When you need a little empowerment and inspiration, these powerful strong women quotes will inspire and empower you to tackle anything that comes your way.
Famous Strong Women Quotes
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
“A woman is like a tea bag—you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” – Maya Angelou
“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” – Hillary Clinton
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.” – Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” – Malala Yousafzai
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
“I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” – Calamity Jane
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for others.” – Unknown
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone.” – Erin McKean
“Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” – Michelle Obama
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” – Mary Wollstonecraft
“We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai
“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” – Audre Lorde
“She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” – Atticus Poetry
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson
“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland
“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” – Viola Davis
“It’s not your job to like me—it’s mine.” – Byron Katie
“A woman with knowledge is a woman with power.” – Unknown
“She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” – Roseanne Barr
“To me, fearless is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.” – Taylor Swift
“You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.” – Aung San Suu Kyi
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” – Marge Piercy
“The best protection any woman can have is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” – Brigham Young
“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” – Estée Lauder
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
“A strong woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” – Unknown
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou