Strong Women Quotes - Page 17

• I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.

  Rita Mae Brown

  Beautiful, Compassionate, Lesbianism

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  Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

  Amelia Earhart

  Motivational, Blessing, Possible And Impossible

  "On a wing and a prayer" by Maxie Szalwinska, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2007.

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• I always run into strong women who are looking for weak men to dominate them.

  Andy Warhol

  Running, Weak Man, Strong

  Andy Warhol (2014). “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again”, p.69, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

  Coco Chanel

  Beauty, Girl, Fashion

  "The Gospel According to Coco Chanel : Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman". Book by Karen Karbo, 2009.

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  Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

  Joseph Conrad

  Funny, Hilarious, Independent Women

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• Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it's like you don't ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it's kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are.

  Sophia Bush

  Mom, Running, Sorry

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women.

  Tipper Gore

  Self, Suffering, Eating Disorder

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

  Garrison Keillor

  Children, Parenting, Lakes

  A Prairie Home Companion (radio series) (1974 - 1987)

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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

  Honesty, Silence, Empowering

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

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• 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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• Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'

  Clare Boothe Luce

  Inspirational, Independent Women, Bad Ass

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• John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

  Caroline Kennedy

  Mother, Thinking, People

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• I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat.

  Chris O'Dowd

  Heartbeat, Grew Up, Humiliated

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.

  Queen Latifah

  Jobs, Tight Pants, Being A Strong Woman

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• Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

  Timothy Leary

  Funny, Hilarious, Girly

  "Third and Possibly the Best 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said". Book by Robert Byrne, No. 40, 1986.

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• CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it.

  Jay Leno

  Cheating, Husband, Successful

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• I want to do a little bit of everything. I love sci-fi. I think it's more the characters that draw me towards things. I like strong women. I'm very interested in futuristic stuff, anything.

  Sabrina Lloyd

  Character, Thinking, Want

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• If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

  Dolly Parton

  Inspirational, Funny, Inspiring

  Twitter post from Sep 09, 2009

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• When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Inspiring, Suicide, Powerful

  "Malala Yousafzai addresses Harvard audience" by Brian MacQuarrie, www.bostonglobe.com. September 28, 2013.

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• Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore.

  Lady Gaga

  Love, Inspiring, Dream

  Cosmopolitan, April 2010.

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• And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

  Marie Curie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Madame Curie: A Biography". Book by Eve Curie Labouisse, November 30, 1936.

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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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• If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

  Erma Bombeck

  Inspirational, Life, Laughter

  Time Magazine (1984), later quoted in Jonathon Lazear and Wendy Lazear "Meditations for Parents Who Do Too Much" (p. 22), 1993.

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• The woman who follows the crowd will usually believe that I said this.

  Albert Einstein

  Believe, Following The Crowd, Crowds

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