Inspirational Strong Women Quotes - Page 6

• When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Perseverance

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

  Audre Lorde

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  "The Cancer Journals". Book by Audre Lorde, 1980.

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• I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.

  Ginni Rometty

  Positive, Inspiring, Strong Women

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• I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.

  Marissa Mayer

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  "Google's Marissa Mayer: Passion is a gender-neutralizing force" by Felicia Taylor, www.cnn.com. April 5, 2012.

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• Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

  Mae Jemison

  Inspiring, Strong Women, History

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  If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

  Katharine Hepburn

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Katharine Hepburn (1987). “The making of The African Queen, or, How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall, and Huston and almost lost my mind”, Alfred A. Knopf

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• The secret of getting ahead is getting started

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Women are leaders everywhere you look - from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Running, Country, Strong Women

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• A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

  Melinda Gates

  Inspirational, Strong Women, Independent Women

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• Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.

  Ella Fitzgerald

  Inspirational, Graduation, Giving Up

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• Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

  Erica Jong

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Erica Jong from Oct 18, 2014

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• I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow.

  Marissa Mayer

  Motivational, Strong Women, Successful

  "Google's Marissa Mayer: Passion is a gender-neutralizing force" by Felicia Taylor, edition.cnn.com. April 5, 2012.

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  When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

  Audre Lorde

  Strong Women, Honesty, Silence

  Audre Lorde (1995). “The Black Unicorn: Poems”, p.25, W. W. Norton & Company

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