400 Empowering International Women's Day Quotes (2023)
Updated: Jan 15, 2023
1. “Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.” ‒ Unknown
2. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States
3. “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher
4. “The effects of your actions may unfold in ways you cannot foresee or even imagine. They may unfold long after your death.” ‒ Rebecca Solnit
5. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand, Writer
6. “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger
7. “I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” — Arianna Huffington
8. “She was a true fighter; you could see it in her eyes. She wasn’t born strong, she was made strong. She was sculpted to be her own when the world let her down and she kept picking herself back up.” –Unknown
9. “Her soul is fierce, her heart is brave, her mind is strong.” –Unknown
10. “She looked back on her life and realized that everything that happened only made her stronger.” –Unknown
11. “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
12. “I will always be the girl who believed she could make it to the moon, in a world that still debates whether girls should have an education and whether women should have reproductive rights.” ‒ Alaa Murabit
13. “When women support each other, incredible things happen.” – Unknown
14. “Take the wisdoms of the women in this world and keep them at your side, always.” ‒ Beanie Feldstein
15. “Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important.” — Junko Tabei
16. “Women can, and you can help.”
17. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand
18. “You are a woman; that is your superpower.” –Unknown
19. “Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.”
20. “Real queens fix each other’s crowns.” – Unknown
21. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde
22. “She believed she could, so she did.” –Unknown
23. “We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist
24. “Find out who you are and be that person.” Ellen Degeneres, Comedian
25. “Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable.” –Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
26. “The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” – Beyonce, Singer
27. “Here is the quick way of working out if you’re a feminist. Put your hand in your pants. a) Do you have a vagina? And b) Do you want to be in charge of it? If you said ‘yes to both, then congratulations! You’re a feminist.” ‒ Caitlin Moran
28. “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
29. “Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman.” – Unknown
30. “Self-definition and self-determination is about the many varied decisions that we make to compose and journey toward ourselves… It’s OK if your personal definition is in a constant state of flux as you navigate the world.” ‒ Janet Mock
31. “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” –Malala
32. “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” –Ginger Rogers
33. “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall
34. “Never ever mistake her silence for weakness. Remember that sometimes the air stills before the onset of a hurricane.” –Unknown
35. “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” – Unknown
36. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” –Madonna
37. “The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities.” ‒ Adrienne Rich
38. “Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do.” –Barack Obama
39. “Be the woman you needed as a girl.” –Unknown
40. “Extremists have shown what frightens them most: A girl with a book.” Malala Yousafzai
41. “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” –Mary Shelley
42. “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
43. “Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” — Anne Lamott
44. “She is strong, but not in the ways most people think. She loves more than she’ll ever get back and she knows it, yet she loves anyway.” –J.M. Storm
45. “Know what your worth is and then add the tax to that amount.” –Unknown
46. “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence.” –Blake Lively
47. “Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.” Ellen Degeneres, Comedian
48. “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
49. “There’s no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.” –Albert Ellis
50. “Women hold up the world.” ‒ Akilah Hughes
51. “There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” –Hannah Gadsby
52. “There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” ‒ Hannah Gadsby
53. “When women support each other, incredible things happen.”
54. “Her soul is fierce, her heart is brave, her mind is strong.” – Unknown
55. “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” –Nora Ephron
56. “The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel, Fashion Designer
57. “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” –G.D. Anderson
58. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey, Executive
59. “Women are the real architects of society.” – Cher
60. “Females are strong as hell.” – Unknown
61. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates
62. “Call me whatever you want. It’s not going to stop me from trying to do the right thing. Because it doesn’t just affect me, it affects all the other women who are in this with me, and it affects all the other men who are in this with me, too.” — Emma Watson
63. “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” –Unknown
64. “We are the breathing, living manifestations of the hopes of women who are not breathing any more. We must hope for ourselves, our daughters, and the women a hundred years from now. We are the thing with feathers and now we must spread our wings and fly.” ‒ Deborah Frances-White
65. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou, Poet
66. “When the world tells you to shrink, expand.” – Elaine Welteroth
67. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ‒ Judy Garland
68. “We all have a ‘Wonder Woman’ inside of us.” –Unknown
69. “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
70. “Strong back. Soft front. Wild heart. Just be you.” –Brene Brown, Professor
71. “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” – Atticus, Poet
72. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” Melinda Gates, American philanthropist
73. “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” – Spanish Proverb
74. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.” – Dolly Parton
75. “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Unknown
76. “Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.” or “Don’t let the bastards get you down.” ‒ Margaret Atwood
77. “Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are.” – Brené Brown
78. “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” – Unknown
79. “Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” –Serena Williams
80. “Women are incredible in groups together. Terrifying. Men have nothing on them.” – Michael Hutchence
81. “Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.” –Malala Yousafzai.
