Empowerment Quotes

"Juneteenth reminds me of Black freedom dreams, my freedom dreams. In 1865, the port city of Galveston, Texas, or the land formerly known as Mexico as I call it, where so much blood, Indigenous blood, Mexican and Tejano blood, Black blood had been shed, there was a freedom ring that was heard across the world."

- Dannese Mapanda

"Whether it’s freedom to express, freedom to live, freedom to earn, freedom to thrive, freedom to learn, whatever it is, I want to make sure that I’m a part of these spaces and opening doors."

- Angela Rye

"The day we were free—everyone was free. Why not make it a paid holiday? We deserve that.… We want a day that is inclusive to everyone."

- Pharrell Williams

"Lemme upgrade you."

- Beyoncé

"Nobody can judge me but me / I was born free."

- Beyoncé

"We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible."

- Beyoncé

"Nature does not ask permission. Blossom and birth whenever you feel like it."

- Clarissa Pinkola Estés

"The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate “apparently ordinary” people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people."

- K. Patricia Cross

"Own your magic, walk in your purpose, and rock your truth."

- Beverly Bond

"Be a girl with a mind, a b**ch with an attitude, a lady with class."

- Rihanna

"Let woman choose her own vocation just as man does his. Let her go into business, let her make money, let her become independent, if possible, of man."

- Maggie Lena Walker

"You are the designer of your destiny; you are the author of your story."

- Lisa Nichols

"The way we see it, real wealth means having the money and the freedom to live life on your own terms."

- Rich Fettke

"Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation."

- Viktor Frankl

"Parents with their words, attitudes, and actions possess the ability to bless or curse the identities of their children."

- Craig Hill

"“A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.”"

- Dorothy Canfield Fisher

"“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.”"

- Cheryl Lacey Donovan

"“There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child you are super mom.”"

- Stephanie Precourt

"“The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.”"

- Jeffrey R. Holland

"“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”"

- Jill Churchill

"“No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.”"

- Ezra Taft Benson

"“There is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.”"

- M. Russell Ballard

"“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is, … and to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.”"

- Donna Ball

"“There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed, but in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are super mom.”"

- Stephanie Precourt

"“Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother, you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities.”"

- Richard G. Scott

"“When you’re in the thick of raising your kids by yourself, you tend to keep a running list of everything you think you’re doing wrong. I recommend taking a lot of family pictures as evidence to the contrary.”"

- Connie Schultz

"“If you try your best to be the best parent you can be, you will have done all that a human being can do and all that God expects you to do.”"

- Jeffrey R. Holland

"Never believe that there is nothing to do, there is almost always a way out."

"You were born with the ability to change someone’s life, don’t ever waste it."

"You have always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself."