“When someone comes to you to talk about a problem, if you move the conversation on to a discussion of potential solutions, you fuel their creative problem solving abilities on average by 20% - not to mention you make them feel better! You make them smarter and more empowered to tackle challenges.” IfsFeelsProblemMovingChallengesAbilityCreativeConversationSolutionsAverageDiscussionFuelSmarterFeel BetterProblem SolvingEmpoweredCreative Problem Solving Author:Michelle Gielan
“The US empowered the Shi'a Islamic political groups and marginalised a big part of Iraq who were recognised as Sunni people. It was only to be expected that the next step would be for the sectarian religious dynamics to surface, for one religious group to be fighting another religious group.” PeopleBigsWould BePoliticalFightingNextReligiousStepsGroupsIraqSurfaceExpectedIslamicEmpoweredNext StepsDynamicsPolitical Groups Author:Yanar Mohammed
“Has the center of gravity shifted such that all governments have greater powers and fewer restrictions than they ever had, and are empowered by technology in a way that no government ever was in the past?” WayGovernmentPastTechnologyGreaterFewerGravityEmpoweredRestrictionGreater PowerCenter Of Gravity Author:Edward Snowden
“When the time came to say, "Mom, I want to do this as a job," it was brutal. She was really against it. There were screaming matches. Some people are shut down by that and get defeated by it, and other people are empowered by the negativity. My father kind of encouraged me through that.” PeopleWantKindJobsFatherMomBrutalNegativityDefeatedEmpowered Author:David Copperfield
“Hundreds and thousands of young people around the world can break through and can make this a better world for all living things. Once young people know the problems and are empowered to act, they have great power to impact the world.” PeopleKnowsWorldProblemYoungBreakImpactAround The WorldEmpoweredLiving ThingsGreat PowerBreak Through Author:Jane Goodall
“Everything is about consumerism. If there's money to be made, there will be an audience and people will feel empowered and I truly believe that women haven't fully tapped into their potential as a market.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelieveMadeAudienceHavensConsumerismEmpowered Author:Rashida Jones
“We need to develop a robust set of tools - strategies and routines - that help us address student variance. It's easy to come to rely on two or three "trusty" instructional strategies like worksheets and lectures. Those are of little help in planning for a variety of student needs. As we develop a better toolbox, we're empowered to meet students where they are.” NeedsLittlesTwoHelpingThreeEasyStudentsToolsStrategyPlanningVarietyRelyAddressesLecturesEmpoweredRobustVarianceLittle HelpToolbox Author:Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Feel empowered. And if you start to do it, if you start to feel your voice heard, you will never go back.” IfsFeelsVoiceHeardEmpowered Author:Mary Robinson
“To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means the defense is empowered and emboldened.” IfsMeanPresidentLinesWeakDefenseApprovalOffensivePollsEmpoweredRatingApproval RatingOffensive Line Author:Matthew Dowd
“Our society really needs to take a better look at what we're selling, because I think women being empowered will be as beneficial to men as it is to us.” ThinkingMenNeedsLooksSellingOur SocietyBeneficialEmpowered Author:Karla Souza
“I still think of myself as punk, because the way I became empowered to play music is entirely due to punk bands.” ThinkingWayStillsPlayBandMusic IsDuesPunkEmpowered Author:John K. Samson
“It's crazy for somebody who's kind of empowered and wealthy like myself to say, "Oh, I don't need to be patronized by the state, I can make my own choices." But I've got things to look forward to, and places to go and if that'd been me there forty years ago, when I was a young kid in Muirhouse, it might've been a different story.” IfsNeedsYearsLooksKindI CanDifferentStatesStoriesMightKidsYoungChoicesMy OwnCrazyYears AgoFortyWealthyEmpoweredPlaces To Go Author:Irvine Welsh
“We live in a time where women should feel empowered; they have every right. I've always been attracted to women who show [that they can do anything].” FeelsShouldShowsCan DoEmpowered Author:Nick Viall
“I am worried that Americans I have met on my journey across the country, seem very hopeless and are feeling powerless to make change and are feeling passive. I'm not blaming them. But one thing we need at a time like this is for people to feel empowered and angry.” PeopleNeedsFeelsCountryFeelingsSeemsOne ThingJourneyMetsBlameAngryWorriedHopelessPassivePowerlessEmpoweredMy Journey Author:Naomi Wolf
“The decline of institutional Christianity over the last 40 or 50 years has empowered a side of American religion that has always been there. The sort of do-it-yourself, "create your own Jesus" kind of faith. But, the forms that faith takes do have a real reason they are so appealing.” YearsKindRealReasonLastsFormJesusSidesChristianityDeclineEmpoweredDo It Yourself Author:Ross Douthat
