The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions, that rob him of it.
Discover Your Inner Strength: Quotes to Empower You - page 25
“Weapons may be carried by creatures who are evil, dishonest, violent or lazy. The true warrior is good, gentle and honest. His bravery comes from within himself; he learns to conquer his own fears and misdeeds.”
Brian Jacques
Women have very powerful second chakras, and the goal is to move that energy up and use it.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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The acknowledgment of powerlessness does empower. We humans are powerless over a whole host of factors and conditions in the world, and mostly we're not bothered by these.
Peg O'Connor
No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.
Frank Pittman
As people grow up, they realize it's less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.
Lauren Conrad
There's no need to be fearful when another person succeeds. In fact, joining forces and supporting fellow teachers (or co-workers) you believe in is one of the most empowering moves you can make.
Kathryn Budig
I grew up in the projects with four older brothers. And there were tough, macho gangsters, drug dealers, killers, and thugs all in my neighborhood. And they were afraid of my mother. So, yeah, I know some strong women.
Michael Che
Great crises produce great men, and great deeds of courage.
My job in my work is not to acquire power; it's to question power.
Anna Deavere Smith
A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers.
As a territory, American Samoa has no representation in the U.S. Senate, and we Samoans lost a respected and powerful ally with the passing of Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Troy Polamalu
Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men.
Steven Pinker
The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope
Norman Cousins
They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
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No one can be truly powerful unless he has access to the command of major institutions, for it is over these institutional means of power that the truly powerful are, in the first instance, truly powerful . . .
C. Wright Mills