82. “She believed she could, so she did.”
83. “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” – Unknown
84. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” – R.H. Sin, Author
85. “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence.” – Blake Lively
86. “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
87. “She is strong, but not in the ways most people think. She loves more than she’ll ever get back and she knows it, yet she loves anyway.” – J.M. Storm
88. “Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.” — Helen Keller
89. “She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.” –Unknown
90. “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” –Rupi Kaur
91. “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” – Atticus
92. “Your life isn’t yours if you constantly care what others think.” –Unknown
93. “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” –Amelia Earhart
94. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyoncé
95. “There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it.” – Amanda Gorman
96. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” – Coco Chanel, Designer
97. “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
98. “I can encourage the women who are striving to get their footing in the world to keep pushing and to express themselves.” ‒ Angela Yee
99. “Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” ‒ Viola Davis
100. “After all those years as a woman hearing, ‘not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not thin enough, not that enough,’ almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I am enough.’” – Anna Quindlen
101. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” –Margaret Fuller
102. “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” –Elizabeth Cady Stanton
103. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois
104. “She has been through hell, so believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into fire and smiles.” – E. Corona
105. “She was a wild one. Always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” –Kaitlin Foster
106. “She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.” – Daniel Saint
107. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah
108. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” –Maya Angelou
109. “At a time when we are all too often being reminded of what divides us, there is common ground to be found when we share our stories.” ‒ Emma Watson
110. “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Werden
111. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey
112. “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” J.K. Rowling, Author
113. “A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.”– Ellen J. Barrier, Singer/Songwriter
114. “This Women’s Day, and every day, stand up for women.
115. “Yes, she knows pain, but she is strong. Her heart knows no other way.” –A.R. Asher
116. “She has a voice. If you can’t hear it, it’s because you’re too busy talking.” ‒ Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
117. “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”
118. “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” – Colette Werden
119. “The strongest action for a woman is to love herself, be herself, and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” –Unknown
120. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” – Hillary Clinton, America politician
121. “We live the hopes of the suffragettes and the demands of Maya Angelou.” ‒ Deborah Frances-White
122. “She’s everything; even when she’s treated like nothing.” –R.H. Sin
123. “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” – Ntozake Shange, Playwright
124. “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” –Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist
125. “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” –Maya Angelou
126. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” –Michelle Obama
127. “I am a woman, what’s your superpower?” – Unknown
128. “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” ‒ Tina Fey
129. “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” — Marilyn Monroe
130. “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson, Feminist
131. “After all those years as a woman hearing, ‘not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not thin enough, not that enough,’ almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I am enough.’” –Anna Quindlen
132. “Behind every successful woman, is herself.” – Unknown
133. “Real queens fix each other’s crowns.” –Unknown
134. “She looked back on her life and realized that everything that happened only made her stronger.” – Unknown
135. “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
136. “Little girls with dreams become women with vision.”
137. “Don’t mistake politeness for lack of strength.” – Sonia Sotomayor
138. “We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.” — Emmeline Pankhurst
139. “Just because women are strong, doesn’t mean life should be hard.”
