Quotes on Women Empowerment

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

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

If you want something done, ask a busy person.

The image of the Goddess inspires women to see ourselves as divine, our bodies as sacred, the changing phases of our lives as holy, our aggression as healthy, our anger as purifying, and our power to nurture and create, but also to limit and destroy when necessary, as the very force that sustains all life. Through the Goddess we can discover our strength, enlighten our minds, own our bodies, and celebrate our emotions. We can move beyond narrow, constricting roles and become whole.

I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

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

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.

Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.

Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

I hate men who are afraid of women's strength.