Alright friends, it’s time for another quote compilation. You guys always seem to enjoy these so I decided to do one on female empowerment today. Things are more than a little meh for everyone right now due to current events so I’m hoping to brighten up your day with a bit of positivity. So without further ado, I hope you enjoy these fabulous words of wisdom from girlbosses all around he world.
1. “My coach said I run like a girl. And I said if he ran a little faster, he could too.” – Mia Hamm
2. “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” — Madonna
3. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” – Emma Stone
4. “There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” – Rihanna
5. “I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I’m able to compete in?” – Mindy Kaling
6. “Women don’t need to find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen.” – Meghan Markle
7. “Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.” – Tina Fey
8. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde
9. “Women have to harness their power – it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first ‘no’. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” – Cher
10. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild
11. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou
12. “As women, we have to start appreciating our own worth and each other’s worth. Seek out strong women to befriend, to align yourself with, to learn from, to collaborate with, to be inspired by, to support, and enlightened by.” – Madonna
13. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordon
14. “I raise up my voice – not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai
15. “I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion… Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.” – Anne Frank
16. “I believe the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.” – Hillary Clinton
17. “Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you.” – Lilly Singh
18. “It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me.” – Beyoncé
19. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” – Anne Sweeney
20. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” – Sara Blakely
21. “I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femininity. And I want to be respected in all my femaleness. Because I deserve to be.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
22. “Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” – Viola Davis
23. “I hate to hear you talk about women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm water all our lives.” – Jane Austen
24. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes
25. “We need to live in a culture that values and respects and looks up to and idolizes women as much as men.” – Emma Watson
26. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
27. “One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.” – Michelle Obama
28. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
29. “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
30. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
31. “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” — Oprah Winfrey
32. “If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words, we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths. Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive.” – Betty Eadie
33. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart
34. “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” – Oprah Winfrey
35. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” – Helen Keller
36. “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson
37. “I stand for honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated, and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.” – Ellen DeGeneres
38. Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
39. “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” – Anaïs Nin
40. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
41. “I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before “thin.” – J.K. Rowling
42. “Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” – Nancy Pelosi
43. “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” – Sheryl Sandberg
44. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit. So let’s keep going—let’s keep going until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves to have.” – Hillary Clinton
45. “Justice is about making sure that being polite is not the same thing as being quiet. In fact, often times, the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
46. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder
47. “There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” – Virginia Woolf
48. “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” – Arianna Huffington
49. “Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” – Serena Williams
50. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright
Alright friends, I hope you enjoyed today’s latest. If you liked this roundup, definitely make sure you check out the following as well: “4 Quotes Every Girl Boss Lives By,” “50 Grit Quotes That Will Inspire You to Hustle Harder,” “60 Motivational Quotes to Start Your Day Off Right,” and “40 Inspirational Quotes That Will Change Your Life.” Until next time! Stay safe and make sure you self quarantine.
Best quotes,.. Thank you,..
Very inspirational! 🙂
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