140. “Begin each day as if it were on purpose.” Mary Anne Radmacher, Author
141. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” Hillary Clinton, American politician
142. “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
143. “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.” –Rhonda Hansome
144. “We earn our optimism. We earn our hope.” ‒ Chloe Wade
145. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” – R.H. Sin
146. “Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.” –Mahatma Gandhi
147. “I’d rather regret the risk that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” – Simone Biles
148. “Females are strong as hell.” –The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
149. “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” — Georgia O’Keeffe
150. “You cannot be broken because you are a diamond, tougher than nails and a jewel in the rough.” –Unknown
151. “Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.” Audrey Hepburn, Actress
152. “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” – Unknown
153. “We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. … And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself.” — Greta Thunberg
154. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey
155. “you must enter a relationship / with yourself / before anyone else” ‒ Rupi Kaur
156. “Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside” Coco Chanel, Fashion Designer
157. “This is our time to change the system. This is our time to change the world.” ‒ Alison Sudol
158. “She believed she could, so she did.” – Unknown
159. “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” – Unknown
160. “A feminist is any woman who tells the truth about her life.” –Virginia Woolf
161. “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
162. “The world needs strong women who will lift and build others. Who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce; women of indomitable will.” –Amy Tenney
163. “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States
164. “Feminism is not just about women; it’s about letting all people lead fuller lives.” –Jane Fonda
165. “Do not ever sell yourself short.” ‒ Jameela Jamil
166. “Women are the real architects of society.” – Cher, Singer
167. “I can and I will. Watch me.” – Carrie Green, Entrepreneur
168. “You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.” Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar
169. “I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” — Amy Schumer
170. “Women are incredible in groups together. Terrifying. Men have nothing on them.” –Michael Hutchence
171. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
172. “She overcame everything that was meant to destroy her.” –Rumi
173. “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.” – Rhonda Hansome
174. “I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana
175. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” –Mary Elizabeth Winstead
176. “You are a woman; that is your superpower.” – Unknown
177. “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” – Ntozake Shange
178. “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” Toni Morrison, Author
179. “Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.” – Yuri Kochiyama
180. “Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes,’ we have standards.” — Marilyn Monroe,
181. “A woman should be like a single flower—not a whole bouquet.” –Anna Held
182. “When women support each other, incredible things happen.” –Unknown
183. “How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants rather than to create it herself.” –Anais Nin
184. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry, Poet
185. “All of us are put in boxes by our family, by our religion, by our society, our moment in history, even our own bodies. Some people have the courage to break free.” – Geena Rocero
186. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” – Unknown
187. “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” –Unknown
188. “One is not born a woman, one becomes one.” – Simone De Beauvoir
189. “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
190. “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” – Nora Ephron, Journalist
191. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” –Katherine Hepburn
192. “Never ever mistake her silence for weakness. Remember that sometimes the air stills before the onset of a hurricane.” – Unknown
193. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Actress
194. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” —Melinda Gates, philanthropist
195. “What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don’t have is just love what we do have.” –Cameron Diaz
196. “Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman.” –Unknown
197. “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence.” –Blake Lively, Actress
198. “I don’t get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet.” – Carolina Herrera
199. “A strong woman can also be vulnerable. Just because there’s a crack in your armor, don’t doubt your strength for one moment.” – Unknown
200. “She overcame everything that was meant to destroy her.” – Rumi
201. “The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.” –Coco Chanel
202. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
203. “Little girls with dreams become women with vision.” – Unknown
204. “She promised better things for herself, so she sought out those things and never looked back.” – Unknown
205. “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” ‒ Toni Morrison
206. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa, Activist
207. “As soon as I had enough agency in my life to grow up, I became who I am.” ‒ Janet Mock
208. “Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.” –Kiera Cass
209. “Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.” — Ava DuVernay
210. “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
211. “Females are the most beautiful, gorgeous creatures in the whole world. And I think that we are gorgeous no matter what size we are.” —Alicia Keys, musical artist
212. “We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” –Malala Yousafzai
213. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hillary Clinton
214. “I’m grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” – Maya Angelou, Poet
215. “Some days, she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day, it still gets done.” –Unknown
216. “Shatter glass ceilings, and don’t be afraid of your feelings.”
217. “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
218. “Yes, she knows pain, but she is strong. Her heart knows no other way.” – A.R. Asher
219. “She has been through hell, so believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into fire and smiles.” –E. Corona
220. “She never seemed shattered to me; she was a breathtaking mosaic of battles she’s won.” – Matt Baker
221. “We all have a ‘Wonder Woman’ inside of us.” – Unknown
222. “Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” – Serena Williams
223. “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former Governor of California
224. “Like anything learned, bravery needs to be practiced.” Caroline Paul, Author
225. “As soon as I had enough agency in my life to grow up, I became who I am.” Janet Mock, Writer
226. “Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.” – Kiera Cass
227. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” – Coco Chanel
228. “You cannot be broken because you are a diamond, tougher than nails and a jewel in the rough.” – Unknown
229. “Like anything learned, bravery needs to be practiced.” ‒ Caroline Paul
230. “I expect woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” –George Meredith
231. “You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.” – Aung San Suu Kyi
232. “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” –Spanish Proverb
233. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” — Serena Williams
234. “Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” Serena Williams, Athlete
235. “Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” –Samuel Lowe
236. “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” –Unknown
237. “Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.” — Beyoncé
238. “Yes, you have been broken. But girl, you know how to work it.” ‒ Sophie Thakur
239. “I can and I will. Watch me.” –Carrie Green
240. “I don’t know a woman alive who isn’t courageous.” ‒ Reese Witherspoon
241. “A strong woman can also be vulnerable. Just because there’s a crack in your armor, don’t doubt your strength for one moment.” –Unknown
242. “One woman can make a difference but together we can rock the world.”
