Empowered Quotes

“Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie puts it perfectly: ‘We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, “You can have ambition, but not too much, you should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten the man,”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“You are going to be you for the rest of your life, so it's not just about living with yourself, it's also about loving yourself.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“Remember to stop asking, ‘What if I fail?’ Rather ask yourself … ‘What if I fly?”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“I was a girl making things work without a lot of resources and that if I was lucky enough to have what they did, I could take over the world.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“Essentially, my mother’s message was this: if this is you now without the things that they mock you for not having, can you imagine what you would be like when you do have everything? The answer is: unstoppable.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“Build it and they will come.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“Mrs Obama's ability to address me in the way that I had shown I wanted to be addressed filled me with confidence and excitement, and it's something I think is worth raising when others share their dreams with you: try to really hear them and give them the listening ear you'd hope they would give you.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“Being open about your journey and your struggle with finding your purpose gives people a chance to try and help.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

“IN THIS LIFE, YOU CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO CHALLENGE YOU IN THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN YOUR LANE OR IN YOUR FIELD.”
― Vee Kativhu, Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose