The figure of women has changed over time, where previously it was believed that they had a specific role of servitude in the home, today we know that they can be as capable as any man in various branches of life. From business to arts and science, women are so valuable to the world, not because of their bodies, but because of their minds.
Therefore, in this article we will review several of the best phrases of strong women that serve as a reference.
Women have a lot to teach us, about love, courage and personal development. That’s why we bring a compilation of quotes and reflections from great strong women throughout history.
11. Selective memory to remember the good, logical prudence to not ruin the present, and defiant optimism to face the future. (Isabel Allende)
Just look in the past for the good moments to help you face the present and thus have a better future.
12. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do, or what you can’t achieve. Do not let that happen. (Emma Watson)
No person has the right to manage your life.
13. We need women who are so strong that they can be kind, so educated that they can be humble, so fierce that they can be compassionate, so passionate that they can be rational, and so disciplined that they can be free. (Kavita N. Ramdas)
Study, prepare and maintain discipline, so that you can achieve everything you set out to do.
14. She remembered who she was and the game changed. (Lalah Delia)
When you realize your worth, everything around you will change.
15. Never confuse their silence with weakness. Remember that sometimes the air calms down before the start of a hurricane. (Nikita Gill)
Silence is not synonymous with weakness, it is prudence.
16. How wonderful it is that no one needs to wait a moment before starting to improve the world. (Anna Frank)
You are capable of many things, you just have to take the first step.
17. Instead of letting your difficulties and failures discourage you, let them inspire you.” (Michelle Obama)
May your failures not be a stone on the road, but rather an impulse to move forward.
18. I am too intelligent, too demanding and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take complete charge of me. Nobody knows me or loves me entirely. I only have myself. (Simone de Beauvoir)
You are responsible for your life.
19. Life contracts or expands in proportion to your courage. (Anais Nin)
Your courage and effort will lead you to success.
20. It’s not about where you come from, but where you’re going. (Ella Fitzgerald)
What really matters is that you stay firm on the path you chose.
21. Many people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want. (Madonna)
Don’t be afraid to express yourself, only then can you have what you want.
22. To free herself, women must feel free, not to compete with men, but free in their abilities and personality. (Indira Gandhi)
Inner freedom is what matters.
23. The greatest danger that the future holds for us is apathy. (Jane Goodall)
Don’t let neglect and abandonment take over you.
24. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says it: “I can do it.” (Audrey Hepburn)
You are capable of everything.
25. Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is one more step towards greatness. (Oprah Winfrey)
Failure is not the end, it is only the beginning.
26. We are changing the world, we are destroying ancient stereotypes, and it is evident that if the female social role is altered, it is because the role of men also changes. (Rosa Montero)
Women have been gaining ground that was only reserved for men.
27. In a woman’s life, there comes a time when she gets tired of feeling guilty all the time. And, from that moment on, she is free to become who she truly is. (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Don’t let guilt rule your life.
28. Any woman who understands the problems of running a house will be closer to understanding the problems of running a country. (Margaret Thatcher)
A housewife is a woman with multiple capabilities.
29. Whatever you do, be different. That was the advice my mother gave me and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you are different you will stand out. (Anita Roddick)
Don’t be intimidated by being different, that’s where your success lies.
30. We cannot let the limited perceptions of others end up defining us. (Virginia Satir)
Don’t let other people’s thoughts influence you.
31. Happiness in marriage is a matter of pure luck. (Jane Austen)
There is some luck in a relationship.
32. If we want to be cautious, we should not take high self-confidence as if it were a guarantee of something. (Elizabeth Loftus)
It is always good to be cautious regarding our capabilities.
33. Knowing what to do eliminates fear. (Rosa Parks)
Fear is defeated with action.
34. Surround yourself with people who support your limits, not people who limit your challenges. (Pilar Jericó)
Seek the company of people who help you overcome challenges and achieve your dreams.
35. Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something you should flee from. (Jodie Foster)
Seek excellence in everything you do.
36. Instead of letting your difficulties and failures discourage you, let them inspire you. (Michelle Obama)
Failure does not mean losing, but learning and continuing without stopping.
37. We must accept that we are not always going to make the right decisions, that we are going to screw up many times. (Arianna Huffington)
We are not always going to get everything right, there are times when we fail.
38. I love quotes because it is a pleasure to find thoughts one may have, beautifully expressed with great authority by someone recognized as wiser than oneself. (Marlene Dietrich)
Make sure you have people by your side who inspire you, value you and accept you just as you are.
39. You can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. (Shonda Rhimes)
On every path there are obstacles and you have to learn to overcome them.
40. Achieving gender equality requires the participation of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility. (Ban Ki-Moon)
Gender equality is achieved with the participation of everyone.
41. The woman who does not require anyone’s approval is the most feared person on the planet. (Mohadesa Najumi)
Just seek your own approval, that’s what matters.
42. Women love a lot. And sometimes that love isn’t met with the kind of dignity it should be. (Lady Gaga)
Love has many aspects.
43. Equality will come when a foolish woman can go as far as a foolish man goes today. (Estelle Ramey)
Women are capable of achieving many things.
44. A strong woman graciously accepts both compliments and criticism, knowing that it takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow. (Mandy Hale)
Accept both praise and criticism equally.
45. Life is risk. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. That’s the fun thing, not knowing what the result is going to be. (Scarlett Johansson)
Life is a lottery, sometimes you win, while other times you lose.
46. The best protection a woman can have… is courage. (Elizabeth Cady Stanton)
Courage is a weapon that we all must have.
47. Beauty is how you feel inside, and it is reflected in your eyes. (Sophia Loren)
The beauty of a woman lies within her.
48. I always did something I was not prepared for. I think that’s the way to grow. (Marissa Mayer)
Adventure, take risks and face everything that comes.
49. I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than not scoring a goal, and that is not pulling the trigger. (Mia Hamm)
Learn to take advantage of opportunities.
50. Recognizing our history can be difficult, but not as difficult as spending our lives running away from it. (Brene Brown)
Accept the life you have had to live.
51. What makes you different now will make you stand out later. You should be proud to be different. (Ellen Degeneres)
Being different has its reward.
52. You can never leave footprints that last if you’re always tiptoeing around. (Leymah Gbowee)
Make your life an example to follow.
53. Success breeds confidence. (Beryl Markham)
A successful woman is trustworthy.
54. People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer. In fact, a job is better for me. (Princess Diana)
A man does not give security, that is what she seeks within herself.
55. We all have a wonder woman inside us. (Diane Von Furstenberg)
Your interior has great strength, you just have to look for it.
56. I prefer a dangerous freedom to a peaceful servitude. (María Zambrano)
Freedom is something very precious.
57. Dancing: the greatest intelligence is in the freest body. (Isadora Duncan)
Dancing makes you feel free, never lose that feeling.
58. You can be the leader in your own life. (Kerry Washington)
You have the ability to be the leader of your life.
59. We thought we knew each other. We thought we knew ourselves. (Ashley Audrian)
Before meeting someone else, know yourself.
60. We have to redefine our own perception of how we see ourselves. We have to position ourselves as women and take leadership. (Beyonce)
Look at yourself with love.
61. Be brave and don’t be afraid to know that even if you made a bad decision, it was for a good reason. (Adele)
Don’t let bad decisions stop you from coming up.
62. Forever appreciate what makes you unique, because you are truly a yawn if it goes away. (Bette Midler)
Don’t be a copy of anyone, you are unique and brave.
63. Everyone shines, with the right lighting. (Susan Cain)
Each person has their own brilliance.
64. The world needs strong women. Women who will lift up and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, tender and fierce, women of indomitable will. (Amy Tenney)
You are a brave woman and capable of overcoming the obstacles that life throws your way.
65. Don’t look at your feet to see if you’re doing it right. Just dance. (Anne Lamott)
Don’t stop at anything, just walk steadily.
66. Make the most of it by fanning the tiny inner sparks of possibility, into flames of achievement. (Golda Meir)
Take advantage of every opportunity, even if it is something minimal.
67. I have never loved anyone the way I love myself, so no one has been able to make me suffer. (María Felix)
Self-love is the most important.
