Empowerment Quotes

"Successful people are 100% convinced that they are masters of their own destiny, they’re not creatures of circumstance, they create circumstance if the circumstances around them suck they change them."

- Jordan Belfort

"I do believe strongly that we have the power to change our lives, we just have this tendency not to take it."

- Halle Berry

"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."

- Malcolm X

"I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action."

- Malcolm X

"I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they’ll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action."

- Malcolm X

"We must consciously know that we can use the creative power of the universe for good—and then proceed to do so."

- Dr. Ernest Holmes

"You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it come true. You will have to work for it, however."

- Richard Bach

"Man, through the use of his hands, as they are energized by mind and will, can influence the state of his own health."

- Mary Reilly, OTR, Ed.D.

"You are the detective of your own body and I’m just here to help you find the map."

- Lindsey Vestal, MS, OTR/L

"Occupational therapy practitioners help people live life to its fullest-no matter what. They provide practical solutions for success in everyday living and help people alter how they arrange their daily activities to maximize function, vitality, and productivity."

- Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

"Occupational therapy practitioners ask, “what matters to you?” not, “what’s the matter with you?”"

- AOTA President, Virginia “Ginny” Stoffel, Ph.D., OT, BCMH, FAOTA

"I've been fighting with one arm tied behind my back. But what happens when I'm finally set free?"

- Carol Danvers

"I was able to come forward as a Survivor because of Holocaust Museum Houston. I never talked about it until the Museum gave me the courage."

- Rosine Chappell

"We are all deserving and we don’t need permission or an invitation to exist and to step into our power."

- Ilhan Omar

"As Commander of these armies, He shows us how to take back from the enemy all he has stolen that is rightfully ours. We do that in prayer as prayer warriors!"

- Stormie Omartian

"It’s so empowering to say, ‘This isn’t serving me,’ and walk away in peace."

- Anonymous

"You are the superhero of the workweek! You have the power to make Friday the best day ever!"

"Be the superhero of the workweek and make Friday the best day ever!"

"Lift like a girl, look like a goddess."

"Girls who lift are girls who conquer."

"Fit is the new pretty."

"Sweat like a lady, lift like a beast."

"Be fierce, be fabulous, be fit."

"Empowered women lift heavy."

"She who lifts, conquers."

"Be a girl with goals, and go crush them."

"Strong women lift each other up."

"Strong is the new beautiful."

"Empowered women empower women."

"Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time."