Quotes on Inspiring

...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.

Freedom would be meaningless without security in the home and in the streets.

I get angry about things, then go on and work.

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

It's not about supplication, it's about power. It's not about asking, it's about demanding. It's not about convincing those who are currently in power, it's about changing the very face of power itself.

I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself.

A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.

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.

Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who'll play the piano after dinner, and I know you're not really invited for yourself. You're just an ornament.

Beauty and femininity are ageless and can't be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won't like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it's based on femininity.

Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night's date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn't think of looking at another woman.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both.

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.

Arthur Miller wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde.

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.

I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.

Creativity has got to start with humanity and when you're a human being, you feel, you suffer. You're gay, you're sick, you're nervous or whatever.

First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.

One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females should feel.