“In the Church the transformative power of the Eucharist is experienced through the dignified celebration of Holy Mass, and people are empowered for mission because of that.” PeopleChurchHolyMassMissionsCelebrationEmpoweredEucharistHoly Mass Author:George Weigel
“At the end of my life, I want to say that I made the world a better place because I raised good children, loved my wife, and empowered entrepreneurs. If I do these things, then I can rest knowing that I made the world a better place.” IfsWorldWantChildrenMadeI CanEndsKnowingWifeEntrepreneurRaisedMy WifeBetter PlaceEmpoweredChildren Love Author:Guy Kawasaki
“I'm realizing that the people who criticize what I'm doing, their intentions and comments are not actually real.There's nothing happening in the real world outside of whatever they're writing on the internet. Whereas for the people who feel inspired by what I'm doing, there's something so concrete and powerful in what's happening when they feel empowered. There's actually some kind of growth or self-acceptance, some kind of self-love that's actually being triggered, hopefully. And that's real.” PeopleWorldWritingKindRealGrowthRealizingPowerfulInternetIntentionInspiredHopefullyCriticizeCommentReal WorldConcreteEmpowered Author:Amandla Stenberg
“Young people are tremendously frustrated because they don't see politics as changing anything. They see it as perpetuating a system that frankly doesn't work and no matter who you vote for things don't really change. Social media is where I think a bold message will wake them up. We saw that a little bit in the Occupy movement. Over the next three years, I think young people are going to wake up and be empowered.” PeopleThinkingVoteWake UpSocial MediaFrustratedEmpowered Author:Justin Trudeau
“One of the amazing things about pop is that it's there to make people feel confident and empowered.” PeopleEmpowered Author:Shura
“I'm comfortable with my body and it was a creative choice. I know that might make some women feel uncomfortable, but we need to stick together instead of getting angry at each other for our choices. I think women are sensual, beautiful beings, and I feel empowered when I express myself sexually.” ThinkingTogetherBeautifulChoicesCreativeSensualUncomfortableEmpoweredSexually Author:Christina Aguilera
“The is a lot of anti-sexism coming from my point of view as a woman who deals with it every day. I think sexism is a form of discrimination. It is similar to other forms of discrimination. I think people should feel empowered to not take s**t from anyone.” PeopleThinkingPoint Of ViewDiscriminationSexismEmpowered Author:Juliana Hatfield
“Americans are very mobile and move around and choose the communities they want. On the ocean people would be even more mobile and empowered to link up with people they enjoyed, and detach and move away from people they did not. Increasing choice is a way to foster fulfillment in people's lives. I choose my friends and I'd prefer to choose my neighbors too.” PeopleMovingChoicesCommunityOceanNeighborFulfillmentEmpowered Author:Joe Quirk
“My fan interactions are really, really special. They're one of the highlights of this job for me, because I go out and do these conventions all across the world and meet all of these young girls - girls that look like me, and girls that look nothing like me, that are excited and empowered to see a woman of color on television. I'm really grateful for the fans that I have.” WorldGirlSpecialGratefulExcitedEmpowered Author:Candice Patton
“In the beginning no power differential existed between male and female. God empowered both with full rights and responsibility to rule outward over all creation, not over each other. As we know all too well, the fall changed everything, precipitating male rule over women and also the rule of some men over other men, a.k.a., patriarchy. Within patriarchy, women no longer derive their value from their Creator, but from men - father, husband, and sons. Within patriarchy, a woman's value is gauged by counting her sons.” MenValuesFallFatherResponsibilityCreationChangedSonHusbandFemalePatriarchyEmpowered Author:Carolyn Custis James
“Books have always been my home. I ransacked the library regularly from the time we moved to the States. I read on the fire escape. I read at the dinner table. I read late into the night in my room. This unhindered foraging and feasting on books - away from controlling, condemning eyes - empowered me to identify and resist misogyny, xenophobia, shadism, and other forms of injustice.” BookHomeEyeNightMovedLibraryInjusticeMisogynyEmpowered Author:Mitali Perkins
