Empowerment Quotes

"Treating employees benevolently shouldn’t be viewed as an added cost that cuts into profits, but as a powerful energizer that can grow the enterprise into something far greater than one leader could envision."

- Harold Schultz

"Train your employees on rack safety and they’ll identify and report the damage. Empower them to report damage and you’ll avoid accidents."

- Robert Bouchard

"Recruiters bring an incredible level of empowerment and value to the table. By nurturing talent, we not only shape the future of individuals but also contribute to the success of organizations."

- Anne Carrigan

"Believe that there are no limitations, no barriers to your success – you will be empowered and you will achieve."

- Ursula Burns

"You and you alone are the only person that can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell. And the world needs your story because the world needs your voice."

- Kerry Washington

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Timo Cruz

"We have to ensure that women have the opportunity to compete. We may have to start with girls’ education to ensure that we have enough well-educated, knowledgeable women in a critical mass to be able to hold leadership positions… Women are not asking for gifts in leadership, they’re now asking to just be made leaders, they want to compete effectively but too often they’re not allowed that opportunity to compete."

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

"A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men."

- Gloria Steinem

"We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are."

- Marsha P. Johnson

"As long as gay people don’t have their rights all across America, there’s no reason for celebration."

- Marsha P. Johnson

"How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race? I mean how many years does it take people to see that? We’re all in this rat race together!"

- Marsha P. Johnson

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own."

- Benjamin Disraeli

"We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody's."

- Kifah Shah

"Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves."

- Nghi Vo

"Never play the princess when you can be the queen: rule the kingdom, swing a scepter, wear a crown of gold."

- Sarah McCane

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own"

- Benjamin Disraeli

"Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't."

- Steve Maraboli

"If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up — lift her up. I would ask you, mother and father, brother and sister, lovers, mother and daughter, father and son, lift someone. The very idea of lifting someone up will lift you, as well."

- Maya Angelou

"When a father gives his daughter an emotional visa to strike out on her own, he is always with her. Such a daughter has her encouraging, understanding daddy in her head, cheering her on — not simply as a woman but as a whole, unique human being with unlimited possibilities."

- Victoria Secunda

"As I started opening up and talking about my issues, I felt strength, not vulnerability."

- Michael Phelps

"We can't solve all problems with books and reading, but we can try to make sure all kids have access to book they can relate to and choose to read- to escape into a good story and help kids make sense of the world around them and their own feelings."

- Judy Newman

"A dad’s job is to lift his daughter up so that one day she will rise on her own."

- Catherine Hollyer

"A daddy can’t teach a little girl everything, but he teaches her to believe in herself, to never give up, to work hard. And that leads to pretty much everything else."

- Andrew Blackburn

"Use your success, wealth, and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose."

- Kobe Bryant

"There's a great empowerment that I get from running, not only from the endorphins . . . Being a runner, to me, has made being depressed impossible. If ever I'm going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured that I'll come back with clarity and empowerment."

- Alanis Morissette

"People are really capable if you’re able to give them the confidence to get something done and paint the picture of where we need to go."

- Lisa Su

"Turning 30 is a milestone that invites you to step into your power and shape your destiny with confidence."

"Embrace your 30th with all the wisdom you've gained and the dreams you're yet to fulfill. The world is yours."

"Your voice matters. Speak up, be heard, and rock the world."

"Technology is your superpower. Use it to connect, learn, and create something amazing."