Empowerment Quotes

"If not me, who? If not now, when?" "What sets you apart can feel like a burden, but it’s not." "Young girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them that you can be the warrior." "Don't be a victim of your past" "Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick." "I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you look at the life they're living, it's feminism in action" "The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in" "The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions" "I'm not a type of woman who gives up just like that" "I've always wanted to be a positive example to others." "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today" "Without education, you're not going anywhere in this world" "I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do." "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" "Lean in" "I'm an actress, a brand, a businesswoman. I'm all kinds of things: a mother, a daughter, a sister, an activist" "Bitches get stuff done" "Some people say never let them see you cry. I say if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone" "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction" "The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity."