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30 Empowering Quotes for Women: Inspirational Words From Strong Women (Plus Book Recommendations) by Donna John
How will you help forge a gender equal world? Let's start by celebrating women's achievements, raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality. Become the fire, ladies! Here are some inspirational quotes about women to empower, uplift and inspire – plus some book recommendations to add to your library.
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“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
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“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother Teresa
“Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.” – Sidney Sheldon
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“She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” – Atticus
Love Her Wild: Poems by Atticus
“I’m grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” – Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life by Eleanor Roosevelt
“Women are the real architects of society.” – Cher
The First Time by Cher
“The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
“You have just one life to live. It is yours. Own it, claim it, live it, do the best you can with it.” – Hillary Clinton
Hard Choices by Hillary Rodham Clinton
“Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” – Gloria Steinem
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
“I don’t know a woman alive who isn’t courageous.” – Reese Witherspoon
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon
"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates
The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
“Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” – R.H. Sin
I Hope This Reaches Her in Time by R.H. Sin
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography by Margaret Thatcher
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyonce
Beyonce by Beyonce
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose by Oprah Winfrey
“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
My Father's Praise by Ellen J. Barrier
“Extremists have shown what frightens them most: A girl with a book.” – Malala Tousafzai
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” – Serena Williams
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? (Who Was?) by James Buckley Jr.
“I can and I will. Watch me.” – Carrie Green
She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur by Carrie Green
“Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry
If Only I Could Sleep: A Survivor's Memoir by Stephanie Henry
“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey
You Can Dig It by Gina Carey
“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” – Viola Davis
Viola Davis by Kathy Furgang
“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Dubois
Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by W. E. B. Du Bois
“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.” – Mary Shelley
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall
“Find out who you are and be that person.” – Ellen Degeneres
Seriously ... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
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