80 Best Empowering Quotes for Women

No matter whether it’s in the developed Western world or the developing countries of Southeast Asia & Africa, the worth of women has always been questioned. We’ve had to fight for our Right to Vote, scream about feminism, stand for equal rights, so on and so forth.

But we’ve surely come a long way – thanks to some fierce women who made it clear and loud so that their voices could be heard by millions.

Being a woman in this 21st Century, I know how important it is to be confident and independent, to be able to speak for myself, and appreciate my self-worth. As we talk more and more about women’s education, social rights, gender equality, etc., we know that we’re capable enough to not need validation from other people.

We are here to embrace our thoughts, color, shape & size without fear – yes, we are brave and strong to live life on our own terms.

To celebrate the beauty of womanhood, I thought it would be great to share some heart-warming words, spoken by some truly inspirational women.

Here are the best and empowering quotes for women:

1. “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” –Ntozake Shange

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

3. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hillary Clinton

4. “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” –Nora Ephron

5. “A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” –Loretta Young

6. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson

7. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” –Stephanie Bennett-Henry

8. “Your life isn’t yours if you constantly care what others think.” –Unknown

9. “If you have a dream, make it a goal.” –Unknown

10. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” –Katherine Hepburn

11. “We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” –Malala Yousafzai

12. “If you have the knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” –Margaret Fuller

13. “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher

14. “I can and I will. Watch me.” –Carrie Green

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

16. “She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.” –Daniel Saint

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

18. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” –Coco Chanel

19. “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” –Atticus

20. “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” –Ginger Rogers

21. “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey

22. “Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” –Samuel Lowe

23. “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” –Unknown

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

25. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois

26. “The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence.” –Blake Lively

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

28. “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” –Malala Yousafzai

29. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” –Maya Angelou

30. “Females are as strong as hell.” –The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

31. “There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” –Hannah Gadsby

32. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

33. “There’s something about a woman with a loud mind that sits in silence, smiling, knowing she can crush you with the truth.” –R.G. Moon

34. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” –Unknown

35. “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” –G.D. Anderson

36. “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” –Unknown

38. “She overcame everything that was meant to destroy her.” –Rumi

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

40. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” –R.H. Sin

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

42. “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Werden

43. “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

44. “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” –Rupi Kaur

45. “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” –Amelia Earhart

46. “Strong back. Soft front. Wild heart. Just be you.” –Brene Brown

47. “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

48. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” –Lalah Deliah

49. “She’s everything; even when she’s treated like nothing.” –R.H. Sin

50. “I expect a woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” –George Meredith

51. “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

52. “Don’t stop until you’re proud.” –Unknown

53. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey

54. “Women are the real architects of society.” –Cher

55. “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

56. “Women are made to be loved, not understood.” –Oscar Wilde

57. “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger

58. “Women hold up half the sky.” –Mao Zedong

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

60. “Women’s value has been under-recognized for far too long.” –Sidney Sheldon

61. “You cannot be broken because you are a diamond, tougher than nails and a jewel in the rough.” –Unknown

62. “You are a woman; that is your superpower.” –Unknown

63. “Stop waiting to find the light at the end of the tunnel and be the light for yourself.” –Unknown

64. “She promised better things for herself, so she sought out those things and never looked back.” –Unknown

65. “She is strong, but not in the ways most people think. She loves more than she’ll ever get back and she knows it, yet she loves anyway.” –J.M. Storm

66. “She was a wild one. Always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” –Kaitlin Foster

67. “Yes, she knows pain, but she is strong. Her heart knows no other way.” –A.R. Asher

68. “When women take care of their health, they become their best friend.” –Maya Angelou

68. “The world needs strong women who will lift and build others. Who will love and be loved? Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce; women of indomitable will.” –Amy Tenney

69. “She’s a badass with a good heart. Soft but strong. Unapologetic and honest. She’s the type of woman you go to war beside; the type of woman you marry.” –R.H. Sin

70. “She looked back on her life and realized that everything that happened only made her stronger.” –Unknown

71.“When women support each other, incredible things happen.” –Unknown

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

73. “As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”  ― John Lennon

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

75. “No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.”  ― Elizabeth Peters

76. “A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction.”  ― Oscar Wilde

77. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”  ― Margaret Thatcher

78. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”  ―Melinda Gates

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

80. “Whether I am meant to or not, I challenge assumptions about women. I do make some people uncomfortable, which I’m well aware of, but that’s just part of coming to grips with what I believe is still one of the most important pieces of unfinished business in human history—empowering women to be able to stand up for themselves.”  ―Hillary Clinton

Let me know which one is your favorite.