Quotes about Empowerment

That's why we give people fish, and also teach people to fish, and then also do something about who owns the pond. These all have to go together like a tripod or a three-legged stool. Without one leg, the stool get a little wobbly and out of balance. Charity workers need to also have a vision for justice. And justice workers need to keep their feet on the streets of injustice.

Some folks give people fish. Others teach people to fish. Others ask, "Who owns the pond? And why does a fishing license cost so much?

Little people with big dreams are reimagining the world. Little movements of communities of ordinary radicals are committed to doing small things with great love. Now

a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of. And

The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility.

I truly understand that there is a lesson in everything that happens to us. So I tried not to spend my time asking "Why did this happen to me?" but trying to figure out why I had chosen this.

Every time I catch myself saying, "Oh no, you shouldn't try that," I think, "Yes, I should."

With a little faith in themselves people, people can do miraculous things. But without it, they have a really tough time.

As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in position for Him to do things in our lives we could never do on our own.

I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.

The essence of leadership is relationship; influencing people to achieve things together that can't be achieved alone.

By working together, pooling our resources and building on our strengths, we can accomplish great things.