Maria Montessori Quotes

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Art helped give me confidence.

I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence.

I've come out of myself as a person at Chelsea and expressed myself on and off the pitch.

I'm actually thrilled with the woman I'm turning out to be.

I feel like I'm evolving quickly with my confidence, physically, just everything.

The great thing about being a woman is the power of reinvention.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

It's really fun to see young kids trying to find excellence in themselves.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Education liberates a woman.

What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.

Once I started dancing, I was not the spoiled brat or the rebellious child that I was as a child.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

My mission is to give girls the tools to be able to blossom into their best selves.

Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

I think it is such an amazing moment when people realize what they are and what they can be, and they start putting themselves out into the world. I think you can see it in people when it's happening. They look different.

I invented myself.