"If you have power, you have to empower."
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"He who can turn negative situations into something positive, has learned the law of transformation, his mind empowers life."
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"A man's got to do what a man's got to do."
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"Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want."
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"You empower what you fight.You withdraw power from what you release."
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"I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles."
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"Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible."
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"You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair."
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"You need to hire and develop great people. You need to set the vision and trust them to do the right thing. You need to let go of control. That's wonderful for all involved because you're empowering and trusting your people to do what's right for the brand."
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"Privilege is not in and of itself bad; what matters is what we do with privilege. I want to live in a world where all women have access to education, and all women can earn PhD’s, if they so desire. Privilege does not have to be negative, but we have to share our resources and take direction about how to use our privilege in ways that empower those who lack it."
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"If we succeed in empowering girls, we'll succeed in everything else."
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"Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'"
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"By improving health, empowering women, population growth comes down."
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"We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves."
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"The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves."
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"Releasing guilt is like removing a huge weight from your shoulders. Guilt is released through the empowering thought of love and respect for yourself. Let go of standards of perfection and refuse to use up the precious currency of your life, the now, with thoughts that continue to frustrate and weaken you. Instead, vow to be better than you used to be, which is the true test of nobility."
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"To me, the most important thing - aside from meeting people's physical needs, whether that's education, health care, clothing, food, a roof over their heads - is changing the mind-set and educating people. And most of all, most important, is empowering people and making them self-sustaining."
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"I have a sense of greatness, which comes from feeling that I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing on the planet - empowering people, especially women."
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"I wouldn’t call myself a feminist. I try to live by the girl-power motto. It’s about believing in yourself, no matter how bad a day you’re having, and lending your support to other women. It’s empowering to have that camaraderie with other women."
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"The planet is under pressure and our choices have never been more important. The Food Revolution Summit is an informative and empowering platform which highlights ways to set a new pattern for the future of the planet."
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