November 5, 2024

35 Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate Women’s Day

Author: By Med Kharbach, PhD
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For all the women out there: Happy Women’s Day! In fact, everyday should be a women’s day because women are amazing. To honour you on this special day, I went ahead and prepared this list of best Women’s Day quotes. 


I focused more specifically on inspirational quotes  from some of the greatest minds in history. The quotes remind us how truly remarkable women are.


I hope you find these quotes inspiring. For those of you interested in teacher quotes, check out best inspirational quotes for teachers.

1. “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.” ― Arianna Huffington



2. “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” ― Maya Angelou

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

4. “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” — Susan B. Anthony

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

6. “There’s no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” — Michelle Obama

7. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will.” ― Amy Schumer

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

9. “Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.” ― Viola Davis

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

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

12. “Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.”  Groucho Marx



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13. “Women are the real architects of society.” 
―  Cher

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

15. “I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.” ― Hillary Clinton

16. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” ― Ruth Bader Ginsburg

17. “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

18. “Women hold up half the sky.” ― Mao Zedong

19. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” ― Malala Yousafzai

20. “Women’s freedom is the sign of social freedom.” ― Rosa Luxemburg

21. “Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!”―Gabby Douglas

22. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman.” — Melinda Gates

23. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” — Beyonce

24. “If you’re one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.” ― Reese Witherspoon

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

26. “When girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures, not only for themselves but also for those around them.” ―  Meghan Markle



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

28. “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” ― Ntozake Shange

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

30. “If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.”
― Mindy Kaling

31. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ― Judy Garland

32. “They’ll tell you you’re too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway.” ― Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

33. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” — Hillary Clinton

34. “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

35. “I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.” ― Audrey Hepburn

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