“I'm revealing information to people. I'm not creating it. And to the extent that people embrace it, I think they're empowered by it, because any time you have a bigger perspective today than you did yesterday, it's got to be only for the good of your mind, your body, your soul.” PeopleThinkingMindSoulTodayPerspectiveEmbraceYour SoulEmpowered Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“You don't have to have a man! Masturbation is especially useful for older women, because men die sooner than we do. And so: Use it or lose it. It's not critical that every woman wants to stay juiced up. But if they do, it's perfectly fine. It's a lot easier to feel sexy and perform safely when you're flexible and have a certain amount of strength left. If you keep moving - walking, staying strong, doing squats - then having sex is both safer and more pleasurable, and you feel more empowered and better about yourself.” MenMovingStrongWalkingSexyAbout YourselfEmpoweredKeep MovingStay StrongMasturbationWomen WantUsing MeOlder Women Author:Jane Fonda
“The sin that Jesus bore, and that we are now empowered to live free from, includes all the sinful warrior deity images humans throughout history have projected onto God. In this way, the cross is at one and the same time the definitive revelation of the true loving God and the "crucifixion of the warrior god". And just as we should forever revolt against the sin and that was permanently put to death on the cross, so too followers of Jesus should forever revolt against the sinful warrior image of God that was permanently put to death on the cross.” JesusSinForeverWarriorRevelationsEmpoweredRevoltLoving GodCrucifixionGod ImageLive Free Author:Gregory A. Boyd
“I think we, as a fasion industry, need to hold people accountable for their actions. I want people to realize that models have a voice, and a powerful one at that. I want all models to be treated with more respect because that's what we all want - basic respect and to not be treated like objects with no will. I hope that models can be more empowered to say 'no' or give their opinion without being labeled as difficult. Modeling should be a collaboration. If the makeup artist, photographer and stylist all contribute, why can't models?” PeopleThinkingGivingActionArtistDifficultRealizingPowerfulOpinionPhotographerMakeupCollaborationOld PeopleModelingEmpowered Author:Sara Sampaio
“Boris Yeltsin's period was characterized by a no less irresponsible attitude to people's lives, but in other ways. In his haste to have private rather than state ownership as quickly as possible, Yeltsin started a mass, multi-billion-dollar fire sale of the national patrimony. Wanting to gain the support of regional leaders, Yeltsin called directly for separatism and passed laws that encouraged and empowered the collapse of the Russian state. This deprived Russia of its historical role for which it had worked so hard, and lowered its standing in the international community.” CommunityAttitudeLeaderSupportHistoricalOwnershipEmpowered Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“When Derek Miller and I started working together, we had a very clear vision for the sound of the band. It was one which combined our favorite musical elements: driving guitars, bombastic beats, and female vocals. We've always been interested in making music that is essentially pop but that steps outside of the traditional formula into a stranger, more abrasive world. We love that our music makes people dance with complete abandon and feel empowered. It's very uninhibited music, and that's what makes it so fun.” PeopleWorldTogetherFunVisionFemaleMusicalStrangerDrivingWorking TogetherAbandonEmpowered Author:Alexis Krauss
“I'm very grateful to be in a position now where I have a lot more control to tell the stories I want to tell. I feel no obligation to tell any one story. I will tell you my interest mostly lies in telling stories about empowered women, but I don't feel it's an obligation. But I do feel like I am servicing a voice.” LyingInterestGratefulObligationEmpowered Author:Elizabeth Banks
“Growing up, I was constantly reminded to not to air our family's dirty laundry. Part of why domestic violence is allowed to continue is because there is often an unwritten rule in many families of abuse: Don't ask. Don't tell. Keeping quiet does no good. I found that sharing my story liberated me from my past. There is power in storytelling and, in that, healing. Owning my truth also empowered me. I will no longer be manipulated or controlled by guilt or shame.” PastHealingGrowing UpViolenceQuietAbuseShameGuiltStorytellingDirtyOur FamilyDomestic ViolenceEmpoweredMy PastLaundry Author:Kambri Crews
“Often, in a given project team or network, one sees leadership roles shifting among various members at various times. Attempts to fit these into traditional views of "leader" and "follower" don't quite work. It's more like Twitter: the "leader" has "followers" - but the "followers" are empowered to alter the relationship unilaterally, and the "leader" must continually earn the consent of the "followers."” LeaderTeamFitVariousEmpowered Author:James M Strock
