These are some empowering quotes from some daring women. We celebrate the women who aren’t scared to raise their voice; the most inspiring quotes from the trailblazers who make us proud to be women.
1. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” —Margaret Thatcher (Former Prime Minister of The United Kingdom)
2. “A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” —Eleanor Roosevelt (Former American politician)
3. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” ―Madonna (American Singer)
4. “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” ―Gloria Steinem (American feminist)
5. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” —Maya Angelou (American author)
6. “I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” ―Malala Yousafzai (Pakistani activist)
7. “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” —G.D. Anderson (Poet)
8. “You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.'” —Erin McKean (American lexicographer)
9. “When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.”―Bette Davis (Former American Actress)
10. “I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say, ‘Yes, women can.'” —Dilma Rousseff
11. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand (Former Russian-born American novelist)
12. “The idea of being a feminist: so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex, but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity.”—Lena Dunham (American Actress)
