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Ahhh, women, the silent and meek housekeepers, the unacknowledged grey cardinals with a well-deserved place in the kitchen. Thankfully, the times when the sentence above would’ve made sense are long gone (but not forgotten), and all thanks to the fair sex themselves. It’s women that have raised generation upon generation of people destined to make our world a better place. With love, care, and compassion. It’s women that have changed society’s view on many pressing issues. All with love, care, and compassion. It’s the ladies that have made some of the most important breakthroughs in science, and it’s the fairer sex that turns out to be the most worthy leaders of countries. Because they do it all with love, care, and compassion. And that is probably why women are so strong, so powerful, and intelligent (despite being told for ages that all they are good for is knitting, making sandwiches, and being pleasant for the eye).
This article is truly a celebration of women - their words gathered in one place make it a dynamite read, sure to inspire you. Some of these powerful women’s quotes might even change your perspective on life 180 degrees, and it will be enlightening! And these are also not just some ladies (although every woman has the qualities to be mighty); these smart words came from scientists, politicians, writers, and actresses who have paved their paths all by themselves, proving that they (and we!) can do it all.
Now, hopefully, our intro made you quite excited about what’s to come, and we promise these quotes by women won’t disappoint you but rather give you some quite nutritious food for thought. So pick the ones that lit a fire in you, vote for them, and don’t forget to tell the world about these intelligent, brave, and affectionate ladies!
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#1
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” — Charlotte Whitton
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#2
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
Ali H M Salehuddin 4 years ago
I understand and appreciate the gist of her saying, but on the technical side, she may not completely right though. Trees will not necessarily grow deeper roots to withstand winds. The deeper you go, the less nutrients you'll find. The roots tend go grow more sideways. And trees grow more fibrous and stronger trunks and branches too. I remember reading that in covered glass arboretums, many trees are too weak for animals to climb on (compared to those on the outside). They do not grow sufficiently strong branches because there's no need for it.
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Brian Bennett 4 years ago
With women yes but with men it is as the twig is bent so grows the tree. We are winners Dolly!
Peter Weir 4 years ago
or they get uprooted and die :) dolly needs to watch a few storm newscasts
#3
“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Mazer 4 years ago
Why is that? Why do we have to be in a position of stress to be recognized for doing our best??
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Eleanor Roosevelt was lovely when she was younger. After marrying FDR she was often referred to as homely or even ugly. I wonder if she felt unloved or made to feel unworthy and that reflected on her exterior. He had at least one mistress. Eleanor was intelligent, warm, witty and very compassionate. Never homely.
Summer Mason 4 years ago
I didn't know my strength till my ex and his mom try to take my daughter away. Hell have no fury like a momma bear over her cub.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Remember Eleanor did what FDR could not - she didn't have to but she did!
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Strong women are considered bitches but men know enough to stay out of the bitches way!
#4
“We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. […] And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system itself?” – Greta Thunberg
Imogene Cargeaux 4 years ago
This young woman makes me feel so stupid. She's like 1/3 of my age and yet so much smarter and wiser than I am! I am okay with it though because this young lady is going to change the world and she is helping young ppl everywhere get involved. It's incredible.
Mohammad Ammar 4 years ago
She's actually doing something very simple. She learned something important and chose to keep talking about it rather than distracting herself with cat memes. it's not about wisdom or smarts, those things come with time alone. It's about taking something seriously which we can all do if we bother.
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Tracy Wallick 4 years ago
I'm sad that a teenager has had to be the one to say what we're all thinking, but she does such an amazing job of it <3 she's a role model for everyone, not just women and girls
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I think this gal is on the way to changing the system but she needs all our help!
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
𝕀𝕗 𝕠𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖. 𝕊𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕤𝕠 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕖 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕗 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕, 𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙
Dee 4 years ago
Feeling confident prettiness is taking a back seat to survival on her list of priorities..
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KatHat 4 years ago
Foolish comment and still using "snowflake"? Jaysus dude.
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#5
“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
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Is that why you scream "What about the men?" on every post about women's issues?
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I shout from the back because I will be damned my daughter is brought up in this ignorance. We need change now.
#6
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” – Angela Davis
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Amen! Changing what you can't and won't accept is hard but worth the energy.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago (edited)
She was also placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. Very intelligent, vocal advocate of women's rights and anti-racism.