“There are people all around us whose lives are masterpieces of service. One thinks of parents working two or three jobs to serve their families and community. So, too, many in the military or in nursing or teaching. As the needs are endless, so are the possibilities of service. Now, more than ever, empowered by the Internet, more of us can serve in more ways than ever before in history.” PeopleThinkingParentCommunityTeachingMilitaryPossibilityInternetMasterpieceEmpoweredNursing Author:James M Strock
“I am a very conservative person. And there are a lot of things that Donald Trump's government or administration is doing that I might agree with. The point is we have to defend the rules of the game. And one of the things that has empowered Donald Trump is that not enough people are serious enough about defending the rules of the game, maybe because they don't understand how endangered those rules are.” PeopleEnoughSeriousAgreeConservativeEmpowered Author:David Frum
“Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are not empowered economically; they depend on their husbands.” MeanWifeTaughtDependsHusbandEndureEnduranceEmpoweredAbusiveGood WifeAbusive RelationshipAfrican Women Author:Joyce Banda
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” StillsSpeakSilenceHeardHonestyEmpowermentSilentEmpoweringWomen EmpowermentStrong WomenEmpoweredEmpowering WomenSelf EmpowermentOur WordsEmpowered WomenWomen Empowering WomenInspirational WomenInspirational Strong WomenStrong Inspirational Book:The Black Unicorn: Poems Source: The Black Unicorn: Poems
“The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.” WayAttitudeHigherEmpoweringHeelsEmpoweredEmpowering WomenHigh Heels Author:Christian Louboutin
“High heels empower women in a way.” WayEmpoweringHeelsEmpoweredEmpowering WomenHigh Heels Author:Christian Louboutin
“Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it's stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that's when people do their best work. You can't fake confidence or empowerment.” PeopleFeelsSelfOpinionEmpowermentFakeAssuranceCousinEmpoweredBest WorkSelf Assurance Author:Amy Jo Martin
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” InspirationalGivingWomenLearningFeminismEmpowermentFeministAssEmpoweringWomen EmpowermentStrong WomenBad AssEmpoweredEmpowering WomenSelf EmpowermentBeing A WomanBeing StrongPowerful WomenEmpowered WomenWomen Empowering WomenInspirational WomenWise WomenSuccessful WomenInspirational Strong WomenGreat WomenKick AssWomen PowerStrong FemaleInternational Women's DayBadass WomenBeing A Strong WomanInspire WomenStrong Women And LoveWomen EqualityWomen In HistoryBusiness WomanI Am WomanInternational Women DayWomen StrengthWoman LeaderStrong Powerful WomenModern WomanStrong Women MotivationHappy WomanInspirational FeministFamous Women InspirationalGreat FemaleProud WomanKickass WomenWomen And Strength Author:Roseanne Barr
“I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I’m for anything life-affirmative. I’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.” FeelsShouldDifferentHappensMy OwnGayFemaleMalesGood FriendEmpoweredAffirmativeFemale Power Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.” PeopleIfsBelieveI BelieveDemocracyInformationFearfulEmpowered Author:Michael Moore
“I'm a liability to them - I'm a woman, I'm empowered, I'm an artist. I've had executives who can't come to my shows they're so scared of me. I've been a thorn in many people's sides just by existing.” PeopleShowsArtistSidesScaredExecutivesEmpoweredLiability Author:Alanis Morissette
“I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.” WayLooksMotherStrongGrowsQualityGrowing UpDaughterIntelligentResponsibleMy DaughterEmpowered Author:Isaiah Mustafa
“That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit.” MenDifferentWholeSpeakCommunityIssuesBenefitsPrioritiesAddressesEmpoweredNeglected Author:Dee Dee Myers
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” InspirationalMotivationalWomenChangeWealthMoneyAtheismPositiveFemaleEmpowermentDeterminationLet MeNovelistsEmpoweringWomen EmpowermentStrong WomenGraduationStoppingBad AssLife Is ShortEmpoweredEmpowering WomenInsperationalGirl PowerBeing A WomanPowerful WomenFamous WomenEmpowered WomenWomen Empowering WomenInspirational WomenSuccessful WomenInspirational Strong WomenGreat WomenFountainheadObjectivismWomen PowerBadass WomenBeing A Strong WomanInspire WomenStrong Women And LoveWomen In HistoryI Am StrongBusiness WomanI Am WomanStrong InspirationalStrong Independent WomenWomen RightWomen StrengthBeing Independent WomanStrong Powerful WomenEmpowering LoveWomen Best InspirationalStrong Women MotivationImages Of Strong WomenFemale WritersStrong IndependentStrong MotivationalKickass WomenPowerful InspirationalBrave WomenWomen And StrengthCan't Stop MeFountain HeadYour AwesomeSmart ThinkingSmart Inspirational Author:Ayn Rand
“You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.” PeopleIfsFeelsPersonsLeadershipDecisionInspiringTeamIndependentI've LearnedEmpoweringExtensionsEmpowered Author:Tom Ridge