270 Inspirational Quotes for Women

Get inspired to channel your inner queen warrior with these awesome quotes for women.

You are strong, confident and courageous, and these powerful quotes will serve as your perfect reminder of just that!

Contrary to the belief that this is a male-dominated world, women provide the foundation of power, grace, wisdom, justice, creativity, and hope.

Women are known to have better intuition, patience, emotional focus, compassion and networking ability. The list of female strengths is endless.

Throughout history, the world has witnessed many great women of strength who managed to tap into their Everyday Power to leave an indelible mark on society. Reading words of wisdom from such amazing women can inspire you to become a strong woman yourself, who approaches life with confidence.

The inspirational quotes for women below are filled with wisdom that will awaken hope, ambition, faith and inner strength. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed compiling them.

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1. “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

2. “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” ― Brigham Young

3. “Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.” – Yulia Tymoshenko

4. “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

5. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” – J. K. Rowling

6. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.” – Amy Schumer

7. “It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.”  – Taylor Swift

8. “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez (see more quotes from Jennifer Lopez)

9. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin

10. “She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus

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11. “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

12. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a b*tch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”— Maya Angelou

13. “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

14. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” — Malala Yousafzai

15. “If you don’t like being a doormat then get off the floor.”– Al Anon

16. “The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”– Elizabeth Cady Stanton

17. “Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day.” –Janis Joplin

18. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”– Alice Walker

19. “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

20. “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

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21. “Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez

22. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

23. “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” ~ Melissa Etheridge

24. “Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.” ~ Byron Katie

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

26. “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

27. “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”– Rosalynn Carter

28. “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.” — Catherine Cook

29. “If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.”— Grace Hopper

30. “It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine.” — Byron Katie

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31. “Buckle up, and know that it’s going to be a tremendous amount of work, but embrace it.” –Tory Burch

32. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”— Florence Nightingale

33. “What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.”— Meryl Streep

34. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” – Anne Sweeney

35. “Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” – Bette Midler

36. “One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning.” – Ruth Reichl

37. Successful women are not liked. I think the biggest danger for women in science is colleagues who are not as good as you are.” –  Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

38. “Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.” – Yulia Tymoshenko

39. “You can’t please everyone, and you can’t make everyone like you.” – Katie Couric

40. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” — Estée Lauder

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41. “Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention.” – Pink

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

43. “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.”– Rhonda Hansome

44. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

45. “I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”— Mary Wollstonecraft

46. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”— Melinda Gates

47. “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.”— Louisa May Alcott

48. “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life.”— Dr. Mae Jemison

49. “Words have power. TV has power. My pen has power.”— Shonda Rhimes

50. “Power is not given to you. You have to take it.”—Beyoncé Knowles

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51. “When I’m hungry, I eat. When I’m thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.” – Madonna

52. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë

53. “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” ― Brigham Young

54. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ― Nora Ephron

55. “What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce.” ― Mark Twain

56. “As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” ― Virginia Woolf
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57. “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” ― Roseanne Barr

58. “No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn’t in submission to God!” ― T D Jakes

59. “A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.” ― George Meredith
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60. “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.”
Diane Von Furstenberg

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61. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
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62. “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

63. “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

64. “Women must learn to play the game as men do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

65. “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem

66. “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel

67. “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

68. “Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.” – Helen Keller

69. “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit. So let’s keep going—let’s keep going until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves to have.” – Hillary Clinton

70. “I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values – and follow my own moral compass – then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.” – Michelle Obama

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71. “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

72. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyoncé

73. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou

74. “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

75. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama

76. “I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

77. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde

78. “Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” – Toni Morrison

79. “I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” – Calamity Jane

80. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” – Michelle Obama

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81. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou 

82. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

83. “There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” – Virginia Woolf 

84. “The king may rule the kingdom, but it’s the queen who moves the board.” – D.M. Timney

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85. “Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde 

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

87. “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” – Mary Shelley 

88. “Do not tame the wolf inside you just because you’ve met someone who doesn’t have the courage to handle you.” – Belle Estreller

89. “If you don’t live your life, then who will?” – Rihanna

90. “Embrace everything you are as a woman. Even your flaws too. And the things that you want to fix, you make them better.” – Kelly Rowland

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91. “They tried to bury us; they did not know we were the seeds.” – Mexican Proverb

92. “She is water. Soft enough to offer life, tough enough to drown it away.” –  Rupi Kaur

93. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. – Unknown 

94. “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

95. “One isn’t born courageous, one becomes it.” – Marjane Satrapi

96. “The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions.” – Nikki Giovanni

97. “Everything is within your power, and your power is within you.” ― Janice Trachtman

