Empowerment Quotes

"I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves."

- Mary Wollstonecraft

"I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say ‘yes, women can.’"

- Dilma Rousseff

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies."

- Mother Teresa

"Teachers can change lives with the right mix of chalk and challenges."

- Joyce Meyer

"A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."

- Thomas Carruthers

"Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges."

- Joyce Meyer

"Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream."

- George Foreman

"Empowerment is the key to a fulfilling life. The greatest empowerment is the realization of one’s own power."

- Lailah Gifty Akita

"An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose."

- Langston Hughes

"Keep company mainly with teachers who uplift you."

- Robert John Meehan

"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."

- John F. Kennedy

"Angels remind us that we have the power to rise above our circumstances and create a better future."

- Oprah Winfrey

"We know from experience and the growing body of supportive literature [...] that the therapeutic relationship a counselor forms with each client can be the most powerful tool for helping clients change."

- Cochran and Cochran

"Rather than particular techniques, the far greater predictors of positive outcomes are therapeutic relationships, or counselor qualities in therapeutic relationships that capitalize on clients’ internal strengths."

- Cochran and Cochran

"The greatest gift you can give someone is the space to be his or her authentic self."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I have an obligation to help eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness. When I’m feeling despondent and someone asks in a sincere way how I am, I have a duty to tell the truth. It’s no different from saying I have a bad cold. By speaking candidly, I give others permission to acknowledge their own mental illness, talk about it, and seek help. I must break the silence instead of treating my depression like a shameful character flaw."

- Larry Godwin

"You are an amazing clinician. You’re helping so much, even when it doesn’t feel like it."

- @thecollaborativemiami

"I guess some people object to powerful depictions of awesome ladies."

- Leslie Knope

"A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone, and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms."

- Og Mandino

"Use your smile to change the world; don't let the world change your smile."

- Chinese Proverb

"I do care a great deal about the environment. Still, my real work and my greatest challenge are trying to overcome deceits that end up jeopardizing public health and safety."

- Erin Brockovich

"Safety has to be everyone’s responsibility… Everyone needs to know that they are empowered to speak up if there’s an issue."

- Captain Scott Kelly

"I’m glad to see how young people are stepping up when it comes to safety. They are focused on safety rather than being told to be safe. It makes a difference when people own things."

- Scott Cam

"Any worker should be able to stop work if they feel there is a danger to continuing operations."

- Sean Lucas

"Paper doesn’t save people, people save people."

- Dan Petersen

"Brothers are there to lift you up when the world lets you down."

- Unknown

"You! Yes, you!"

"Keep your family together by being their biggest cheerleader and their biggest resource."

"The art of teaching special education is the art of assisting discovery while embracing uniqueness."

- Unknown

"Use your smile to change the world, but don't let the world change your smile."