Top 62 Inspiring Women Quotes
#1. Fernanda Andrade and Daphne Zuniga are two beautiful, inspiring women I met and became very close with while living in L.A. Daphne's father is from Central America, and Fernanda is originally from Brazil.
Torrey DeVitto
#2. I should be an affected women, if I made any pretence of being surprised by my son's inspiring such emotions; but I can't be indifferent to anyone who is so sensible on his merits
Charles Dickens
#3. And as a character, what I found very inspiring about playing Dharma, especially at that time, is that the women on television were more neurotic than they were free. And I thought, this is a rare bird and this is unique on television and I think it's really refreshing.
Jenna Elfman
#4. People associate feminism with hate - with man hate - and that's really negative. I don't think that's what feminism is about at all - it's really positive. I think that's why women became reluctant to use the word.
Emma Watson
#5. Make no mistake. This is a war on rural America ... It is chilling to watch people who joined the military to defend American citizens point rifles on American soil at American citizens and women and children. A sniper rifle is not due process.
Matt Shea
#6. Here are young women with more opportunities, more liberties than almost any women in history and at that moment we tell them they're short-changed silenced victims of a patriarchy? It's defeatist and demoralising.
Christina Hoff Sommers
#7. To all the women I say, don't ask to be saved by anyone, "my brave baghinis" (tigresses). Remember, if you deem yourselves as sheeps, men will treat you as such, but if you deem yourselves as tigresses, then you are the ones who will shape humanity.
Abhijit Naskar
#9. I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.
Annabelle Wallis
#10. Black men and women who refuse to live under oppression are dangerous to white society because they become symbols of hope to their brothers and sisters, inspiring them to follow their example.
Huey Newton
#11. God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
Umar
#13. If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination.
Mary Daly
#14. There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.
Garry Kasparov
#15. Gender equality, historically has been predominantly a women's movement for women. But I think the impact of gender inequality and how it's affecting men hasn't really been addressed.
Emma Watson
#16. Nordie's at Noon is an honest and inspiring testament to [these authors'] experiences which, I am completely confident ... will inspire thousands of women as it inspired me.
Elizabeth Edwards
#17. [When asked about Writing Conferences]
You meet people that will change your life.
Susan Wingate
#18. It's inspiring, I think, for women out there to see I'm a regular person. I am the every woman who's struggled with my weight.
Ricki Lake
#19. Girls Who Rocked the World is full of inspiring stories about young women who demonstrate that people of all ages have the power to create change in the world.
Midori Goto
#20. So much of what I do is about inspiring and empowering women.
Bobbi Brown
#21. Men think it's a women's word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You're a feminist. You're a feminist. That's it.
Emma Watson
#22. The world obviously needs to change ... if we can't protect our innocent women and children, then we have a serious problem.
Mark Wahlberg
#23. I am thrilled to be working with Lane Bryant on this collaboration. Designing apparel women can feel confident and beautiful in has been a long-standing pillar of the Lela Rose brand, and we are looking forward to bringing our designs to Lane Bryant's inspiring base of customers.
Lela Rose
#24. Entrepreneurs stand out from the rest of the pack because they are not afraid to take big risks and they aim to please no one except the people who truly matter.
Kathryn Finney
#25. You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.
Diane Von Furstenberg
#26. The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that.
Kristi Bowman
#27. A critical issue for women is the possibility to be a mother and the ability to participate fully in the workforce.
Erna Solberg
#29. We have different experiences, but trans women have experiences that do parallel with the whole fabric of what womanhood is. Embracing trans women, listening to their stories, enriches what womanhood is. It expands it and makes it even better.
Janet Mock
#30. There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership.
Angelina Jolie
#31. Self-growth does not always mean that we've changed. It means that we've stopped listening to what others say we 'ought' to be doing and finally live our lives according to our own values.
Anthea Syrokou
#32. Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.
Paul Kagame
#33. We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.
Susan B. Anthony
#34. Seek women mentors. If you're a businesswoman, look at the TEDx conferences. There's a lot of businesswomen that speak on there. I find them extremely inspiring.
Jane Fonda
#35. I love watching Rihanna in fashion. I like to see her take chances and risks. I like seeing Naomi Campbell in the forefront. They're both women who stand out and use their bodies as canvases to introduce this functional art to the world. They carry it in a way that is very inspiring.
Erykah Badu
#36. I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.
B. Smith
#37. I love women like Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, who kind of go out on a limb and do their own thing. I find it very inspiring and it allows you to do what you want to do.
Malin Akerman
#38. As far as I can make out, women's friendships with each other are based on a gush of lies and pretty speeches that mean nothing. You'd think they were all wolves trying to seduce each other the way they flatter and flirt when they're together.
Marilyn Monroe
#39. Instead of inspiring the gallant attentions which other women seek, she made men dream,
Honore De Balzac
#40. I love that feeling of inspiring other women.
Cheryl Cole
#41. Women are just so much tougher and more patient than men are - their capacity for empathy blows me away. And their capacity to deal with stress for long periods of time is also kind of awe inspiring.
Aaron Lazar
#42. I'm passionate about cooking. I'm passionate about healthy eating. I'm passionate about inspiring other women.
Tia Mowry
#43. There are already a number of gatherings centered around women of color who are doing inspiring work.
Kerry Washington
#44. Seeing what is wrong and how it could be made right propels us into action, but in that action we often leave other people behind and don't give ourselves enough time to be present, or to stop and reflect. Leaders have to get comfortable with pausing in that uncomfortable gap.
Jennifer Lawrence
#45. If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
#46. Go to inspirational meetings, get to know men and women who are doing inspiring things. Above all, run as hard as you can from the cynics and gripers and the negativists. They are not going anywhere. You are.
Norman Vincent Peale
#47. Why have I spent so long settling for less when I know damn well the world expects more?
Taylor Jenkins Reid
#48. I have been watching how Indian women are forced to do certain things, as the stories of sacrifice and devotion in mythology demand from them. And then there are inspiring stories about women like the Rani of Jhansi that offer women refreshing role models.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
#49. I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say my mom. Apart from the fact that she's my mother, she's a brilliant comedian and a force as a producer. She paved the way for women to produce and star in their own films, and to balance that with being the matriarch of our family is really inspiring.
Kate Hudson
#50. Women asking for raises should not only know their value, but they should ask with the confidence that they're helping the company to be successful.
Kirsten Gillibrand
#51. i am a woman
and i am alone,
and i cannot tell
which one of the two
i love being more.
AVA.
#52. One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don't know how to do, to keep learning.
Ruth Reichl
#54. I absolutely adore and idolise women. All women. I think they are all amazing. The female musicians I've met have been far more inspiring than the male ones. Women tend to be much more creative and ambitious. I think I may have been a woman in a past life.
Robert Plant
#55. There is something incredibly beautiful about a woman, who knows herself, she can't break, she just falls but in every fall she rises, past who she was before.
Nikki Rowe
#56. When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.
Madeleine Albright
#57. You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.
Shonda Rhimes
#58. Women give life! That on its own is inspiring.Besides, women are prettier than men.
Jujubee
#60. There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women.
Elizabeth Gilbert
#62. In the future, women, rather than men, will be the ones to change the world.
Malala Yousafzai
