If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent van Gogh

One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.

Jesse Jackson

Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define if for you.

Robert Greene

My moms always told me, 'How long you gonna play the victim?' I can say I'm mad and I hate everything, but nothing really changes until I change myself.

Kendrick Lamar

Empowerment involves analyzing your own life and believing that you are able to reach realistic goals.

Poppy Fingley