49 Quotes About Empowering Others

Getting others to reach out and participate takes the right amount of encouragement and empowering. Here are some quotes about empowering others that will give you the right inspiration.

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

“A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.”

“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

“As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.”

“As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant.”

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination, with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.”

“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.”

“He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“High heels empower women in a way.”

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

“I believe strongly in the power of arts education to engage and empower young people.”

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure – which is: Try to please everybody.”

“I can’t give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.”

“If you can see the invisible, then you can see the possible and provide the opportunities for trust, commitment and ways of empowering others to manage their past, present and future.”

“If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“Leaders are not born, they’re made.”

“Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible.”

“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.”

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“Leading well is not about enriching yourself – it’s about empowering others.”

“Most people think leadership is about being in charge. Most people think leadership is about having all the answers and being the most intelligent person or the most qualified person in the room. ”

“My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone.”

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“Real power comes by empowering others.”

“The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.”

“The building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.”

“The higher the better. It’s more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.”

“The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“We will reinvent productivity to empower every person and every organization on the planet to do more and achieve more.”

“When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”

“When you receive God’s love and encouragement, it will empower you to do more than you ever thought possible.”

“Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.”

“You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure about you.”

The power of defining yourself is a critical way to establish your identity.