31 Powerful Quotes From Inspirational Women

“So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.”

“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up.” 

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”

“Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards.” 

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”

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

“If you don't embrace who you are and accept who you are, you won't be able to live a happy life.”

“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.”

“My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.”

“I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life.”

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”

“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.” 

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”

“Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid.”

“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”

“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”

“Here's my hunch: nobody's secure, and nobody feels like she completely belongs. Those insecurities are just job hazards of being human. But some people dance anyway, and those people have more fun.”

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

“I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.”

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” 

“I found that ultimately if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in—even if it makes you vulnerable—amazing things can and will happen.”

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“The love expressed between women is particular and powerful because we have had to love in order to live; love has been our survival.” 

“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.” 

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”  

“Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.”