Be the catalyst for change.
Empowering women, empowering humanity — Farhan Akhtar
I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. — Ruth Benedict
I’m very feminist in the way I look at the world, and that worldview must somehow be part of my work. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do. — Nancy Reagan
When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious. — Marianne Williamson
The work is what it is and hopefully it's seen as feminist work, or feminist-advised work, but I'm not going to go around espousing theoretical bullshit about feminist stuff. — Cindy Sherman
Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world. — Melinda Gates
Feminism means revolution and I am a revolutionist. — Frances Perkins
If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. — Queen Rania of Jordan
There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise — W. E. B. Du Bois
The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision. — Naomi Wolf
Empowered women who reach tough or unconventional positions make CHOICES not sacrifices — Kiran Bedi
The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together. — Louisa May Alcott
Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings. — Cheris Kramarae
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
Important Feminist Quotes
Figure out who you are 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 because with that, you can do anything else. — Angelina Jolie
We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on Earth. — Caitlin Moran
Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue — Clifford Geertz
I knew when I met you an adventure is going to happen.
I’m a bit of a feminist and I carry a machete! I try to be a strong female. I think it’s important. My mum is my idol in life. She’s a very strong woman. I think it’s important for women to be strong and intelligent and hold their own. — Kaya Scodelario
I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love - and it being more important and special than anything and everything else. — Emma Watson
I was living in the moment that feminism came out of, and I think it's only through the work that women are doing today that they are making out better than men. So it's important that you are a feminist in your mind but that you have an attitude sometimes like men. — Franca Sozzani
Just because my path is different doesn't mean I'm lost.
I do think it's important that there are feminist publications that are not dependent or only marginally dependent on advertising. — Gloria Steinem
The feminist movement has been important to me because it's made me feel less odd and also because it has made me understand some of the pressures on women which I was lucky enough to have escaped, perhaps because of my eccentricity or the oddness of my upbringing. — Susan Sontag
I do consider myself a feminist. I know the word has weird implications for people now, but I do think that its important to have women involved, whether its business or public service or...anything. — Madeleine Albright
The most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence and their people. This is why we witness a number of journalists and human rights activists, my colleagues, and a number of feminists, in prison. — Shirin Ebadi
Inspirational Strong Women Quotes
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
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
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. — Melinda Gates
Fear has two meanings - Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours.
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
I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist. — Ginni Rometty
A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who has never owned a car. — Carrie Snow
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
Black Women Inspirational Quotes
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. — Mae Jemison
I believe unconditionally in the ability of people to respond when they are told the truth. We need to be taught to study rather than believe, to inquire rather than to affirm. — Septima Poinsette Clark
Sometimes you have to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down - get rid of it. Because you will find that when you are free, your true creativity, your true self comes out. — Tina Turner
Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us. — Angela Bassett
In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive. — Whoopi Goldberg
You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you. — Josephine Baker
My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here and have a part of it just like you. — Paul Robeson
I've always believed that I could do whatever I set my mind to do. — Alice Coachman
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. — Marian Wright Edelman
I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over. — Janet Jackson
Strong Women Motivation Quotes
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
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
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
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. — Ruth Gordon
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
Female Role Models Quotes
You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting. — Condoleezza Rice
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model. — Peggy Whitson
Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls. — Richard Attias
Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then. — Erin Gray
I had female role models to look up to starting in middle school, athletes like Julie Foudy and Mia Hamm who made me realize that there was room in the world of sports for women. They ignited my dream of becoming an Olympic athlete. — Jennie Finch
At first, being a female role model really terrified me. But it hasn't turned out to be an awful burden. I get a lot of letters from women who tell me that, after watching Xena, they have bought the Harley-Davidson they always wanted or left an abusive relationship. — Lucy Lawless
Miranda Lambert! She not only has amazing music, but she is an awesome role model for females and rescues lots of animals! — Miranda Lambert
There's no shortage of female role models. They're everywhere - in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around. — Keri Russell
