Empowerment Quotes

The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings.

~ Nicholas D. Kristof

Never limit yourself to what you can't do, but to what you have the power to do with what you have.

~ Nadège Richards

Most powerful is he who has himself in his power.

~ Seneca

In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful.

~ Deepak Chopra

Read to lead in order to succeed.

~ Habeeb Akande

He that would govern others first should be master of himself.

~ Philip Massinger

Good fortune is created/written/made.

~ Erica Goros

Danielle had never started a business. But if others can do it, so can I.

~ Jan Moran

Don’t just hope the big idea is going to come, make it happen

~ Simon Dunn

It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!

~ Hans Christian Andersen

To those of us who often procrastinate on the decision we feel intimidated by lack of education or any area of weakness. I relieve you with this statement: It is not how much you know that arms you with the tools of great decision making, but rather how much you ask. Ask questions.

~ T.d. Jakes

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

~ Martha Graham

The role of leaders is not to get other people to follow them but to empower others to lead.

~ Bill George

Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success.

~ Mariah Burton Nelson

Stand in Your Power: When a woman stands in her power and speaks her truth from the heart, it brings balance into the Universe and the opportunity to connect fully with Divine source

~ Teresa Proctor

Everyday do one thing to move you in the direction of your dreams.

~ Carolyn Edwards

If only you knew who you really were you would be fearless and love yourself with a grand passion! You are a unique shard of God, the Universe, the whole or whatever label you would like to call it. No one can take your place and without you endless synchronicity and evolution would not happen. You are so powerful that just by walking down the street you can change someone's life forever.

~ Michele Knight

Everything you want in life is just one step away, all you have to do is decide in which direction to step.

~ Unknoown

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

~ Gloria Steinem

The process of spotting fear and refusing to obey it is the source of all true empowerment.

~ Martha Beck

Ultimately, so much Dr. Seuss is about empowerment. He invites us to disappear into our imagination and then blows the doors off what that can mean.

~ Gary Ross

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

~ Kourtney Kardashian