A Independent Woman Quotes

#1. I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.

Betty Ford

#2. There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes.

Dick Wolf

#3. Once a woman is comfortable in her own skin, living her own life and building a foundation by herself; it takes one heck of a man to make her want to sacrifice her independence.

Nikki Rowe

#4. [You] have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.

Tyra Banks

#5. The more independent you want to be, the more generous you must be with yourself as a woman.

Diane Von Furstenberg

#6. Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.

Nicole Polizzi

#7. Oversoul Seven grimaced at Cyprus and began the examination. 'Let's see,' he said, 'In Earth terms, using an analogy, I'm a man on Wednesday and Friday, a woman on Sunday and Thursday, and have the rest of the time off for independent study.

Jane Roberts

#8. Take control. You are a strong, independent woman.

Bella Swan

#9. I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.

Grace Gealey

#10. I've always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, 'I'm sorry, that's just wrong,' I tend to think she must be doing something right.

Diane Keaton

#11. I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.

Kat Graham

#12. I find books in used-book stores, chain and independent stores, on friends' shelves and being read by some woman sitting opposite me on the subway. I find books the way a cow finds a new pasture, by looking to see where the other cows are headed.

Walter Mosley

#13. I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.

Emma Roberts

#14. But a good wife - a good unworldly woman - may really help a man, and keep him more independent.

George Eliot

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

Melinda Gates

#16. The bitch is an empowered woman who derives tremendous strength from the ability to be an independent thinker, particularly in a world that still teaches women how to be self-abnegating. This woman doesn't live someone else's standards, only her own.

Sherry Argov

#17. She was wishing Adam was here.
Now wasn't that a scary realization to her inner, overly independent, I-am-woman-who-will-never-need-a-man-so-hear-me-roar, feminine badass self?" ~ Jenna

Jessie Lane

#18. I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.

Diane Von Furstenberg

#19. It was all very well being a strong independent woman, but it was hard when boys' confusing behaviour kept making you lose your focus.

Holly Bourne

#20. I'm a very independent woman.

Faith Hill

#21. A Bond girl must be a strong and independent woman, but at the same time charming and sensual. Those opposite qualities combined together make her interesting. She must be strong but at the same time feminine.

Olga Kurylenko

#22. I am the modern, intelligent, independent-type woman. In other words, a girl who can not get a man.

Shelley Winters

#23. Man who hates cats is insecure, but a man who likes them is one worth keeping. If he can appreciate a cat, he can appreciate a strong, independent woman.

Larissa Ione

#24. The greatest gift a parent can leave a child is that parent's own independence.

Rosamunde Pilcher

#25. ....there was nothing on this earth sexier than a strong woman.

T.S. Joyce

#26. Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way.

Sherry Argov

#27. The work that I have been doing on television has been important to me because I have had the opportunity to portray very strong, intelligent women. It has been such a privilege to depict a woman that is independent, unapologetic, and resilient on both shows.

Amanda Schull

#28. There is this to be said for walking: it is the one method of human locomotion by which a man or woman proceeds erect, upright, proud and independent, not squatting on the haunches like a frog.
Little boys love machines. Grown-up mean and women like to walk.

Edward Abbey

#29. My mom used to say that a man who hates cats is insecure, but a man who likes them is one worth keeping. If he can appreciate a cat, he can appreciate a strong, independent woman.
-Serena

Larissa Ione

#30. The world is a big place for a little heart like mine, I have kept it locked away until I meet warrior that tames my wild.

Nikki Rowe

#31. I want to be an independent woman who falls in love, finds a great partner for her lifetime, has kids and kind of does it all. I'd like to have it all.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

#32. As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

#33. She is that maze,
the one you would love to chase.
She is the faith,
quite missing nowadays.
And her heart is a rave,
with hopeless barricades.
She is the one,
whose tears flow,
just as lavishly,
as her laughter roars!

Jasleen Kaur Gumber

#34. I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

Diane Von Furstenberg

#35. As an Independent, she has no party backing ... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.

Geena Davis

#36. I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, smart, independent woman. Maybe she steered me in that direction. You know, because she was really so ahead of her time.

Gillian Jacobs

#37. I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.

