Empowerment Quotes

"There is no passion to be found in playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."

- Nelson Mandela

"To the doubters and naysayers and everyone who gave me hell and said I could not, that I would not or I must not – your resistance made me stronger, made me push harder, made me the fighter that I am today."

- Madonna

"I say if I'm beautiful. I say if I'm strong. You will not determine my story — I will."

- Amy Schumer

"Women are always saying, 'We can do anything that men can do.' But men should be saying, 'We can do anything that women can do."

- Gloria Steinem

"There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer."

- Rihanna

"I think women are scared of feeling powerful and strong and brave sometimes. There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it and sometimes you just have to blast through and have faith."

- Emma Watson

"No one is you, and that is your power."

- Dave Grohl

"You have a unique purpose and no one can fulfill it except you."

- Joel Osteen

"Feeling confident—or pretending that you feel confident—is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized."

- Sheryl Sandberg

"Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change."

- Iyanla Vanzant

"Be brutally honest about the short term, and optimistic and confident about the long term."

- Reed Hastings

"I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life."

- Madeleine Albright

"Success is a decision. Dare to choose it."

- Jill Konrath

"I am a huge fan of the transgender community."

- Kesha

"The words "spectacular, incredibly professional and astoundingly supportive" ...I can vouch for Matthew and his aid in what can be one of the most stressful phases in anyone's life. Don't hesitate to contact him and put your trust in Matthew like I have!!"

- Sue

"I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves."

- C. JoyBell C.

"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

"Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already."

- Dave Willis

"Everything I did to get back, if it wasn’t for my team, it was for my city. That’s the one thing that I bought into from day one. I’m not just here in this city to play football. I’m here to actually create real change in this city. If my effort can give you hope, faith or love, then so be it. I’ll give everything I have, and today was about me giving everything that I had, showing people that no matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it. If you can push through it, you will encourage somebody. Today, hopefully, through what I did, somebody was uplifted."

- Ray Lewis

"I believe that each of us carries a bit of inner brightness, something entirely unique and individual, a flame that's worth protecting. When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it. When we learn to foster what's unique in the people around us, we become better able to build compassionate communities and make meaningful change."

- Michelle Obama

"We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends."

- Mary McLeod Bethune

"Successful entrepreneurs are givers and not takers of positive energy."

""Elevate your emotional horizon this Saturday; let go of what weighs you down.""

""Today, allow Saturday’s gentle pace to guide you to emotional grace.""

"Embrace the beauty and tranquility of a happy Saturday morning, knowing that you have the power to make it extraordinary."

"Use Your Power to Empower Others"

"In the right denim, a girl can conquer the world."

"Let us put on our jeans and tell this world that we don’t need to change but assaulters need to change."

"We must continue the fight against the injustice of social abuse in and out individually. Be a warrior for someone this day."

"Stand up this Denim Day 2022 and show your lovely support for the beautiful people who are fighting emotionally against the cause of denim day."