. Reach out. You are never alone."

- David Essel

"Farewell to the woman whose grace and strength lit up the room. May your light shine on in your new journey."

"Thank you for believing in me and encouraging me to be my best."

"It isn’t weak to ask for help. It’s like using a flashlight when you are lost in the dark."