Marlen Esparza Quotes

I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model.

With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities.

Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

Women have always been a good influence on me.

Superwoman is one of those superheroes that knows her power and is very comfortable in her power.

I feel that I've got the opportunity to set a great role model for girls to look up to a strong, active, compassionate, loving, positive woman, and I think it's so important.

I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.

I want to be remembered as a Miss Universe who overcame her fears and helped other women overcome theirs.

We women are great at underselling ourselves and not so great at owning our awesome.

I never really knew that I would be a lifer of strong female characters, but that seems to be the drops I'm being given, and I'm very happy for them. Hopefully, 'Divergent' will be the next thing.

Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.

I am a role model, definitely and I definitely support women.

If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.

I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.

As a female there aren't too many characters that are very empowering, and there's something very empowering about Lara Croft. She kicks butt and she does it in style. She's confident and she's educated.

I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character.

Women loved that part 'cause K.C. was just sassy.

If our women are willing to die with us, who is there to say no?

Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero as a little girl. I still have a huge girl crush on Wonder Woman; I think she's amazing.

Girls actually need superheroes much more than boys.

I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.

I can remember back to when I was 12, 13, and any show that I watched, I wanted to be the main character and embody them, and I think the fact that Sabrina is, in so many ways, such a positive role model for young girls is really cool.

I've been in the fortunate position of playing these strong, snarky female characters since Dana Gordon on 'Entourage.'

The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.