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STRONG WOMEN QUOTES: 30 empowering passages that’ll awaken your inner confidence

Last updated: April 8th, 2019

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On the left side of a strong woman, stands a strong man; he is strengthened by her character. – Ellen J. Barrier

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced. – Malala Yousafzai

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Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you. – Hillary Clinton

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass. – Maya Angelou

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. – Helen Keller

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. – Diane Mariechild

I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears. – George R.R. Martin

The best protection any woman can have … is courage. – Elizabeth Cady Stantonwoman - girl - growth - life

Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic. – Rosalind Russell

A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. – Eleanor Roosevelt

We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever. – Susan B. Anthony

Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with. – Michelle Obama

I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn’t need to hide behind her husband’s back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don’t play victim, you don’t make yourself look pitiful, you don’t point fingers. You stand and you deal. You face the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart. –  JoyBell C.

No one knows what you have been through or what your pretty little eyes have seen, but I can reassure you—whatever you have conquered, it shines through your mind. – Nikki Rowe

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. – Margaret Thatcher

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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’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

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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

The way in which we think of ourselves has everything to do with how our world see us and how we see ourselves successfully acknowledged by the world. – Arlene Rankin

Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. – Charlotte Whitton

Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses. – Madame Marie du Deffand

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

When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win. – Steffi Graf

Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you. – Caroline Myss

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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

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

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