I realize now how lucky I was, in the total absence of role models, to have only men to rebel against. Today's women students are meeting their oppressors in dangerously seductive new form, as successful congenial female professors who view themselves as victims of a rigid foreign ideology. — Camille Paglia
When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her. — Sarah Michelle Gellar
Pro Feminist Quotes
The misogyny that is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is life out of balance, and that imbalance is sucking something out of the soul of every man and woman who's confronted with it. — Joss Whedon
Earlier feminists were almost universally pro-choice and have dominated political debate until now. Having access to abortion was viewed as the only way women could have full equality with men, who, until recently, couldn't get pregnant. — Kathleen Parker
I’m neither ‘pro-women’ nor ‘anti-men’. I’m just ‘Thumbs up for the six billion — Caitlin Moran
If a politician is running in your local community who's pro-choice, who's feminist in their thinking, get behind them. Send them some money! If you have no money but have time, lick stamps! — Ani Difranco
It will burden her conscience in life, it will burden her soul in death; but oh, thrice guilty is he who. . .drove her to the desperation which impelled her to the crime. — Susan B. Anthony
I don't know about calling yourself a feminist. I also, for me, it's difficult for me to call myself a feminist in the classic sense because it seems to be very anti-male and it certainly is very pro-abortion in this context. And I'm neither anti-male or pro- abortion, so. — Kellyanne Conway
I strongly believe that no one can be a true feminist without being an atheist. All religions are anti-women. No one can be pro-woman while supporting anti-woman dogmas. — Taslima Nasrin
(T)he Left has moved so far to the left that this pro-choice, lesbian feminist is now considered a Right-Winger! — Tammy Bruce
Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly. — Theodore Roosevelt
Anti Feminist Quotes
The feminist movement taught women to see themselves as victims of an oppressive patriarchy. ... Self-imposed victimhood is not a recipe for happiness. — Phyllis Schlafly
It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God, and is possibly being replaced by a Christ-centered men's movement which may become the foundation for a desperately needed national spiritual awakening. — Jerry Falwell
There may be women to emerge who will be able to formulate a new and possible concept that homosexual persecution and condemnation has at its roots not only social ignorance, but a philosophically active anti-feminist dogma. — Lorraine Hansberry
My analysis is that the gays are about 5% of the attack on marriage in this country, and the feminists are about 95%. — Phyllis Schlafly
I'm more interested in, you know, SpaceX and Tesla, what's going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities. — Lana Del Rey
The institution of sexual intercourse is anti-feminist — Ti-Grace Atkinson
It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses. — Florynce Kennedy
The feminist anti-pornography movement, no less than the feminist movement of a century ago, encourages the assumption that male and female sexuality, and possibly morality, are as unlike as yin and yang. — Barbara Ehrenreich
What troubles me about the "hostile workplace" category of sexual harassment policy is that women are being returned to their old status of delicate flowers who must be protected from assault by male lechers. It is anti-feminist to ask for special treatment for women. — Camille Paglia
Feminism has become a catch-all vegetable drawer where bunches of clingy sob sisters can store their moldy neuroses. — Camille Paglia
Empowering Female Quotes
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. — Ella Fitzgerald
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai
I guess from my perspective being a female athlete as well, there’s probably not a huge amount of female athlete books out there. — Ellyse Perry
My best successes came on the heels of failures. — Barbara Corcoran
I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back. — Malala Yousafzai
I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman. — Diane von Furstenberg
I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. — Emma Stone
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint — Oprah Winfrey
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
Whatever you do, be different. If you're different, you will stand out. — Anita Roddick
Feminist Movement Quotes
My hope is that feminist, racial justice, reproductive rights and LGBT movements build a coalition that centers on the lives of women who lead intersectional lives and too often fall in between the cracks of these narrow mission statements. — Janet Mock
Trans women of color dangerously fall in between the cracks of racial justice, feminist and LGbt movements. — Sayings
My parents demonstrated against the Vietnam war, they were into the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, they started the first vegetarian restaurant in Pittsburgh. — Justin Sane
The deception at the heart of the feminist movement is nowhere more apparent than in the silence with which self-professed feminists and feminist movements ignore the inhumane treatment of women who live under Islamic law. — Caroline Glick
Gone are the days when reality fed the feminist movement. — Tammy Bruce
One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us. — Tammy Bruce
The feminist movement has spent 30 years putting down the role of stay-at-home moms and trying to tell young women that only someone who is mentally disabled would pick that for a career. — Phyllis Schlafly
The feminist movement has far more anger for men than it has love for women. — Dennis Prager
The feminist movement as at present instituted is Inadequate. — Mina Loy
There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few. — Bell Hooks
Ambitious Women Quotes
I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success. — Sarah Emma Edmonds
Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater. — Stacy Schiff
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
I absolutely adore and idolise women. All women. I think they are all amazing. The female musicians I've met have been far more inspiring than the male ones. Women tend to be much more creative and ambitious. I think I may have been a woman in a past life. — Robert Plant
When men call women ambitious they mean pushy. — Liz Truss
Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It's a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person. — Ivanka Trump
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
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women. — Louisa May Alcott
If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted, there is practically nothing she can't do. — Helen Lawrenson
Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier. — Sheryl Sandberg
Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough. — Zaha Hadid
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. — Nora Ephron
None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives. — Jane Austen
There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard. — Arundhati Roy
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito. — Anita Roddick
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. — Gloria Steinem
Feminist politics aims to end domination, to free us to be who we are - to live lives where we love justice, where we can live in peace. Feminism is for everybody. — Bell Hooks
The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment. — Gloria Steinem
The only thing I know is that I know nothing — Socrates
I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success. — Gloria Vanderbilt
The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence. — Beyonce Knowles
Women are all female impersonators to some degree. — Susan Brownmiller
I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side. — Maya Angelou
Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to "choose" between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free to define themselves-instead of having their identity defined for them, time and again, by their culture and their men. — Susan Faludi
People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it's right or true or real. Feminism is not monolithic. Within feminism, there is an array of opinions. — Judy Chicago
I hate men who are afraid of women's strength. — Anais Nin
Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human. — Robin Morgan
I'm over being a pop star. I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. — Beyonce Knowles
Men think it's a women's word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You're a feminist. You're a feminist. That's it. — Sayings
I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men. — Ayelet Waldman
The reality is, sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose, you're never too big to lose, you're never too smart to lose, it happens. — Beyonce Knowles
Other women who are killing it should motivate you, thrill you, challenge you and inspire you. — Taylor Swift
Patriarchy is bestowed on men at birth. Whether you want it or not, you have a privilege as a man, and you either fight against it and reject it by becoming a feminist man, or you enjoy the privileges that come with it. — Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. — Madonna Ciccone
Let's forget about the mythical Jesus and look for encouragement, solace and inspiration from real women... Two thousand years of patriarchal rule under the shadow of the cross ought to be enough to turn women toward the feminist 'salvation' of this world — Annie Laurie Gaylor
Women have two choices: Either she's a feminist or a masochist. — Gloria Steinem
I used to go on college campuses 25 years ago and announce I was a feminist, and people thought it meant I believed in free love and was available for a quick hop in the sack. ... Now I go on college campuses and say I'm a feminist, and half of them think it means I'm a lesbian. How'd we get from there to here without passing "Go"? — Molly Ivins
You know I have never met a woman who is not strong. They don't exist. — Diane von Furstenberg
Does feminist mean large unpleasant person who'll shout at you or someone who believes women are human beings. To me it's the latter, so I sign up — Margaret Atwood
Women's Day Women are the real architects of society. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gloria Steinem in the women's movement. Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority. There are all of these great wonderful women I've met that are so inspirational. — Dolores Huerta
Our mothers' generation fought so hard to change things and we're the first generation to benefit. And now you get girls in their twenties who say they're not feminists. — Kristin Davis
I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist. — Sheryl Sandberg
The girls who were unanimously considered beautiful often rested on their beauty alone. I felt I had to do things, to be intelligent and develop a personality in order to be seen as attractive. By the time I realized maybe I wasn't plain and might even possibly be pretty, I had already trained myself to be a little more interesting and informed. — Diane von Furstenberg
Creating a portrait of a female point of view in an environment that we've pretty much exclusively understood through a male perspective - "Wall Street," "Wolf of Wall Street," "Arbitrage" - etc. was beyond exciting for me. It felt downright necessary. And I felt really inspired by Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas' agenda in telling these types of unique, feminist stories. [Both of them produced and acted in "Equity."] — Meera Menon
I do not need some guy around in order to get inspiration, in order to make a great record, in order to live my life, in order to feel okay about myself. And I wanted to show my fans the same thing. — Taylor Swift
You can't marginalize more than half of the globe's population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world. — Helene D. Gayle
If I had to characterize one quality as the genius of feminist thought, culture, and action, it would be the connectivity. — Robin Morgan
It's important to remember that feminism is no longer a group of organizations or leaders. It's the expectations that parents have for their daughters, and their sons, too. It's the way we talk about and treat one another. It's who makes the money and who makes the compromises and who makes dinner. It's a state of mind. It's the way we live now. — Anna Quindlen
There's no doubt about it... I was born a feminist. — Marlo Thomas
My goal in life is to change the entire social and economic structure of western civilization, to make it a feminist world. — Marilyn French
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