68. You can’t be hesitant about who you are. (Viola Davis)
Don’t doubt for a minute your abilities and what you can achieve.
69. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. (Amelia Earhart)
Taking the first step is the difficult part.
70. What we say has an impact on our emotions. Change “I have a problem” to “I have new challenges.” (Vilma Núñez)
Take care of the way you speak, the words spoken have great weight.
71. I didn’t get there by wishing for it or expecting it, but by working for it. (Estée Lauder)
Hard work is what guarantees success.
72. If you can’t give me poetry, can you give me poetic science? (Ada Lovelace)
The way Ada expressed her love for literature and science, which was her profession.
73. Dance is a poem of which each movement is a word. (Kill hari)
Dancing gives a feeling of freedom, never lose that emotion.
74. If you want to travel far, there is no better ship than a book. (Emily Dickinson)
Knowledge opens many doors and paths.
75. A woman is the full circle. Within it is the power to create, nurture and transform. (Diane Mariechild)
Female power has no end.
76. A strong woman understands that gifts like logic, decisiveness, and strength are as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts. (Nancy Rathburn)
Never underestimate the gifts you have.
77. You can fill your life with ideas and still go home alone. All you have that really matters are feelings. That’s what music is to me. (Janis Joplin)
Your feelings are the only thing you can carry everywhere.
78. If you obey all the rules, you miss out on all the fun. (Katherine Hepburn)
There are some rules that are made to be broken.
79. If women are not perceived to be within the structures of power, is it not necessary to redefine power? (Mary Beard)
Women are capable of taking leadership in any situation.
80. A woman’s steps always go ahead of a man’s steps. (Elena Garro)
A great woman is always the companion of an excellent man.
81. Be careful; because I am fearless and therefore powerful. (Mary Shelley)
Fearlessness makes us go far.
82. Peace begins with a smile. (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
Never lose your ability to laugh.
83. We must tell our young women that their voices matter. (Malala Yousafzai)
Girls are as important as boys.
84. We are not born as a woman, but we become one. (Simone de Beauvoir)
Life leads you to become a powerful woman.
85. We must believe that we have been gifted for something and that it must be achieved at any cost. (Marie Curie)
You are capable of everything, don’t forget it.
86. I always did things that I was not prepared to do. I think that’s how to grow. (Marissa Mayer)
Don’t be afraid to do things you don’t have experience with.
87. Success is about creating value. (Candice Carpenter)
Values are an important part of life.
88. I am a woman with thoughts and questions and things to say. I say if I am beautiful. I say if I am strong. You won’t determine my story, I will. (Amy Schumer)
What you think about yourself will come true.
89. A woman should be two things: whoever she wants and what she wants. (Coco Chanel)
We all have the responsibility to live life the way we want.
90. I have learned that people will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou)
Be careful how you treat others.
91. A strong woman builds her own world. She is wise enough to know that she will attract the man with whom she will gladly share it. (Ellen J. Barrier)
If you love yourself, you can find the right man.
92. Strong women wear their pain like they wear stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is its beauty. (Harriet Morgan)
Don’t reflect your pain, because there are people who won’t understand it.
93. At the end of the day, we can endure more than we think. (Frida Kahlo)
Women are stronger than you think.
94. I will not be a free woman as long as there are still women under control. (Audre Lorde)
Women should not be subjected to anything or anyone.
95. It’s not the appearance, it’s the essence. It’s not the money, it is education. Its not the clothes, is the class. (Coco Chanel)
Only education, values and respect make a woman stand out.
96. It is important to remember that we all have magic within us. (J.K. Rowling)
The magic of believing in yourself is something that every woman has within her.
97. I would venture to think that the person who signed as many poems as Anonymous was often a woman. (Virginia Woolf)
The presence of women in every aspect of life is fundamental and necessary.
98. Don’t look for many men at your feet, look for one who is at your level. (Carolina Herrera)
Look for that man who loved you as you are.
99. No one can make you feel less without your consent. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Don’t let others impose their ideals on you.
100. If you let your fears out, you will have more space to live your dreams. (Marilyn Monroe)
Get those fears that paralyze you out of your life.
