A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. — Marge Piercy
It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal. — Misty Copeland
I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman. — Helen Reddy
I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman. — Angela Merkel
The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together. — Louisa May Alcott
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. — Melinda Gates
I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father. — David Beckham
I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible. — John Steinbeck
I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. — Carly Simon
There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise — W. E. B. Du Bois
Be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically. — Keiko Fukuda
I may be strong-minded, but no one can say I'm out of my sphere now, for woman's special mission is supposed to be drying tears and bearing burdens — Louisa May Alcott
Be courageous, believe in yourself, and be the best woman you can be. I'm with you all the way. — Gillian Anderson
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong — Audrey Hepburn
A strong man can handle a strong woman. A weak man will say she has an attitude problem — Boonaa Mohammed
Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure. — Cassandra Clare
Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard. — Miep Gies
I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything. — Kamala Harris
Nothing is impossible to a determined woman. — Louisa May Alcott
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. — Bob Marley
Be strong. Be confident. Be the star of your own life. — Estee Lauder
Being A Strong Woman Image Quotes
A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.
Being A Strong Independent Woman Quotes
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That's what music is to me.” – Janis Joplin — Janis Joplin
I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone — Katharine Hepburn
A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one. — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.
Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. — J. K. Rowling
I have a lot of sides to my personality and what you see on 'The Hills' is a strong, independent woman, which I am. But I also have a sensitive side that I don't show too much. — Kristin Cavallari
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. — Lady Gaga
A strong man can handle a strong woman. A weak man will say she has an attitude.
Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy. — Nicole Polizzi
Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do. — Diana Lopez
I was raised to be a very strong and independent woman without anybody ever saying the word feminist or having any political conversation. — Kellyanne Conway
No woman who had been intimate with a god was easily disturbed. — Michael Cadnum
Being A Strong Woman And Mother Quotes
Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out. — Anita Roddick
I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband. — Little Richard
Be Strong. You Never Know Who You Are Inspiring. My current role model is Beyonce. She is such a strong woman. She can do everything. She has kept herself together and has balanced her life perfectly. She is a great singer, great dancer and a great looker and is now a good mother and wife. — Sunidhi Chauhan
A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until you put her in hot water
I think we all want to be Gisele Bündchen. Whether it inspires. Not only for her beauty. Successful she is, is a businesswoman, is an activist, a good mother is a strong woman and a good example to all the powerful women . Everybody wants to know what she does or says, rather than what she wears. — Erin Heatherton
It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary obligations: she is a mother and she must exercise paternal authority. Few woman are strong enough to understand and to play this role. — Honore de Balzac
My mother has always been my role model, and I believe my survival in the entertainment business is in large part due to my desire to be a strong woman like my mother. She is my hero. — Marie Osmond
Strong Woman Quotes
it always seems to me as if the lavender was a little woman in a green dress, with a lavender bonnet and a white kerchief. She's one of those strong, sweet, wholesome people, who always rest you, and her sweetness lingers long after she goes away. — Myrtle Reed
A revolutionary woman can't have no reactionary man. If he's not about liberation, if he's not about struggle, if he ain't about building a strong Black family, if he ain't about building a strong Black nation, then he ain't about nothing. — Assata Shakur
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. — Sojourner Truth
The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. — Mark Twain
Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The crowd is like a woman. — Benito Mussolini
The lifting up of the woman does not require the tearing down of the man. In fact, a strong woman appreciates a strong man. Conversely, a strong man is not intimidated by a strong woman. — T. D. Jakes
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. — Eleanor Roosevelt
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. — Mary Wollstonecraft
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less — Susan B. Anthony
I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today! — Angela Merkel
Strong Women Quotes
Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated. — Saddam Hussein
It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem. — Coretta Scott King
There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself. — Laurell K. Hamilton
I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been. — William Golding
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
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
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou
Don't get bitter and twisted and nasty by life. You may have been wronged or cheated on; two wrongs never make a right. Instead learn your mistakes and learn your lessons. Remain strong with your head held high. — Angela Merkel
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. — Adrienne Rich
Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. — Amelia Earhart
Strong Independent Women Quotes
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. — Oprah Winfrey
Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it. — Harriet Morgan
I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded. — Virginia Woolf
If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. — Oprah Winfrey
I'd rather die my way than live yours. — Lauren Oliver
Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down. — Taylor Swift
We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development. — Hu Jintao
