Every day is a great day to remember how awesome women are and celebrate women’s achievements. Inspirational women quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
If you’re searching for famous strong women quotes that perfectly capture what you’d like to say or just want to feel inspired yourself, browse through an amazing collection of inspiring independent woman quotes, amazing girl power quotes and top women empowerment quotes.
Most Famous Women Quotes
To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams. Hillary Clinton
If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world. Amy Poehler
When black women win victories, it is a boost for virtually every segment of society. Angela Davis
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Julia Child
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou
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
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. Oprah Winfrey
I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. Madonna
You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life. Coco Chanel
Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere. Mae West
Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn’t mean it does not exist. Margaret Cho
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways. Glennon Doyle Melton
I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in – even if it makes you vulnerable – amazing things can and will happen. Emma Watson
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron
There is a stubbornness about me that can never bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. Jane Austen
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
Inspirational Women Quotes
I raise up my voice-not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. Malala Yousafzai
I am a woman / Phenomenally / Phenomenal woman / That’s me. Maya Angelou
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.’ Erin McKean
I am thankful for my struggle because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength. Alex Elle
A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. Melinda Gates
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
A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. Gloria Steinem
Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. Michelle Obama
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. J.K. Rowling
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Jane Goodall
A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. Melinda Gates
When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man; when a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch. Bette Davis
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. Michelle Obama
I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman. Diane von Furstenberg
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. Sheryl Sandberg
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. Audre Lorde
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. Beyoncé
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
I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Powerful Women Quotes
Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice. Helen Keller
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain! Dolly Parton
When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. Carol Burnett
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
Feminism is for everybody. Bell Hooks
She does not know what the future holds, but she is grateful for slow and steady growth. Morgan Harper Nichols
Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe you must become its soul. Coretta Scott King
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
Words have power. TV has power. My pen has power. Shonda Rhimes
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. Sheryl Sandberg
