One of the best ways to harness the power of femininity is to study the words of highly esteemed women. These are the quotes that will uplift you, motivate you, and remind you of your own strength day in and out!
Quotes for the Unstoppable Woman
1. “The world needs strong women. 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
2. “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
3. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams” – Oprah Winfrey
4. 1. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild.
5. “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
6. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
7. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
8. “The world needs strong women—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
9. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
10. “I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” – Calamity Jane
11. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild
12. “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
13. “She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful for him and he loved her more than anyone had ever been loved” – Nicholas Sparks
14. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – JK Rowling
15. “She was a wild one; always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” -Kaitlin Foster
16. “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.
17. “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
18. “And you, you scare people because you are whole all by yourself.” – Lauren Alex Cooper
19. “Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley
20. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” -Stephanie Bennett-Henry
21. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
22. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” – Marge Piercy
23. “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a b_tch, okay.” – Madonna
24. “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” – Coco Chanel
25. “If you live for people’s acceptance, you’ll die from their rejections.” -Lecrae
26. “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.
27. “She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus
28. “I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.” – Queen Latifah
29. “I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories… water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés
30. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
31. “I love the woman I’ve become. Because I fought to become her.” -Kaci Diane.
32. “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
33. “I don’t think it ever gets any easier. You just get stronger, that’s all. Stronger and more willing to fight the battle.” – Toni Morrison
34. “Being a woman is hard work—that is why so few of them are successful! It’s difficult finding one who has both brains and beauty.” – Marilyn Monroe
35. “I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.” – Carice van Houten
36. “Teach your daughters to worry less about fitting into glass slippers and more about shattering glass ceilings.” – Melissa Marchonna
37. “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez
38. “There is peaceful. There is wild. I am both at the same time” -Sum.
39. “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” – Helen Keller
40. “Don’t let a little stormy weather get you down, there is always sunshine on the other side.” – Heather A. Stillufsen
41. “If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.”- Chinese Proverb
42. “Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention.” – Pink
43. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
44. “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
45. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
46. “You can never go back and make a brand new start, but you can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
47. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” -Audre Lorde
48. “The surest way to lose your self worth is by trying to find it through the eyes of others” – Becca Lee
49. “Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga
50. “Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” -Judy Garland.
51. “Strong women don’t play the victim. They don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale
52. “It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” – Jane Austen
53. “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself.” – Emma Watson
54. “The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” -Mohadesa Najumi
55. “When something I can’t control happens, I ask myself: Where is the hidden gift? Where is the positive in this?” – Sara Blakely.
56. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.” -Amy Schumer
57. “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
58. “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
59. “She would rather walk alone in darkness than follow anyone else’s shadow.” -R. G. Moon
60. “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” – JK Rowling.
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. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not to do.” – Marge Piercy
63. “How wild it was, to let it be.” – Cheryl Strayed
64. “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.
65. “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
66. “A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flow as abundantly as her laughter. A strong woman is both soft and powerful, she is both practical and spiritual. A strong woman in her essence is a gift to the world.” – Ritu Ghatourey
67. “I am mine. Before I am anyone else’s” – Nayyirah Waheed
68. “We must keep both our femininity and our strength.” -Indra Devi.
69. “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” – Rosalynn Carter
70. “Understand that getting help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.” – Michelle Obama
71. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill
72. “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” -Simone de Beauvoir.
73. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
74. “I am not a difficult woman at all. I am simply a strong woman and know my worth.” – Angelina Jolie
75. “As for my girls, I’ll raise them to think they breathe fire.” – Jessica Kirkland
76. “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez.
77. “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
78. “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
79. “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver
80. “A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” – Carly Simon.
81. “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
82. “She would rather walk alone in darkness than follow anyone else’s shadow.” – R.G. Moon
83. “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
84. “Someday is not a day of the week.” —Janet Dailey.
85. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” – Michelle Obama
86. “Women must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.” – Susan B. Anthony
87. “For I conclude that the enemy is not lipstick, but guilt itself; we deserve lipstick, if we want it, AND free speech; we deserve to be sexual AND serious – or whatever we please. We are entitled to wear cowboy boots to our own revolution.” – Naomi Wolf
88. “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.” -Louisa May Alcott.
89. “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
90. “I think the truth of the matter is, people who end up as ‘first’ don’t actually set out to be first. They set out to do something they love and it just so happens that they are the first to do it.” – Condoleezza Rice
91. “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” – Roseanne Barr
92. “The power of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, but in her divinity and her innocence; we men have our own kind of strength which consists mostly in brute force.” – Honore de Balzac
93. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” -Eleanor Roosevelt.
94. “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
95. “I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don’t have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.” – Gal Gadot
96. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
97. “What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.” – Jen Sincero
98. “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” -Madonna.
99. “A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” – Carly Simon
100. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
101. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
102. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour.
103. “Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep 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
104. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey
105. “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 Lord
106. “Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development, because success is something you attract by the person you become.” – Hal Elrod.
107. “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
108. “Let’s be clear, I’m a strong woman.” – Bethenny Frankel
109. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” – Gloria Steinem
110. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart.
111. “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