98. “There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.” – Rita Dove

99. “Strong women need not declare they can carry all the burdens in life. They just quietly do it and survive with a smile.” –  Princess Maleiha Bajunaid Candao

100. “I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can’t fail if you do that.” – Anita Hill

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101. “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

102. “Taking care of yourself makes you stronger for everyone in your life … including you.”– Kelly Rudolph

103. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to 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.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

104. “Your willingness to look at your darkness is what empowers you to change.” – Iyanla Vanzant

105. “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene

106. “You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.” – Diana Ross

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107. “Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don’t like them.” – Stacy London

108. “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – Wilma Rudolph

109. “You’re not in competition with other women. You’re in competition with everyone.” – Tina Fey

110. “You can fall, but you can rise also.” – Angelique Kidjo

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111. “I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana

112. “Creating the culture of burnout is the opposite of creating a culture of sustainable creativity.” – Arianna Huffington

113. “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” –Michelle Obama

114. “The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.” – Faye Wattleton

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115. “There’s no situation — none — that isn’t improved with a couple of laughs. Everybody needs laughs.” – Julia Louis-Dreyfus

116. “My best successes came on the heels of failures.” – Barbara Corcoran

117. “The more you can be authentic, the happier you’re going to be, and life will work itself around that.” — Melinda Gates

118. “Strategic leaders must not get consumed by the operational and tactical side of their work.” – Stephanie S. Mead

119. “Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different.” – Indra Nooyi

120. “The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong, are ‘accept responsibility.’” – Billie Jean King

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121. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” – Judy Garland

122. “Amazing things happen when women help other women.” – Kasia Gospos

123. “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them.” – Louisa May Alcott

124. “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

125. “The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.” – Charles Malik

126. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead

127. “Women are the real architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

128. “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

129. “Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.” – Betty Smith

130. “One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.” – Simone de Beauvoir

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131. “People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer [to fulfillment]. Actually a job is better for me.” – Princess Diana

132. “Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni

133. “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane von Furstenberg

134. “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey

135. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates

136. “There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth

137. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” – Emma Stone

138. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams

139. “Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then” – Diana Ross

140. “Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.” —Simone Biles

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141. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder

142. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

143. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran

144. “You can be the lead in your own life.” – Kerry Washington

145. “You can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes

146. “The challenge is not to be perfect…it’s to be whole.” – Jane Fonda

147. “If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” – Erica Jong

148. “I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said.” – Thuli Madonsela

149. “You can’t give up! If you give up, you’re like everybody else.” – Chris Evert

150. “Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” – Harper Lee

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151. “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” — Madonna

152. “A woman is like a diamond: She reaches her full potential under immense amounts of pressure.” – Unknown

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153. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

154. “Courage is like a muscle; We strengthen it with use.” – Unknown

155. “Every woman has the right to be beautiful.” — Elizabeth Arden

156. “We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce

157. “I think beauty comes from within. If you’re happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.” — Faith Hill

158. “Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton

159. “You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” — Barbara De Angelis

160. “All the people who knock me down only inspire me to do better.” —Selena Gomez

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161. “Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.” — Heidi Johnson

162. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Unknown

163. “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” — Mother Teresa

164. “Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama

165. “I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” – Angelina Jolie

166. “‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji

167. “Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” — Audrey Hepburn
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168. “Let your compassion fuel your passion.” — Achea Redd

169. “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” – Anaïs Nin

170. “You can always find a solution if you try hard enough.” —Lori Greiner

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171. “Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” – Oprah Winfrey

172. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” – Shonda Rhimes

173. “I have come to realize making yourself happy is most important. Never be ashamed of how you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion you want, and do what makes you happy. That’s my life motto.” — Demi Lovato

174. “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” – Peggy O’Mara

175. “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

176. “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton

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177. “You cannot use another man’s leg to run your race. Wives stop waiting for your husbands to do everything. For God’s sake make an impact. Nobody is a threat to your development.” ― Patience Johnson

178. “You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.” – Benazir Bhutto

179. “There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” ― Maria Mitchell

180. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa

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181. “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

182. “I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say ‘yes, women can.’” – Dilma Rousseff

183. “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

184. “Success isn’t about how much money, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives” – Michelle Obama

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

186. “Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

187. “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” – Lucille Ball

188. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” – Marge Piercy

189. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart

190. “Take any challenges as a creative opportunity.” – Alexandra Watkins

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191. “A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.” – Thomas Hardy

192. “A woman who holds her head up too high is trying to breathe from her own pollution.” – Suzy Kassem