Gal Gadot

#38. I wanted to make a concrete impression; the idea of a woman that is free, moody, never the object, one that has a complete control of her finances and knows how it is to be independent.

Paco Rabanne

#39. I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.

Kim Cattrall

#40. It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. It's attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more.

Apolo Ohno

#41. In Sanskrit, "independent woman" is a synonym for a harlot. Hence the woman who is unattached to a man is not only a universal feminine type but a sacral type in antiquity.

Erich Neumann

#42. I will never deny that life isn't fair. It seems as though when a woman leaves a man she is strong and independent, but when a man leaves a woman he is a pig and a jerk.

Criss Jami

#43. Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.

Diana Lopez

#44. I'm a modern woman in the sense of I take care of myself, I'm fiercely independent, and I'm really ambitious. Yet I have these old-school thoughts in my mind.

Eva Mendes

#45. A man with integrity, with vision, with a sense of purpose and place in the world as exactly himself. That's the kind of man I'll settle for.

Nikki Rowe

#46. Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn't need a man. I think that's wrong. I think we all need someone.

Boris Kodjoe

#47. There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers, but in modern society, I think an independent woman is even more sexy.

Kat Graham

#48. There was a snort, and then his brother's sarcasm came spilling out. It can be your eHarmony ad, bro. Wanted: smart, independent woman to play at D/s. Must like handcuffs, spankings, and anal sex.

Lexi Blake

#49. I think women should be more independent. In society, we're portrayed as people who simply wear make-up and sit around. We need a Princess Charming - a woman who rescues her man and slays the dragon instead of the other way round.

Adora Svitak

#50. That's your problem Sam, you walk around like you're this strong independent woman, but in actuality, you're a scared little girl. And when something frightens you, you run, escape and hide in the closet.

Xyla Turner

#51. It was a great joy for me to develop a strong female character in the spirit of an Icelandic woman. Icelandic women tend to be very strong and very independent, and I think that came in very handy.

Anita Briem

#52. I'm a (kind of) strong, (semi) independent woman, and I can. Handle. Ty. Wilder.

L.J. Shen

#53. Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home.

Emme Rollins

#54. I think some men love the idea of a strong independent woman but they don't want to marry a strong independent woman,

Rebecca Traister

#55. It's good of you to teach the child. A woman needs to be as independent as she can be ore else the world will use her skirts as handkerchiefs and then toss her in the garbage.

Suzanne Hayes

#56. I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

Dido Armstrong

#57. Ders something sexy about a woman who dont rely on no man at any cost

Blanco Vandam

#58. Had I faltered we would have neither the success nor the international reputation we have. Yet when a woman is strong she is strident. If a man is strong, he's a good guy.

Margaret Thatcher

#59. Paris is a woman but London is an independent man puffing his pipe in a pub.

Jack Kerouac

#60. A man cannot tell whether a woman is in love with him or his security blanket until she is financially and psychologically independent enough to leave. Until a woman has learned how to leave, even she cannot be sure she has learned to love.

Warren Farrell

#61. I have a lot of sides to my personality and what you see on 'The Hills' is a strong, independent woman, which I am. But I also have a sensitive side that I don't show too much.

Kristin Cavallari

#62. A kid thinks her mother is just that
hers. A mother is also a woman, an independent being, who doesn't want to be reminded by anyone, child or otherwise, of her tree-trunk thighs. The world made women's private lives a public affair to people who knew them and even people who didn't.

J. Courtney Sullivan

#63. I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.

Julie Gonzalo

#64. I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon.

Jenifer Lewis

#65. W- Work of Art
A- Achiever
R- Resilient
R- Radical
I- Independent
O- Organized
R- Resourceful

Shannon L. Alder

#66. We're comfortable with movie stars having money. We're comfortable with a woman marrying a rich guy and having money. We're not so comfortable with a woman independently working in business and making a lot of money.

Candace Bushnell

#67. Sometimes, I feel that if you're a strong, independent woman it scares people away, but actually it does the opposite.

Gemma Arterton

#68. I am an educated black woman in a time when educated black people will be called upon to risk everything for the rights of black people everywhere.

Allan Dare Pearce

#69. The specter of unrequited love can strike at any time, reducing even the most fearless, independent woman to a weepy wreck

Abby McDonald