Inspiring Women Empowerment Quotes to Motivate and Empower Women Everywhere - page 136

At first, it must be remembered, that [women] can never accomplish anything until they put womanhood ahead of wifehood, and make motherhood the highest office on the social scale.
At first, it must be remembered, that [women] can never accomplish anything until they put womanhood ahead of wifehood, and make motherhood the highest office on the social scale.
 Herbert Croly
So now we all know," says Four, quietly, "that you are afraid of a short, skinny girl from Abnegation." His mouth curls into a smile.
The crisis of modern democracy is a profound one. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market has reduced them to commodities available on sale to the highest bidder.
Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires.
 June Jordan
For most people the prohibitions are a good thing. But If you are able to maintain very powerful states of mind, then you'll find yourself in everything you see.
A girl just asked for SAT scores good enough to get her into Yale. I think she was nine.
The whole point of life is to maximize your emotional income. Getting that ball and going is a tremendous physical thrill, an ego thrill, a personal power satisfaction.
 John McNally
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.
 Lionel Blue
I am dedicated to ensuring reproductive health and freedom for all. Please join me in supporting Planned Parenthood's vital work to protect access to reproductive health care and real sex education worldwide.
 Kathleen Turner
The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.
The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.
The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.
 Rebecca MacKinnon
I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
 Laura Carmichael
Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred.
 Hugh Grant
Variety, multiplicity are the two most powerful vehicles of lust.
 Marquis de Sade
Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.
I saw these girls like Sherilyn Fenn and Lara Flynn Boyle that should be working now instead of these anonymous girls. They're all the same.
 Manolo Blahnik
Growing up, others girls wanted to dance and help their mums with the cooking. I liked to play soccer with the boys. Or I'd be off on my own, tilting mirrors towards the sun in order to burn armies of ants. That was my idea of fun.
 Ali Larter
My mother always used to say: 'The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana.'
 Betty White