193. “Most women I know are priestesses and healers, although many don’t know it yet, and some never will. We are all of us sisters of a mysterious order.” – Marianne Williamson

194. “A woman can lead effectively. She has what it takes to be a great leader.” – Gift Gugu Mona

195. “A smart woman fixes her own crown and does not dethrone other women from their own glory. For she knows on her own, she is strong.” – Gift Gugu Mona

196. “The greatest gift to man is woman, But the greatest gift to woman is herself.” – C.C. Campbell

197. “Femininity is your greatest power. Embrace it!” – Stacey Martino

198. “There is a shade of red for every woman.” – Audrey Hepburn

199. “Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions.” – Shannon L. Alder

200. “To be woman is to be a sacrifice.” – Alexis Henderson

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201. “Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.” – Martha Stewart

202. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou

203. “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

204. “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” – Ethel Barrymore

205. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

206. “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

207. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katharine Hepburn

208. “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

209. “I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale

210. “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.” – Angela Merkel

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211. “She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she’s won.” – Matt Baker

212. “The mere fact of being able to call your job your passion is success in my eyes.” – Alicia Vikander

213. “Understand that getting help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.” – Michelle Obama

214. “If you have an idea, you have to believe in yourself or no one else will.” – Sarah Michelle Gellar

215. “Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.” – Katherine Henson

216. “The way you tell your story to yourself matters.” – Amy Cuddy

217. “I am not a difficult woman at all. I am simply a strong woman and know my worth.” – Angelina Jolie

218. “What I do for my work is exactly what I would do if nobody paid me.” – Gretchen Rubin

219. “Women must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.” – Susan B. Anthony

220. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”- Hillary Clinton

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221. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart

222. “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” –
Sheryl Sandberg

223. “Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

224. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.”- Deborah Day

225. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” – Ruth Gordo

226. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

227. “Feminism is for everybody.” – Bell Hooks

228. “Getting past those labels, form me, was pretty much really easy because I define myself. No one can define you. Only you.” – Serena Williams

229. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” – Helen Keller

230. “The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.” –
Iyanla Vanzant

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231. “Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.” – Jessica Williams

232. “Don’t take anything for granted. If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.” – Cathy Moriarty

233. “Through my education, I didn’t just develop skills, I didn’t just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.” – Michelle Obama

234. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brene Brown

235. “Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.” – Nicole Scherzinger

236. “I think confidence is a true form of beauty.” – Becky G

237. “I think about trust and confidence as something that you earn every day, and we will keep at it, earning it every day.” – Lynn Good

238. “If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.” – Katy Perry

239. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Dorothy M. Neddermeyer

240. “It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.” – Lillian Hellman

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241. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamot

242. “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” — Simone Biles

243. “Love yourself first, because that’s who you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.” – Unknown

244. “I don’t want to be better than you or her or him – I want to be better than I am right now.” — Kerri Walsh

245. “The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” – Blake Lively

246. “Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.” — Reba McEntire

247. “Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.” – Sabrina Carpenter

248. “Change takes courage.” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

249. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

250. “Keep working even when no one is watching.” — Alex Morgan

More inspirational quotes for women

251. “We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.” – Michelle Obama

252. “None of us will have any impact or any influence if we are quiet. So don’t be quiet. Be loud as hell.” – Bozoma Saint John

253. “It is not your job to be everything to everyone.” – Courtney Carver

254. “In each moment, what we choose to say and do plants the seed of our future.” – Tara Brach

255. “You’re beautiful when you’re generous and even more when you have self-respect.” – Maxime Lagacé

256. “Taking good care of yourself means the people in your life receive the best of you rather than what is left of you.” – Lucille Zimmerman

257. “Your only responsibility is to be yourself. If they leave, it’s on them.” – Mel Robbins

258. “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa

259. “Carve out and claim time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire” – Amy Ippoliti

260. “Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world.” – Marianne Williamson

Short inspirational quotes for women

261. “Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.” – J. K. Rowling

262. “Be daring, be first, be different, be just.” – Anita Roddick

263. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel

264. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” –Beverly Sills

265. “I might not be very smart, but I surround myself with smart people.” – Barbara Mandrell

266. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

267. “Expect the unexpected. And whenever possible, be the unexpected.” – Lynda Barry

268. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

269. “Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.” – Reba McEntire

270. “If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Which of these inspirational quotes for women was your favorite?

Whenever a woman needs to develop self-confidence it’s important to have a couple of strong, independent women to look up to.

Reading their words of wisdom is a great way to not only encourage and empower yourself but to also celebrate and promote the achievements of the amazing women around us. Hopefully, the quotes above have inspired you to become the woman you were meant to be.

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