243. “She promised better things for herself, so she sought out those things and never looked back.” – Unknown
244. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
245. “Women hold up half the sky.” –Mao Zedong
246. “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” – Ginger Rogers, Actress
247. “One is not born a woman, one becomes one.” – Simone De Beauvoir, Writer
248. “I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time.” — Jennie Finch
249. “There’s something about a woman with a loud mind that sits in silence, smiling, knowing she can crush you with the truth.” –R.G. Moon
250. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” –Unknown
251. “Your life isn’t yours if you constantly care what others think.” – Unknown
252. “I’ve never been interested in being invisible and erased.” ‒ Laverne Cox
253. “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” – Amelia Earhart
254. “Be the woman you needed as a girl.” – Unknown
255. “Strong back.Soft front. Wild heart. Just be you.” –Brene Brown
256. “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States
257. “Happy Women’s Day means happier women’s future.”
258. “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.” – Rhonda Hansome, Comedian
259. “I believe in giving girls a chance to activate their potential without fear.” ‒ Chimwemwe Chiweza
260. “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister
261. “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” –Atticus
262. “Never let women’s rights get left behind!”
263. “Little girls with dreams become women with vision.” –Unknown.
264. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
265. “You have just one life to live. It is yours. Own it, claim it, live it, do the best you can with it.” ‒ Hillary Clinton
266. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” – Unknown
267. “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” – Gloria Steinem
268. “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Social Activist
269. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey
270. “I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say ‘yes, women can.’” — Dilma Rousseff
271. “I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” – Mary Shelley, Novelist
272. “Stop waiting to find the light at the end of the tunnel and be the light for yourself.” – Unknown
273. “Stop waiting to find the light at the end of the tunnel and be the light for yourself.” –Unknown
274. “I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” – Mary Shelley
275. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katherine Hepburn, Actress
276. “Women should not be afraid, to speak or to be.”
277. “Be free, be fierce, but most of all, have fun while being a feminist.” ‒ Nimco Ali
278. “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” –Gloria Steinem
279. “Females are strong as hell.” – The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
280. “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” Roseanne Barr, Actress
281. “There’s something about a woman with a loud mind that sits in silence, smiling, knowing she can crush you with the truth.” – R.G. Moon
282. “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” – Ginger Rogers
283. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna
284. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” Judy Garland, Actress
285. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” –R.H. Sin
286. “Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” Viola Davis, Actress
287. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller
288. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller, American journalist
289. “I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” –Mary Shelley
290. “I am a woman and I get to define what that means.” ‒ Swati Sharma
291. “Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.” – Sidney Sheldon
292. “Don’t think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women.” — Gloria Steinem
293. “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” – Rupi Kaur
294. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Dubois
295. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyonce
296. “When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde
297. “Whether women are better than men I cannot say– but I can say they are certainly no worse.” –Golda Mier
298. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” –Coco Chanel
299. “I know what I bring to the table… So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” –Unknown
300. “I don’t know a woman alive who isn’t courageous.” – Reese Witherspoon, Actress
301. “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, Civil rights activist
302. “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” –Barbara Walters
303. “Behind every successful woman, is herself”. – Unknown
304. A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” – Loretta Young, Actress
305. “Women’s history is bigger than one person, so the way we talk about the past needs to be, as well.” ‒ Alice Wroe
306. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” –Lalah Deliah
307. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa
308. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.”
