Empowering Quotes - Page 29

• Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Strong Women, Motivation

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 15 June 2008

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• In our course we teach that "no thought lives in your head rent-free." Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost. It will either move you toward happiness and success or away from it. It will either empower you or disempower you. That's why it is imperative you choose your thoughts and beliefs wisely.

  T. Harv Eker

  Success, Moving, Thinking

  FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Jul 31, 2012

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• Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.

  Anita Roddick

  Inspirational, Success, Mother

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• To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down to the community level. One of the greatest blocks to movement is fear. This fear can only be removed when people feel their voices are being heard by government and when they have a say in their own lives and communities.

  Mairead Corrigan

  Block, Mean, Government

  Mairead Corrigan Maguire (2010). “The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland”, p.63, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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• In the four decades of philanthropy that have paralleled my business career, I've found that the same principles apply whether you're providing access to capital to grow a business, creating a new paradigm for medical research, or pioneering innovative approaches to education: Empower the most talented people in each field and encourage them to pursue their passions.

  Michael Milken

  Encouragement, Business, Passion

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• Funny women are honest women.

  Elizabeth Meriwether

  Inspirational, Honest Woman, Funny Women

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• She watched the first episode and she was like, 'This is feminism?' And then by the end of the season, she was like, 'This is feminism.' The tone changed completely. She was really psyched about it.

  Allison Williams

  Inspirational, Feminism, Firsts

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• Never abandon your dreams. You may regret it for the rest of your life.

  Fabiola Gianotti

  Inspirational, Dream, Regret

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• I've tried many different types of alarm apps, but the tried and true is the iPhone alarm. I like it because you can label your alarms. For my personal amusement, I've labeled them 3 a.m. for 'ridiculously early,' 3:30 is just 'early,' and 4 is 'slacker.'

  Savannah Guthrie

  Inspirational, Iphone, Alarms

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• Every sweet, humble young model is only one campaign away from becoming a fashion monster.

  Coco Rocha

  Inspirational, Fashion, Sweet

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• Thoreau said: "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." That is not only an encouraging statement, it is also an empowering one. It means you can accomplish a lot by applying your brainpower and then moving forward with it.

  Donald Trump

  Encouragement, Moving, Mean

  Donald Trump (2010). “Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education In Business and Life”, p.20, Vanguard Press

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• It's so empowering to see yourself as a machine.

  Jennie Finch

  Softball, Machines

  "Jennie Finch on motherhood, marathons and being 'a machine'" by Jacque Wilson, www.cnn.com. March 9, 2012.

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• What does so-called success or failure matter if only you have succeeded in doing the thing you set out to do. The DOING is all that really counts.

  Eva Le Gallienne

  Success, Women, Doe

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• My mustrious lordship, i'll show you what a woman can do

  Artemisia Gentileschi

  Strong Women, Art, Empowerment

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• The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.

  John Baldoni

  Inspiring, Leadership, Lying

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• Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Leader, Ability

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• The Savior empowers us with His grace, not because we've earned it, but because He loves us perfectly.

  Sheri L. Dew

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Grace

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• Keeping covenants protects us, prepares us, & empowers us.

  Rosemary M. Wixom

  Spiritual, Covenant, Protect

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• The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.

  Bob Schaffer

  Gun, Government, People

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• We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Strong Women, Powerful, Feminist

  Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

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• It helps to even look in the mirror - and it sounds so cheesy - but if you just look in the mirror and say, 'You are beautiful,' and 'You are worthy,' those things really help you.

  Demi Lovato

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Mirrors

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• Nikah is a contract that transfers responsibilities. Therefore know the man you're thinking of marrying, and be sure that he is able to take care of you, more than your dad did. Islam empowers women with honor and dignity. Don't settle for anything less.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Couple, Dad, Responsibility

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• The Secret's message is to empower people. Its message releases people from feeling like victims and gives them the knowledge to intentionally create their lives the way they want.

  Rhonda Byrne

  People, Giving, Feelings

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• ... three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in its correctness.

  Ninian Stephen

  Inspiring, Leadership, Three

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• They (the youth of Australia) are out there clamouring in all forms of voice, and they are not so much hedging us older Australians aside as saying, 'For heaven's sake, listen to us and empower us to help drive this country towards a wonderful future.'

  Peter Cosgrove

  Wisdom, Country, Voice

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