Feeling exhausted by the everyday challenges, inner storms, lack of motivation? Are you being not valued for what you are? Are you chasing you dreams yet feeling as not doing enough? Here we have carefully curated 28 Powerful Quotes from some of the most influential and strong women that has impacted many peoples lives with their contribution and achievements.
We have grouped the quotes according to their central message in 6 themes, to ignite and trigger your inner motivation. So, let’s get inspired!
Empowered Women means an Empowered Nation
1 “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker (Author and Activist)
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
— Alice Walker (Author and Activist)
2 “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” — Melissa Etheridge (Musician and Activist)
3 “You don’t have to be a superwoman to be a strong woman.” —  Unknown
4 “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” —  Malala Yousafzai (Activist)
5 “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.” — Melinda French Gates (Philanthropist and Former General Manager at Microsoft)
6 “There are two powers in the world; one is the sword, and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
—  Malala Yousafzai (Activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Price Laureate)
“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword, and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
— Malala Yousafzai (Activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Price Laureate)
7 “As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.” —  Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court Justice)
8 “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” —  Mary Shelley (Novelist)
9 “Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” —  Eleanor Roosevelt (Former First Lady of the United States)
10 “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” — Michelle Obama (Former U.S. First Lady)
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”
— Michelle Obama (Former U.S. First Lady)
Become a Leader of the Future
11 “Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” — Margaret Thatcher (Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
12 “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 (Author and Businesswoman)
13 “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” —  Eleanor Roosevelt (Former First Lady of the United States and Diplomat)
Have Courage and Face Challenges
14 “The best protection any woman can have is courage.”—  Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Suffragist, Social Activist, and Abolitionist)
15 “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” — Coco Chanel (Fashion Designer)
16 “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” —  Rosa Parks (Civil Rights Activist)
17 “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” —  Amelia Earhart (Aviator)
18 “A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —  Gina Carey (Singer, Filmmaker, and Author)
“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.”
—  Gina Carey (Singer, Filmmaker, and Author)
Pursue Your Dreams and Beyond
19 “I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before.” —  Sidney Poitier (Actress and Diplomat)
20 “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott (Novelist)
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
— Louisa May Alcott (Novelist)
21 “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” —  Helen Keller (Author and Activist)
22 “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” —  Florence Nightingale (Nurse and Social Reformer)
23 “Pursuing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.” —  Benazir Bhutto (former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
“Pursuing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.”
—  Benazir Bhutto (former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
24 “It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.”
— Coretta Scott King (American Author, Activist, and Civil rights leader, wife of Martin Luther King Jr.)
25 “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” —  Ingrid Bergman (Actress)
26 “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —  Theodore Roosevelt (Former First Lady of the United States)
27 “Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.” —  Marie Curie (Physicist and Chemist, first woman to win a Nobel Prize)
28 “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” —  Maya Angelou (Author and Poet)
We hope these quotes bring inspiration and empowerment to you! Share to EMPOWER!