Empowerment Quotes

"My body, my rules. I will not let society dictate how I should feel about myself."

- Ragen Chastain

"My fat is political. My fat is a declaration of my right to take up space in a society that tells me I shouldn’t."

- Your Fat Friend (Aubrey Gordon)

"Fat liberation is not just about being okay with your body; it’s about demanding a world where all bodies are valued and respected."

- Virgie Tovar

"The best gift you are ever going to give someone — the permission to feel safe in their own skin."

- Hannah Brencher

"You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’"

- Jennifer Lopez

"Take charge of your destiny."

- Rayquaza

"You are also not so great to think that you don’t need help. When you need it, ask in humility. People will help you."

- Thomas Griffin

"Advocate, protector, cheerleader; for my child, I am all, and they are my everything."

- Sarah J.

"Asking for help is the first step. You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know."

- Lili Reinhart

"You don’t have to struggle in silence. You can be un-silent. You can live well with a mental health condition as long as you open up to somebody about it."

- Demi Lovato

"Kids need to be encouraged to stretch their shine!"

- Amanda J. Friedman

"Now as you know, each and every one of you was searched upon your arrival here tonight and you have the right to know why. Once there was a young man, who like you, sat in this very hall, walked this castle's corridors, slept under its roofs. He seemed to all the world a student like any other. His name: Tom Riddle. Today, of course, he's known all over the world by another name, which is why, as I stand looking out upon you all tonight, I'm reminded of a sobering fact: Every day, every hour, this very minute, perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castle's walls.But in the end, their greatest weapon... is you. Now, off to bed, pip-pip."

- Albus Dumbledore

"Women belong in all places where decisions are made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"I raise my voice–not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard… We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."

- Malala Yousafzai

"There's nothing a man can do that I can't do better, and in heels."

- Ginger Rogers

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

- Mary Shelley

"Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong; it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."

- G. D. Anderson

"A book is the most effective weapon against intolerance and ignorance."

- Lyndon Baines Johnson

"You have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

- Jane Goodall

"A fish will never realize its potential until you throw it in water."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"I’m not trying to be a body-positive role model (which I totally am), but I want to make it clear that it’s OK to be plus-size and still be sexy. We can do this!!"

"I’m strong, I’m powerful and I’m ready to be on top."

"You are the hero of your own journey, act like it."

"The moment you speak up, you give another man permission to do the same."

"Empowerment isn’t about ego—it’s about truth."

"You can change the world"

"Reflections possess no power unless you grant them dominion."

"Your reflection is proof that you possess the power to change."

"Empower your spirit by embracing the reflections of yesterday."

"We’re the ultimate ‘Ghostbusters’—always here to scare away the bad vibes."