Strong Women Quotes - Page 6

• Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Motivational, Empowering, Feminist

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• Just be what it is that you are, and that is just fine. You don't have to be what you're not in any way. Live that and live that fully, and that is where you discover ecstasy. You can't really have ecstasy as something other than yourself

  Alice Walker

  Way, Fine, Ecstasy

  Alice Walker (2013). “The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker”, p.318, The New Press

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• The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

  Helen Keller

  Fear, Avoiding Pain, Avoiding Life

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Powerful, Empowering, Feminist

  Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

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• Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

  Ruth Gordon

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman.

  Mary Elizabeth Winstead

  Play, Masculine, Women Best Inspirational

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

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• I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

  Little Richard

  Being Strong, Mother, Husband

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• When you are through changing, you are through.

  Bruce Barton

  Change, Moving On, Running

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• Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Hurt

  Remarks by the First Lady at an Event with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Students, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 25, 2011.

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• Success breeds confidence.

  Beryl Markham

  Inspirational, Success, Confidence

  Beryl Markham (1994). “The Illustrated West with the Night”, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang

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• Remember our heritage is our power; we can know ourselves and our capacities by seeing that other women have been strong.

  Judy Chicago

  Heritage, Remember, Capacity

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• Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Motivation, Passion

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 15 June 2008

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• Life was meant to be lived.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational Life, Were Meant To Be, Meant To Be

  The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt preface (1961)

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• You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

  Melissa Etheridge

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Being Strong

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• I take my coffee like I take my women... strong... black... and proud.

  Michael Ian Black

  Coffee, Black, Proud

  "Fictional character: Michael". "Stella", www.imdb.com. (2005 - ).

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• In life, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything.

  John Spence

  Hippie, Thinking, Cynical

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• Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

  Helen Keller

  Happiness, Inspiring, Success

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• Women's Day Women are the real architects of society.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Real, Empowering, Empowerment

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• We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know

  Nancy Astor

  Half, Too Much, Strong Independent Women

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• If you want something done, ask a busy person.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Want Something, Iron, Independent Person

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• The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Empowering, Individuality, Empowerment

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• I love playing strong women, even if theyre nuts.

  Karen Black

  Strong, Nuts, Ifs

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• There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in a woman's body, which most people consider the strong woman character.

  Michelle Rodriguez

  Character, People, Balance

  Source: collider.com

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• There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.

  Henry Miller

  Love, Funny, Suffering

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• The most difficult thing is the decision to act!

  Amelia Earhart

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "The Official Website of Amelia Earhart/ Quotes". www.ameliaearhart.com.

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