215 Motivating Empower Yourself Quotes (Transformative)
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Best Empower Yourself Quotes
What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. Wayne Dyer
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe
You could certainly say that I’ve never underestimated myself. There’s nothing wrong with being ambitious. Angela Merkel
The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi
The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else. E. E. Cummings
I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. Charlotte Brontë Empower Yourself Quotes
Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune. Jim Rohn
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. Madeleine Albright
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Maya Angelou
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Helen Keller
You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result. Mahatma Gandhi
You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously. Steve Maraboli
We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. Mary Dunbar
Change is incremental, and it is sometimes quiet. And it is happening. I promise you it is happening. Glennon Doyle
My goal is not to be better than anyone else..but to be better that I used to be. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou
For me, the process of embodying confidence was less about convincing myself of my own worth and more about rejecting and unlearning what society had hammered into me. Lindy West
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. J.K. Rowling
Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on. Hillary Clinton
I will not stay, not ever again in a room or conversation or relationship or institution that requires me to abandon myself. Glennon Doyle
Allow yourself to experience what it is to learn step by step the freedom that comes from being unattached to the outcome, but operating from an empowered heart. Gary Zukav
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are. Beyonce
Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. Wayne Dyer
You cannot wait for someone to save you, to help you, to complete you. No one can complete you. You complete yourself. Oprah Winfrey
A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you. Joyce Meyer
Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t. Jerry Rice
Empower Yourself Quotes for Women
I have met myself and I am going to care for her fiercely. Glennon Doyle
Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others. Amelia Earhart
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my Audre Lorde
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. Michelle Obama
Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. Virginia Woolf
Women have to harness their power’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner. Cher
There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise. W.E.B. Dubois
Women don’t need to find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen. Meghan Markle
A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. Melinda Gates
As women, we have to start appreciating our own worth and each other’s worth. Seek out strong women to befriend, to align yourself with, to learn from, to collaborate with, to be inspired by, to support, and enlightened by. Madonna
A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men and people in general. Lorraine Hansberry
The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power… We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We shouldn’t feel that it detracts from our femininity. Elizabeth Wurtzel
There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer. Rihanna
I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story I will. Amy Schumer
It is a blessing to know a free woman. Sometimes she will stop by and hold up a mirror for you. She will help you remember who you are. Glennon Doyle
I am a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Maya Angelou
A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. Diane Mariechild
She is free in her wildness; she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. ‘Time’ for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water. Roman Payne
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron
Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To all the little girls… never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams. Hillary Clinton
Our collective experience has shown that when women have the power to make their own choices, good things happen. Madeleine Albright
A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts. Nancy Rathburn
Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. Maya Angelou
You don’t know the background story of resilience, struggles and strength of beautiful and outgoing women. All you see is what is showcased. Germany Kent
A powerful woman is a heat-resistant and storm-bracing caliber. There is nothing she cannot handle. Gift Gugu Mona
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Roseanne Barr
Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. Maya Angelou
There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. Kofi Annan
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. Oprah Winfrey Empower Yourself Quotes
With each generation, women’s ability to live the lives they choose reaches a place their grandmothers never thought possible. But that doesn’t mean everything is perfect or that our work is finished. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to be themselves. Betty Friedan
The emerging woman… will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied… strength and beauty must go together. Louisa May Alcott
If you ask a woman who she is, she’ll tell you who she serves and sometimes what she does. But that isn’t the whole story. Glennon Doyle
Short Empower Yourself Quotes
Everything is within your power, and your power is within you. Janice Trachtman
It is never too late to be who you might have been. George Eliot
In life, there is no real safety except for self-belief. Madonna
Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment. Stephen Covey
All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs. Tony Robbins
Be happy for this moment. This moment in your life. Omar Khayyam
Be the love you never received. Rune Lazuli
Grow through what you go through. Unknown
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius
I think that passion is the secret ingredient that drives hard work and excellence. Kelly Ayotte
We all have purpose even if we’re still striving to understand what that is. Angela Bassett
There is nothing that can hold you back, if you are resilient. Jim Rohn
If you have the ability to love, love yourself first. Charles Bukowski
Surround yourself with people who empower you to become better. Unknown
Make yourself proud. Peter W. Smith
You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. Deepak Chopra
You can’t please everyone, and you can’t make everyone like you. Katie Couric
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Rabindranath Tagore
I will not let anyone scare me out of my full potential. Nicki Minaj
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you. Rupi Kaur
When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example. Roxane Gay
Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart. Ziad K. Abdelnour
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. Edmund Hillary
Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning. Robert Kiyosaki
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft
Embrace the glorious mess that you are. Elizabeth Gilbert
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
This Is Your World. Shape It Or Someone Else Will. Unknown
Trust the timing of your life. Unknown
Be faithful to that which exists within yourself. André Gide
Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. Meister Eckhart
You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
You wanna fly; you got to give up the ‘stuff’ that weighs you down. Toni Morrison
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? Rumi
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anais Nin
You have to grow, you have to be, you have to love yourself unconditionally. Edmond Mbiaka
Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? Abdul Kalam
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe Empower Yourself Quotes
Whether you think you can or you think you can you’re right. Henry Ford
If you ever want to love someone, love yourself unconditionally first. Debasish Mridha
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain! Dolly Parton
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. Winston Churchill
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. W. Clement Stone
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. Marianne Williamson
It’s not always necessary to be strong but to feel strong. Jon Krakauer
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott
Inspirational Empower Yourself Quotes about Life
My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou
It is critical to unearth and understand our stories both as individuals and as entrepreneurs. Once we do that, make peace with it, and embrace it, not only can we live empowered, transformed, and fulfilling lives, we can help others do that too as models and as guides. Marta Spirk
Selecting a challenge and meeting it creates a sense of self-empowerment that becomes the ground for further successful challenges. Julia Cameron
Success, they taught me, is built on the foundation of courage, hard work, and individual responsibility. Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fears. Susana Martinez
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The more obstacles you face and overcome, the more times you falter and get back on track, the more difficulties you struggle with and conquer, the more resiliency you will naturally develop. Jim Rohn
Integrating the mind is the essence of life. Decide you will always say and do only what you feel is right. Then, you will come to tremendous clarity and conviction in the inner and outer worlds. Paramahamsa Nithyananda
How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others. Steve Maraboli
I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in even if it makes you vulnerable amazing things can and will happen. Emma Watson
Authentic empowerment is the knowing that you are on purpose, doing God’s work, peacefully and harmoniously. Wayne Dyer
The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world. Ashley Rickards
Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong. Sarah Dessen
I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values and follow my own moral compass then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own. Michelle Obama
Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made. Orison Swett Marden
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Julia Child
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. Deepak Chopra
It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Sylvester Stallone
Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Eleanor Roosevelt
I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. Diane Ackerman
Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me. Arianna Huffington
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. Rumi Empower Yourself Quotes
We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test. Isabel Allende
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough. Marissa Mayer
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential. Malala Yousafzai
I’m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. And I run my world. Beyoncé
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry Thoreau
Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t. Steve Maraboli
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Helen Keller
Trust yourself. There is no one else on earth that is better suited to determining your ideal and making it happen than you. S.D. Buffington
Courageous Empower Yourself Quotes
You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will. Stephen King
It takes a little bit of bravery to step out, to be like, okay, I don’t look like anybody else around here. I am making the conscious decision to present myself the way I want to today. Hunter Schafer
There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind. Virginia Woolf
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. Aristotle
Stop giving people the power to steal your peace. It belongs to you and no one should be able to run away with it. A. Elle
Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. Marsha Norman
The surest way to lose your self-worth is by trying to find it through the eyes of others. Becca Lee
When I’m trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously. Shakti Gawain
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks Empower Yourself Quotes
You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won’t do a thing unless you believe it yourself. Criss Jami
There is a stubbornness about me that can never bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. Jane Austen
Life hands you a difficult situation where you feel undervalued and disrespected, be bold and brave enough to know your worth. Yai Vargas
Don’t be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That’s only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat: You have to master yourself. Olga Korbut
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Jane Goodall
Never limit yourself to what you can’t do, but to what you have the power to do with what you have. Nadège Richards
I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else. Dolly Parton
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. Alice Walker
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends. J.K. Rowling
As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it! No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it! Robert Collier
They’ll tell you you’re too loud that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Accept what is, let go of what was and have faith in what will be. Unknown
We have to let go of who we think we should be and embrace what is. Achea Redd
When you realise that you possess within your self everything you need to promote your own success, the feeling is one of empowerment. Jim Fixx
The greatest act of faith some days is to simply get up and face another day. Amy Gatliff
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso
Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. Langston Hughes
No one ever became a success without taking chances… One must be able to recognize the moment and seize it without delay. Estée Lauder
I’m not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn’t open for me. I’m going to create my own door and walk through that. Ava DuVernay
Empower Yourself Quotes to Motivate You
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Helen Keller
Though we tremble before uncertain futures, may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength. May we dance n the face of our fears. Gloria Anzaldúa
My true potential had more to do with my willingness to struggle than with my past and present circumstances. Hope Jahren
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr.
