Empowering Relationships Quotes

Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.

My ability to get through my day greatly depends on the relationship that I have with other women...We have to be able to champion other women. We have to root for each other's successes and not delight in one another's failures.

I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.

Put your energy into building what is creative, valuable and empowering. And you won't have to constantly fight against what is destructive and draining.

We need women friends, women who challenge us.

To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

The old saying is true, behind every good man theres an incredible woman.

I just look at all the fruit and all the people's lives that are being changed and are being touched. And that's what we really focus on because we hear - every day we get mail, we visit with people, and their lives are being changed.

Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.

For joy, I live by the mantra of surrounding yourself with people who make your life better... people who enhance your life and motivate you to be the best version of yourself. It's not always easy, but I've had to make a conscious effort to remove people who are a lot of work and drain my energy...you know, those energy suckers we each have in our lives.

The greatest gift you can give anyone is a gift of empowerment and love.

Surround yourself with like-minded, strong people, use your voices and choose courage over fear.

As a woman now, I want to share things. I have girlfriends in their twenties, and I say, "Ask me anything. You can learn from the things I did wrong, and you can learn from the things you think I'm doing right. Take whatever you want and make it your own."