My biggest influences are strong, creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history. — Rachel Roy
When you're single, you're very independent. Very independent women raised me. We didn't have a lot of male figures as the head of our household, so I got, and took on, a lot of that strong spirit from the matriarchs in my family. — Tichina Arnold
Strong Powerful Women Quotes
I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist. — Ginni Rometty
I think women are very powerful and I think we're more powerful together than separated. — Zendaya
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' — Eleanor Roosevelt
You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. — Shonda Rhimes
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. — Ruth Gordon
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 leading. — Amy Poehler
You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are. — Melissa Etheridge
I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. — Emma Stone
I wanted to make a concrete impression; the idea of a woman that is free, moody, never the object, one that has a complete control of her finances and knows how it is to be independent. — Paco Rabanne
I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life – and I became that woman. — Diane Von Furstenberg
I've always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, 'I'm sorry, that's just wrong,' I tend to think she must be doing something right. — Diane Keaton
Find an independent woman-who loves you for you and will be your best friend. I got it right the first time and was very, very lucky. — Jon Bon Jovi
Any woman whose I.Q. hovers above her body temperature must be a feminist. — Rita Mae Brown
It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. — Camille Paglia
Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn't need a man. I think that's wrong. I think we all need someone. — Boris Kodjoe
I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart. — Katerina Graham
I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent. — Emma Roberts
I have always sensed the exhilaration and independence of being self-propelled. Besides, you can jog while pushing a baby carriage. Maybe I'm a product of Wonder Woman comic books — Nina Kuscsik
Inspirational Strong Women Quotes
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. — Helen Keller
The secret of getting ahead is getting started — Mark Twain
A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who has never owned a car. — Carrie Snow
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. — Ella Fitzgerald
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. — Nora Ephron
There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith. — Emma Watson
Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength. — Chris Bradford
I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. — Ruth Benedict
If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? — RuPaul
Strong Women Motivation Quotes
Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one. — Calamity Jane
Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role. — Joan Benoit
If you don't risk anything you risk everything — Mark Zuckerberg
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't make them all yourself. — Usher
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. — Beyonce Knowles
I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy. — Diane von Furstenberg
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. — Marissa Mayer
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. — Madonna Ciccone
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — Benjamin Franklin
Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. — George Carlin
A woman is a warrior too. But she is meant to be a warrior in a uniquely feminine way. Sometime before the sorrows of life did their best to kill it in us, most young women wanted to be a part of something grand, something important. — Stasi Eldredge
Many of my movies have strong female leads - brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe in with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man. — Hayao Miyazaki
I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships. — Gilda Radner
When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying it: I am a strong, black lesbian woman. — Brittney Griner
When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change. — Kathleen Hanna
I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough. — Shirley Bassey
You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen. — Ginger Rogers
Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do. — Thuy Trang
There'll always be a McQueen woman. She's strong, powerful & when she puts a McQueen jacket on, she feels different. — Sarah Burton
...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong. — Pearl Cleage
A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon. — Arnold Haultain
I’ve often thought it unfair that women are expected to stay at home when there’s a fight to be won. If a woman has the strength to bear a child, she can swing a sword as well as any man. — Karen Hawkins
...Respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling and empowering is not just a nice extra, it is absolutely essential as it makes the woman strong and therefore makes society strong. — Marsden Wagner
I learned a long time ago that the last thing any woman should be thinking about is being 'skinny' or 'thin.' To me, those words imply weakness, fragility, the inability to stand firm in a storm. If you want to change your body, aim for 'athletic.' An athletic body is healthy, strong, and built to thrive. An athletic body can take many shapes. — Lauren Fleshman
I represent more the healthy, happy, curvy, strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean. — Heidi Klum
Whatever you do, be different. If you're different, you will stand out. — Anita Roddick
I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt
The wish to be super strong is a healthy wish, a vital compelling, power-producing desire. The more the Superman-Wonder Woman picture stories build up this inner compulsion by stimulating the child's natural longing to battle and overcome obstacles, particularly evil ones, the better chance your child has for self-advancement in the world. — Sayings
The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit. — St. Ignatius Loyola
I hold strongly to this: that it is better to be impetuous than circumspect; because fortune is a woman and if she is to be submissive it is necessary to beat and coerce her. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit. — Ignatius of Loyola
The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others. — Oprah Winfrey
Women have always been the strong ones of the world. — Coco Chanel
If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1. — Matt Damon
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