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#7
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
This is the same person who said there'd never be a woman as the prime minister during her lifetime. That's kinda funny.
Gerard Neaux 4 years ago
Wikipedia lists Thatcherism as the set of political measures that sunk a third of UK children below the poverty line. I'm not sure Thatcher is one to put on this list.
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Gavin Johnson 4 years ago
Poll tax, poverty, housing crisis, Section 28, destruction of manufacturing, mass unemployment…… if you want something destroyed ask a Conservative woman. A truly hateful individual who sowed so many toxic seeds. I’d remove her from this list in a heartbeat, she’s an insult to womankind.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
And who let Northern Irish prisoners starve to death on her watch rather than grant them basic rights and who fought a war with Argentina to keep tiny shitty colonial possessions.
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
“The problem with pissing on Margaret Thatcher’s grave is that eventually you run out of piss” -the communities she impoverished
Gerard Neaux 4 years ago (edited)
*if you want something done quickly (don't know why you got downvoted, here's an upvote)
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#8
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” —Ingrid Bergman
#9
“In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” —Sheryl Sandberg
Stein-Inge Kummeneje 4 years ago
Well, the civilized world is already there, but as usual, the US is lagging behind.
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“I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” – Anne Frank
Harri Ellis 4 years ago
She never would have guessed that her heroism and strength would change the lives of millions.
julie son 4 years ago
I always hated the phrase "If you can't beat them, join them." If you are tired of selfish, rude, manipulative, etc. people taking advantage/being rude/and so on, became one of them, 'couse that makes sense: become what you despise because it's to hard to hold on to your ethics....
Teresa Spanics 4 years ago
Indeed. If she had lived, we would be reading her books.
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Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
𝕊𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕒 𝕤𝕒𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖. 𝕀 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕'𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕒 𝕗𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟
#11
“Understand that getting help isn’t a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.” – Michelle Obama
Jennifer Norton 4 years ago
Knowing that you don't know or can't is key. The minute you can recognize your weakness and then actively work towards fixing it you put yourself in the drivers seat in your own life. It's okay to say I don't know, it's okay to say I don't understand. What you are doing by admitting this is opening your self up to learning and growing!!!! Keep an open mind my fellow bored pandas and the world can be yours!!!!
Summer Mason 4 years ago
Then make the laws against abuseiers stronger so we don't have to fight to stay safe!
#12
“Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga
Tami 4 years ago
Yes, and then it's nice to have someone who loves you and can help you get through it.
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New Everywhere 4 years ago
Why are "dreams" and "career" used like they're the same things. Some people have to work to make money and can't incorporate their passions into their career for so many various American reasons. And I disagree...that career of your dreams that you worked so hard for CAN indeed flip on you, no longer work for your life/circumstances and "break up" with you. Does that mean your dreams are dead? That you aren't fulfilling yourself? No person or career should be what you follow to be fulfilled.
Jessi Lovely 4 years ago
These comments are depressing 🤣 Gaga is talking about being dependent on men to show you purpose as society teaches as opposed to doing YOU, which defies all female upbringing. OF COURSE it’s nice to have support, but if you fall, it would be better to fall playing your own game than chasing a half wit.
#13
“If fighting for women’s health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the women’s card, then deal me in.” — Hillary Clinton
Tracy Wallick 4 years ago
You can feel how you like about Hillary, but the quote is still important.
Veronica Sjöberg 4 years ago
Yes! And for those who say "what about men and their rights?". Feminism isn't a threat against men. Feminism doesn't hate men. Feminism should benefit men too, just because the goal is equality. In all fields. But that also requires men to give up the privilege they have in a patriarchal society.
#14
“Every time someone writes that I play ‘strong women’ what they’re implying is that most women aren’t. How about I just play well-written parts?” — Jessica Chastain
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Makes me wonder, has there ever been a critic who wrote "HE played a strong man". ??
Daria B 4 years ago (edited)
From a linguistics perspective, I find it interesting (neither in a good or bad way, just interesting) that "a strong man" implies primarily a man with physical strength, and context is needed when the strength refers to morals, way of living, struggles, achievements etc. "A strong woman", on the other hand, is the other way around. "Brave man" and "brave woman", however, don't seem to have this distinction. There's still differences in implications, due to general mentalities and perception of men and women, of course, though.
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“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” —Amelia Earhart
Henry Cheves 4 years ago
God just said, "Hey, you're making me feel uncomfortable in my masculinity, I'm gonna smite you." JK She's not a man.
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“If you live off a man’s compliments, you’ll die from his criticism.” – Cornelius Lindsey
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
I've experienced this, can confirm it's truth. Fortunately, the part of me that died was the part that gave a s**t about his approval.
#17
“It’s not your job to be likeable. It’s your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Jessi Lovely 4 years ago (edited)
Me too….ME 😆 🎉 also other people, but to those that don’t have other people, you only need your own approval. Then you’ll probably find others will be attracted to you as you love yourself more 😀
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julie son 4 years ago
This! Yes! I've been told by complete strangers in random public places that "I would be even prettier if I smiled", and once "Smile, it's not as bad as all that"! (Again, a guy passing by, with no clue of what was happening in my life!) Of course, Mister Man, how could I let my problems make me forget that the highest goal of a woman is to look pretty for you!
GirlFriday 4 years ago
SO MUCH THIS! Once I stopped trying to make people like me and started being myself, people started liking me because I was a hard worker, a decision maker, a get shi*t done person.
Summer Mason 4 years ago
That's why I now married. It took me 32 years to find him. Now I'm confident and strong and no one seems to like that but him. 💁♀️
TheBlackPanda (JustABlackBear) 4 years ago
Be yourself only as long as you're not harming anyone by being yourself
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Sometimes being yourself will get you used and trod on depends on your personality!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago (edited)
Katie Piper had acid thrown in her face and was permanently disfigured. Adolph Hitler one of the worst human being who ever lived. Both found someone and married. We are all capable of being loved no matter how scarred we are inside or out. Charles Manson married a woman 40 years his junior while in prison for killing women and Stephen Hawking cheated on his wife to marry his nurse. Someone will look past what others think or you yourself think is wrong with you and only see someone they want to spend time with.
Mazer 4 years ago
There are plenty of people with value who are not married and never will be and are fine with that, some that are not married and never will be and are soul sick as a result. I could go on and on. Your examples of Charles Manson who was a master at manipulating young disillusioned men and women and Adolph Hitler who spoon fed a dejected and starving people of Germany a scapegoat are very poor choices indeed. Some women are attracted by power simply because society deals them the card of being powerless this just means there are people who manipulate and abuse others are valued by some and that there are hundreds if not thousands of people out there who can rationalize the behavior the abuser. It’s an age old story.
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“Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.” — Diana Ross
Mazer 4 years ago
Not as hard when you have the money and fame which opens more doors allowing more access,
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
It’s not like Ross was born to privilege. She grew up in Detroit’s Brewster-Douglass housing project, went to Cass Tech, worked part time at J.L. Hudson, and styled other people’s hair as a side hustle.
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“I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball
Moxitron Jazz 6 months ago
Huh, I thought that quote originated from the Red Hot Chili Peppers song 'Deep Kick', go Lucille!
TheBlackPanda (JustABlackBear) 4 years ago
I don't regret anything because I didn't know I was doing the wrong things at the time I was doing them. There's no way to go back in time with the knowledge I have now so regret is pointless to me. What I can do now is avoid making the same mistakes in the future
#20
“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” — Carly Simon
Walking On Sunshine 4 years ago
Also~ "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you"
#21
“Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.” – Nikita Gill
Jennifer Norton 4 years ago
Can I just say this is the #1 thing we need to work on. Men have been dividing women since the beginning of time because of how strong we can be together. Women who support and build up other women are so crazy strong!
Mazer 4 years ago
Depends upon the woman and the powers she is misusing. Marjorie Taylor Greene I’m specifically typing about you and those who look up to you and your bullying ways.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
I don't know why that trashy nitwit still holds her position. The s**t that comes out of her mouth...get yourself together woman! Do some good!
Load More Replies... Brian Bennett 4 years ago
The trouble is we are strong in mass but we still are held back by male leadership!
#22
“When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.” – Barbara Taylor Bradford
Gavin Johnson 4 years ago
If it’s got tyres, tits or testicles there’s gonna be trouble. Seems that whatever the sex there’s gonna be bother.
