Read quote“I am just one example of someone who was abled differently and yet I beat the odds.”
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About Empowerment
The development of confidence, capacity, and collective power to influence one’s circumstances.
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Words on Empowerment
Read quote“Life shows you the gifts that you already have.”
Read quote“I don’t think anyone should be in trouble for saying something that reaffirms your identity and gives you strength and makes you who you are.”
Read quote“El pueblo me dio su fuerza.”
Read quote“We do not have to wait for a collective action.”
Read quote“I trust myself and I'm proud of myself.”
Read quote“I think that all people are artists.”
Read quote“모든 시민은 기자다”
Read quote“Kata 'ndeso' itu bukan untuk nyindir orang desa, tapi itu sebagai inspirasi untuk orang-orang supaya bangkit.”
Read quote“My accomplishment is undeniable proof that no matter who you are and where you are from, you can achieve anything that you set your mind to.”
Read quote“My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself.”
Read quote“You can achieve things by masses of people coming together to demand them in a peaceful way.”
Read quote“Peruanos: ya tenéis patria. Levantad esa cabeza que vosotros y vuestros padres habéis llevado humillada por tres siglos de cautiverio.”
Read quote“The pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem.”
Read quote“موهبتي هي شهادتي!”
Read quote“And I never knew about my potential until 1952, when I was seventeen, I think. Then I went into athletics.”
Read quote“You only need one person to encourage you.”
Read quote“An accent is an asset.”
Read quote“God perpetuate the empire of the Turks for ever and ever!”
Read quote“People have the natural ability to become better.”
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Quote Stories about Empowerment
Instructions for a Windy Day
Mara could explain a leaking pipe in three lines, but the shelf instructions defeated everyone. So she began drawing.
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What the Hinges Taught Her
When Mara opens her umbrella shop for weekly repairs, she expects to mend objects. Her grandson teaches her that people, too, can be carefully matched, encouraged, and given room to try.
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