Quotes About Support

We challenge each other to be funnier and smarter.

We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item.

When we have resonant relationships with our mentors and guides, and when these people act compassionately to support our strengths, positive self-image, and dreams, the impact on us is profound and long-lasting.

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Anyone can be a father, but it takes a lot to be a daddy.

In life you will meet two kinds of people: Those who build you up and those who tear you down. But in the end, you will thank them both.

A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A best friend is the one sitting next to you saying "boy was that fun."

You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship together and there was only one life jacket. . . I'd miss you heaps and think of you often.

Friendship isn't a big thing — it's a million little things.

Brit Marling is very positive, very professional, very encouraging.

When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.

My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it takes to become a professional athlete. I don't think - without their help, I wouldn't have got this far.

When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.

It's none of our business, the sexual preference of people. So, I hope if someone's thinking about it, that if they do come out as gay and are a professional football player, and it makes them happy, and it makes their life easier, then I think they should do it.

If I'm having problems, I speak to my older brother, who used to play professional football.

Planned Parenthood is a very important part of my professional life.

My mom actively did not want me to play professionally.

I went to national piano competitions and did that whole circuit. Then I played professionally to support myself when I moved out to LA.

I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mum, too, but there were areas that she and I did not share. So his loss to me was huge, personally and professionally. He believed in me, not just as a father, but as a director, and that always meant a lot.

Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they were so against it.

As her mother, I am always there, but Alia knows what she wants both professionally and personally.

My sister was an athlete. Every time she came home during her break, I would accompany her. Initially, I took part in school sports, but gradually, my sister encouraged me to take it up professionally.

I would go to a team where I always felt happy - as a person, as a human being and as a family, because there I will be professionally better.