309. “No woman should be told she can’t make decisions about her own body. When women’s rights are under attack, we fight back.” – Kamala Harris
310. “Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women’s denigration of themselves.” –Betty Friedan
311. “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” – Unknown
312. “I am proud of the woman I am today because I went through one hell of a time to become her.” –Unknown
313. “She was a wild one. Always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” – Kaitlin Foster
314. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” –Beyoncé Knowles
315. “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
316. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
317. “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
318. “A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” – Loretta Young
319. “Women are made to be loved, not understood.” – Oscar Wilde, Poet
320. “She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.” – Unknown
321. “You have just one life to live. It is yours. Own it, claim it, live it, do the best you can with it.” Hillary Clinton, American politician
322. “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
323. “The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.” – Kalpana Chawla
324. “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself, and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” – Unknown
325. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” – Emma Watson, Actress
326. “Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.” — Nikita Gill
327. “She’s a mess of gorgeous chaos, and you can see it in her eyes.” – Unknown
328. “If you have a dream, make it a goal.” – Unknown
329. “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
330. “Equal pay, equal opportunity, equality for all genders.”
331. “You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.’” — Erin McKean
332. “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” –Unknown
333. “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
334. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey
335. “Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive marketing campaign. The idea of women moving through the world as freely as men should sell itself.” –Roxane Gay
336. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey, Filmmaker
337. “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
338. “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.”
339. “She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.” –Daniel Saint
340. “Women are the real architects of society.” –Cher
341. “One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” –Simone de Beauvoir
342. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katherine Hepburn
343. “She’s a mess of gorgeous chaos, and you can see it in her eyes.” –Unknown
344. “Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.” – Sidney Sheldon, Writer
345. “Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.” Serena Williams, Athlete
346. “Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.” ‒ Indra Nooyi
347. “I can and I will. Watch me.” – Carrie Green
348. “She’s everything; even when she’s treated like nothing.” –R.H. Sin, Author
349. “If you have a dream, make it a goal.” –Unknown
350. “Know what your worth is and then add tax to that amount.” – Unknown
351. “Each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
352. “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” –Ntozake Shange
353. “The world needs strong women who will lift and build others. Who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce; women of indomitable will.” – Amy Tenney
354. “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” – Gloria Steinem, Journalist
355. “Extremists have shown what frightens them most: A girl with a book.” Malala Tousafzai, Pakistani activist
356. “I know what I bring to the table… So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” – Unknown
357. “Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.” –Margaret Sanger
358. “Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” – Samuel Lowe, Finding Samuel Lowe
359. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
360. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates
361. “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” –Unknown
362. “Stop the silence and the violence.”
363. “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
364. “She promised better things for herself, so she sought out those things and never looked back.” –Unknown
365. “She never seemed shattered to me; she was a breathtaking mosaic of battles she’s won.” –Matt Baker
366. “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
367. “She was a true fighter; you could see it in her eyes. She wasn’t born strong, she was made strong. She was sculpted to be her own when the world let her down and she kept picking herself back up.” – Unknown
368. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Dubois, Sociologist
369. “Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” – Samuel Lowe
370. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
371. “A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and herself only.” — Maya Angelou
372. “A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” –Loretta Young
373. “Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention.” — P!nk
374. “A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.”– Ellen J. Barrier
375. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher
376. “The rise of women does not mean the fall of men.”
377. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” — Diane Mariechild
378. “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
379. “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Warden
380. “Collaborate, don’t compete.” ‒ Olivia Perez
381. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
382. “Some days, she has no idea how she’ll do it. But every single day, it still gets done.” – Unknown
383. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” Amelia Earhart, Aviator
384. “She’s a badass with a good heart. Soft but strong. Unapologetic and honest. She’s the type of woman you go to war beside; the type of woman you marry.” –R.H. Sin
385. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
386. “I am proud of the woman I am today because I went through one hell of a time to become her.” – Unknown
387. “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” –Unknown
388. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” –Stephanie Bennett-Henry
389. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” –Unknown
390. “It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.” –Ruth Bader Ginsburg
391. “Women are made to be loved, not understood.” –Oscar Wilde
392. “Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.” — Katherine Johnson
393. “The test of civilization is its estimate of women.” –George William Curtis
394. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson
395. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the United States
396. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” — Marge Piercy
397. “Behind every successful woman is herself.”
398. “Success if only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” – Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States
399. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” –Hillary Clinton
400. “Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.” –Sidney Sheldon
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