I am no bird, and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. Charlotte Brontë
We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen. Rainer Maria Rilke
Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation. Cherrie Moraga
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out. Norman Vincent Peale
Everything is happening all the time, but if you don’t put yourself in the path of it, you miss it. Gayle Forman
I raise up my voice not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard… we cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. Malala Yousafzai Empower Yourself Quotes
There will be people who say to you, ‘You are out of your lane’. They are burdened by only having the capacity to see what has always been instead of what can be. But don’t let that burden you. Kamala Harris
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind. Bernard M. Baruch
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts today. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. Benjamin Disraeli
The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish. Billy Mills
If you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen. Emma Watson
Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. Roy T. Bennett
Loving Yourself Empowerment Quotes
Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there’s one person who never ceased to love you yourself. Sanhita Baruah
Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. Julia Child
Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M. Scott Peck
My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. Richard Branson
An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for it. Richard Bach
Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out. Gordon B. Hinkley
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli
The absence of self-love can never be replaced with the presence of people’s love for you. Karla Pope
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh
To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. Alan Cohen
As I began to love myself, I found that anguish and emotional suffering were only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Charlie Chaplin
I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it. Cheryl Strayed
Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary. Uta Hagen
Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist. Janet Mock
We need to take risks. We need to go broke. We need to prove them wrong, simply by not giving up. Awkwafina
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison
Respect, Love, and Value yourself. Always remember to be good to yourself by taking care of yourself. Make yourself a priority and know that it’s okay. Don’t feel guilty for loving yourself, first! You’re just as important as anybody else. Stephanie Lahart
One of the best guides to how to be self-loving is to give ourselves the love we are often dreaming about receiving from others. Bell Hooks
Loving everything about yourself – even the ‘unacceptable’ – is an act of personal power. It is the beginning of healing. Christiane Northrup
Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another. Toni Morrison Empower Yourself Quotes
Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. Angela Davis
Summary
Empowering oneself is a vital step toward personal growth and success. It refers to the process of developing self-awareness, self-confidence, and taking control of one’s life. Empowerment allows individuals to identify their strengths and weaknesses, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals.
One way to empower oneself is by setting goals. Setting goals provides individuals with a sense of direction and purpose. It helps them to prioritize their efforts and focus on what is important. Goals can be short-term or long-term, and they should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. By setting goals, individuals can track their progress and celebrate their achievements, which can boost their confidence and motivate them to continue working towards their goals.
Another way to empower oneself is by developing a positive mindset. A positive mindset involves focusing on the good in every situation and having an optimistic outlook on life. It involves avoiding negative self-talk and replacing it with positive affirmations. A positive mindset can help individuals to overcome obstacles, cope with stress, and improve their mental health.
Empowering oneself also involves developing good habits. Habits are actions that individuals repeatedly do, often unconsciously. Developing good habits such as exercising regularly, eating healthy, and practicing self-care can improve overall health and well-being. Good habits can also help individuals to become more productive and achieve their goals.
Learning new skills and knowledge is another way to empower oneself. Continuous learning allows individuals to develop new abilities, expand their knowledge, and increase their confidence. It can also help them to adapt to new situations and stay relevant in their field. Learning can take various forms, including formal education, self-study, and experiential learning.
Finally, surrounding oneself with positive and supportive people can also be empowering. Positive relationships can provide emotional support, motivation, and accountability. It is important to surround oneself with people who believe in one’s abilities, encourage growth, and provide constructive feedback.
In conclusion, empowering oneself is a continuous process that involves setting goals, developing a positive mindset, developing good habits, learning new skills, and surrounding oneself with positive and supportive people. Empowerment allows individuals to take control of their lives, overcome challenges, and achieve their goals. By empowering themselves, individuals can improve their confidence, self-awareness, and overall well-being.
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