50 Uplifting Quotes for Women by Women<br/> — Basics by Becca (2024)

"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

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." - Amelia Earhart

"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own." - Audre Lorde

"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

"The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence." - Blake Lively

"I am grateful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn't have stumbled upon my strength." - Alexandra Elle

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." - Rosa Parks

"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a b*tch, okay." - Madonna

"I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself." - Emma Stone

"If you don't like being a doormat then get off the floor." - Al Anon

"The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first." - Iyanla Vanzant

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." - Nora Ephron

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." - Maya Angelou

"A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you." - Joyce Meyer

"I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties." - J.C. Penney

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"The more I know who I am, the less I tolerate things that don't align with my values." - Ali Brown

"The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves." - Barbara Corcoran

"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it." - Estée Lauder

"If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission." - Unknown

"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

"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. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison

You don't have to be perfect to be amazing." - Unknown

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela (spoken about women)

"I am grateful for every scar, some roads have been rough but damn have I learned a lot." - Janelle Monae

"I don't know a woman alive who isn't courageous." - Reese Witherspoon

"I want every little girl who's told she's bossy to be told instead that she has leadership skills." - Sheryl Sandberg

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

"You have the power within you to make your life beautiful, and to live it in a way that lights you up." - Unknown

"I have enough space in my heart, but not in my life." - Unknown

"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals." - Michelle Obama

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

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott

"You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute." - Tina Fey

"The best protection any woman can have is courage." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

"I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world." - Meryl Streep

"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own." - Michelle Obama

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln (spoken about women)

"I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger." - Mia Hamm

"A girl should be two things: who and what she wants." - Coco Chanel

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss (spoken about women)

"We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success." - Arianna Huffington

"I'm not afraid of being underestimated." - Taraji P. Henson

"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

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi (spoken about women)

"I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over." - Janet Jackson

"We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free." - Kavita Ramdas