Inspiring Quotes From Strong Women

“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”

-Serena Williams

“Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.”

-Katherine Johnson

“Women should do for themselves what men have already done – occasionally what men have not done – thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.” 

-Amelia Earhart

“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” 

-Ruth Bader Ginsberg

“We need to understand that there is no formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.”

-Hillary Clinton

“A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex but neither should she adjust to prejudice and discrimination.”

-Betty Friedan

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform.”

-Susan B. Anthony

“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.”

-Diane von Furstenberg

“I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.”

-Joan Rivers

“Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”

-Golda Meir

“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

-Rosa Parks

“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.”

-Estée Lauder

“Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.”

-Beyoncé Knowles Carter

“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.”

-Barbara Corcoran

“Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.”

-Edith Wharton

“If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”

-Erica Jong

“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.”

-Leymah Gbowee

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.”

-Dolly Parton

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”

-Amelia Earhart

“If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don’t, you’re simply ducking your responsibilities.”

-Ann Richards

“You can’t give up! If you give up, you’re like everybody else.”

-Chris Evert

“One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.”

-Ruth Reichl

“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

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

-Oprah Winfrey

“I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.”

-Condoleezza Rice

“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”

-Marge Piercy

“To be irreplaceable one must always be different.”

-Coco Chanel

“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.”

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”

-Maya Angelou  

“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep the faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on”.

-Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.”

-Michelle Obama

“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”

-Audre Lorde

“Before the moon I am, what a woman is, a woman of power, a woman’s power, deeper than the roots of trees, deeper than the roots of islands, older than the Making, older than the moon.”

-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tehanu

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it is in hot water.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt