All Quotes By Tag: Empowerment

“Black Girls… Stop settling for less than what you deserve. That’s why I stress self-love! There comes a time when you can no longer blame a man. You’ve got to hold yourself accountable for the choices that you make. Choose wisely! Slow down. Pay attention. Don’t allow his good looks and swag to blind you from the truth. Don’t be so easily flattered by money, cars, jewelry, and all of that other stuff. Your heart and well-being is worth much more than that. Choose someone who respects, loves, and adores you. Somebody who has your best interest at heart. Nothing less! Allow yourself to experience REAL love. Stop giving your love, time, and attention to men who clearly don’t deserve it. #ItsAllUpToYou”

“The only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try it and the faith to believe it is possible.”

“Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things–childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves–that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers.”

“When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we are on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious Jane Austen, some Emily Bronte who dashed her brains out on the moor or mopped and mowed about the highways crazed with the torture that her gift had put her to. Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”

“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”

“Being positive is about loving yourself through the contrast.”

“Sometimes we get caught dreaming dreams that were never designed to bring us peaceful rest. In fact, these dreams weren’t designed for us at all. When this happens, it’s imperative that we muster the courage to dream a new dream.”

“Wise women don’t turn away from the uncomfortable and uneven places that leave us searching for steady ground. We do not give in to despair. Or hatred. Or indifference. Wise women go within to access the wisdom and courage needed to transform the conditions around us.”

“Living a Spirit-filled life doesn’t exonerate you from the experiences that are common to humanity. Rather it empowers and equips you to meet those challenges, come what may, with renewed strength and the assurance that everything will be okay in the end.”

“By the power vested in me I grant myself light.”

“Cast light to all you would touch.”

“There is no need to camouflage an already perfect canvas.”

“Always face the sun.”

“A smile is a blessing that needs no words.”

“You have always been enough.”