Motivational Quotes For Women

 

+100 motivational quotes for strong women


  1. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams
  2. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
  3. “A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn
  4. “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” – Rosalynn Carter
  5. “In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi
  6.  “Success requires competence and confidence. You must be good at what you do; you must speak up and take credit for your work.  One of the other just won’t cut it.” — Michelle Bomberger, CEO and managing attorney, Equinox Business Law Group
  7. “On my own, I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.”— Oprah Winfrey
  8. “Figure out who are you separate from your family, and the man or woman you’re in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that’s the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self. With that, you can do anything else.” – Angelina Jolie
  9. “‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji
  10. “You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.” —Abby Wambach
  11. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” —Hannah Lavon, founder of Pals Socks
  12. “Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil
  13. “Let your creativity be a river, not a destination.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
  14. “Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.'” —Amy Poehler
  15. “Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd, founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T.
  16. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama
  17. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” – Albert Einstein
  18. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” – Michelle Obama
  19. “We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce
  20. “One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around your needs.”— Brie Larson
  21. “It’s really important for us to be unapologetic. To be bold. To be brave. And to take huge risks.” —Awkwafina
  22. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else.” – Unknown
  23. “And one day she discovered that she was fierce and strong, and full of fire and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Anthony
  24. “She was a wild one; always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” – Kaitlin Foster
  25. “Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton
  26. “Celebrate the wins in life but never be complacent.” — Danielle Takata, co-founder, and creative director, Dreambox Creations Los Angeles
  27. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”—Audre Lorde  
  28. “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, We Should All Be Feminists
  29. “She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus
  30. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” —Arianna Huffington
  31. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel
  32. “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” – Helen Keller
  33. “You had the power all along my dear.”
  34. —Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  35. “Every day is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.” —Demi Lovato
  36. “You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer
  37.  “Don’t be like the rest of them darling.” —Coco Chanel
  38. “Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo
  39. “Stay committed and consistent and you will achieve your goals. Never give up.” —Kelly Rowland
  40. “A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” – Carly Simon
  41. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
  42. “Run your own race. Don’t be distracted by what others are doing.  Set and go after your own goals.”— Jen Gouldstone, founder and president, Garden Streets
  43. “Find your ‘why’ so that you have the strength and resilience to push through those times when everything else is telling you no.”— Lisa Wimberger, founder, of The Neurosculpting Institute
  44. “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
  45. “Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”—Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches  
  46. “I like being present in spaces where I am not welcome because you do not deserve to feel comfortable just because you’re racist or sexist or small-minded.”—Scaachi Koul, One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter  
  47. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks
  48. “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong, I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn
  49. “Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
  50. “You must know that you can do this. You are strong. And you will make it. Just hang on and keep believing in yourself, always.” – Heather A. Stillufsen
  51. “Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.” – Anne Frank
  52. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” – Kavita Ramdas
  53. “Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale
  54. “I will have my voice: Indian, Spanish, white. I will have my serpent’s tongue—my woman’s voice, my sexual voice, my poet’s voice. I will overcome the tradition of silence.”—Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera 
  55. “‘You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?’ Aunty Ifeka said. ‘Your life belongs to you and you alone.’”—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun
  56. “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  
  57. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”—Nora Ephron
  58. “I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind learning.” – Amy Poehler
  59. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates
  60. “You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect. You should expect it.”—Sarah Dessen, Keeping the Moon
  61. “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
  62. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be yourself.” —Emma Stone
  63. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey
  64. “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 we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie
  65. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
  66. “Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.” —Brene Brown
  67. “The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle
  68. “I am no bird; no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.”—Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
  69. “You have to be consistent. You have to be yourself. You have to be committed to what you’re doing. You have to not be afraid to be ambitious.” —Roxane Gay
  70.  “It’s not your job to be likable. It’s your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  71. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling
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  73. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” —Hannah Lavon, founder of Pals Socks
  74. “Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil
  75. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama
  76. “There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth
  77. “Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han
  78. “Every time someone writes that I play ‘strong women, they’re implying that most women aren’t. How about I just play well-written parts?” — Jessica Chastain
  79.  “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” —Arianna Huffington
  80.  “We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce
  81. “One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around your needs.”— Brie Larson
  82. “It’s really important for us to be unapologetic. To be bold. To be brave. And to take huge risks.” —Awkwafina
  83. “Run your own race. Don’t be distracted by what others are doing.  Set and go after your own goals.”— Jen Gouldstone, founder and president, Garden Streets
  84. “Find your ‘why’ so that you have the strength and resilience to push through those times when everything else is telling you no.”— Lisa Wimberger, founder, of The Neurosculpting Institute
  85.  “Everything is figure outable.”— Marie Forleo
  86. “Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni
  87. “The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. I wanted to dictate my own thrilling letters.”—Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
  88. “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”—Jane Austen, Persuasion


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