Load More Replies... Mazer 4 years ago (edited)
That my mere presence as a human without a penis is perceived as a threat to another human being who happens to have a penis, that means I am never starting on equal footing and must first assess his fragile state then work to sooth his fragile ego before even getting started. How did this become an acceptable societal norm that most of us must dance to?? It’s exhausting
julie son 4 years ago
I've been told by both girlfriends and male friends that, if I want a boyfriend (which I did), I "should stumble from time to time when we hike, speak softer, don't always tell what I know, because men are intimidated by me!" Heck, I have weaknesses and issues, just like everybody else! The last thing I need is a man whose ego is too fragile to handle the fact that I happen to have better balance than him!
Veronica Sjöberg 4 years ago
I would not say I'm a "strong woman" - just a woman. But I realized pretty late in life that just by saying what you want/think/your perspective some men feel threatened. Especially in relationships. As long as you do what he wants everything is fine, but when you speak up about something you want it's "we never had any problems before so no" or "why do you want to create problems?" Of course, "not all men" but enough to be noticeable.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Strong women are considered Bitches, Strong men are Important! I am the former but please use all capitals BITCH!!!!!!!!
#23
“I’ve often thought it unfair that women are expected to stay at home when there’s a fight to be won. If a woman has the strength to bear a child, she can swing a sword as well as any man.” — Karen Hawkins
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
A lot of women had to be disguised as men to show their warrior side and help win the wars!
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Their children may have needed them to kill enemies in battle.
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“Call me whatever you want. It’s not going to stop me from trying to do the right thing. Because it doesn’t just affect me, it affects all the other women who are in this with me, and it affects all the other men who are in this with me, too.” — Emma Watson
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
She's shared horrible stories of how the world treated a young girl transforming into womanhood and then trying to find an identity. Many of them are quite disturbing. She got her first stalker when she was 12 years old. She nearly dropped out of the Potter movies but says she stayed because of all the young girls who looked up to Hermoine as a character and her as a person. A 16 year old girl decided to become a role model and advocate so it wouldn't happen to others. That takes a lot of courage.
Dee 4 years ago
Read it again, it doesn’t JUST affect her. She’s not denying the affect on her, she’s pointing out the others who are in it with her.
Load More Replies... Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
Do you also think the women preyed on by Harvey Weinstein should have just kept quiet because he’d helped them along with their careers? How about those gymnasts testifying against Larry Nasser? Prior good acts don’t give you a free pass for your bad ones.
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#25
“I am mine before I am anyone else’s.” – Nayyirah Waheed
#26
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do… but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” — Venus Williams
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
There's a difference between being genuinely proud of yourself and entitlement. Folks like to confuse the two and can't discern peoples intention now a days. Which is sad.
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
As the target audience for that kind of quote, it really bugs me when people keep bringing the focus back to entitled people. Entitled people already make everything about themselves at others’ expense; don’t help them.
Load More Replies... Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Having attitude is not bad but having attitude and talent is great - but there are boundaries!
Mazer 4 years ago
And why is it there are people who feel nobody believes in them in the first place? Believing in yourself without support makes you a “runs with scissors” person, an attitude that needs to be dealt with, not supported. Society rewards conforming not uniqueness. Every struggling artist knows and lives this. It’s only when a person of influence recognizes a unique value that it becomes value, which will then most likely be exploited. It’s one of the reasons why we lose so many young talented people to overdose.
#27
“As for my girls, I’ll raise them to think they breathe fire.” – Jessica Kirkland
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
We do breathe fire but but we must learn to control lest we get consumed ourselves!
#28
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” —Audre Lorde
#29
“You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Thank you. No need to be "butch" to be a b!tch either ! I don't mean this in a nasty way. Just that some people think that women have to be so called manly to be strong. And in my experience women are stronger than men because we have been dealing with oppression for decades and have learned to get on with life.
Summer Mason 4 years ago
Husband =15 call backs about jobs. Me=1 and I had to convince them to hire me. Bulllshit. I'm stronger and more organized than any man on your team. Try me.
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Niall Mac Iomera 4 years ago
'strong' is a masculine trait though. I get what you're saying, but these terms are just kinda outdated.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I think the problem is some women don't know their own strengths and some don't want to pursue them!
#30
“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.” — Audrey Hepburn
Bear Hall 4 years ago
She would have known. She volunteered to a field hospital in middle of battle as a teenager. After she starved to the end of war and suffered from eating disorder for the rest of her life. She had several miscarriages before her children were born. She was an UNICEF ambassador and she was the happiest with children, any children anywhere in the world.
. a 4 years ago
But your goal should never be to be one of the prettiest girls. f**k that patriarchal s**t.
Jude Corrigan 4 years ago
I think she meant outward expressions of happiness makes women the prettiest. We all know that if a woman is beautiful but is a horrible person that will shine right through.
Load More Replies... Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I consider my self strong and happy but have never been told I'm pretty - I Know who I am and what I can do!
J.L. Martin 4 years ago
Can we please leave our looks out of this? I don't want to be "pretty". I want to be intelligent and bad-@$$. Looks fade, but sarcasm and wit are forever!
#31
“We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” – Kavita Ramdas
Helen Haley 4 years ago
So, fit in the tiny box that has been assigned to us for most of human history? Noooo thank you. Discipline is being free? That's some straight-up deep religion crap right there. 'Strong women are submissive' vibes off of it. Screw that.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
A disciplined person is free to say yes or no instead of being forced into an answer by their own emotions or someone choosing the answer for them. Freedom is not the yes or no, its ability to be decide what your answer will be. A truly strong person knows when to use it and when to be gentle while a weak person always uses that strength. Donald Trump tries to crush people's hands when shaking while Martins Licis, current strongest man in the world, volunteers at a kitten shelter. An educated person is also the most humble because you have the knowledge to understand you know hardly anything. The Dunning-Kruger effect is ignorant people are more confident about what they know because they have yet to gain the knowledge to realize how little they understand. A fierce soldier is willing to fight and die for what they believe in but has the compassion to not kill children.
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Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Aren't women programmed to be most of these, when we are born but a lot of it is beaten out of us as we so called grow!
#32
“Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” – Shirley Chisholm
Bear Hall 4 years ago
Every single human being ever was given to the world by a strong woman. Every. Single. One. Women are the stronger sex, no question about it. If all of them could use her strength to its full potential this world would be a very different place.
Summer Mason 4 years ago (edited)
"I'm a pussy compared to my wife, she gave birth screaming bloody murder than quietly sat down and breast feed my son. I couldn't do that if someone split my ball sack in half and then handed me a tiny human being relying on me souly. We men are damn pussys at life and should respect woman way more than we do."- my husband Eric 2021.
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#33
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie
Helen Haley 4 years ago
I'd rather die for knowledge and discovery than war and destruction.
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Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Her discovery saved many lives but it has been manipulated by people to destruct- she of course did not realize the destructive powers even though it killed her!
#34
“We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing. It’s time to take ownership in our success.” — Tori Burch
Mazer 4 years ago (edited)
I’m stunned at how many women apologize for anything and everything. It drives me nuts. I want to respond to that woman standing in an aisle at the store basically apologizing to everyone walking by. Please, don’t be sorry, you have nothing to be sorry for here, you are okay, it’s okay, you have a right to be here, doing this, you have no need to apologize, please, it becomes meaningless to say you are sorry to everyone for everything. Somewhere you have picked up a burden, just like a giant wooden cross, you are bearing it because of that one person who last said something demeaning about you or told you that you were somehow only worthy when you are bearing this burden. It’s not a beautiful attribute, it’s shockingly maddening and you deserve better, you deserve to be free of that burden of thinking you are a burden to someone just by taking up space, just by being.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I willapologize for my errors. But I will not apologize for being a woman ever!
#35
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi
Bear Hall 4 years ago
.. until you run into the guy who hits harder than you ever imagined. And then you are at their mercy if they eventually pick you up or stump on your face.
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#36
“If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.” — Mindy Kaling
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Maybe the path you're clearing does not lead to what is right for you, but the cleared path may be right for someone else!
#37
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” —Dr. Harriet Braiker
Otter 4 years ago (edited)
Perfectionism bleeds all the joy out of life. If a person is unable to love or enjoy anything imperfect, and they're stuck in an imperfect world, the perfectionism dooms them to a frustrating and joyless existence. At least I'm spared that, in the medical field there's no perfection, and I tell people "I can't get good, I'll take better".
Summer Mason 4 years ago
In the medical field we strive for perfection. Its f*****g impossible. Patients die, things go horribly wrong, everyone suffers, doctors misdignose. We all suffer. Its hard Its unbearable at times. So like you.... we try our best and if good is all we get then run with it. Cause nothing is more chaotic or troubling than the human body. And we try our hardest to do everything perfect text book style but it doesn't always end that way. So hugs to you fellow medical worker. I understand you.
Load More Replies... Mazer 4 years ago
In my mind there is no such thing as perfect when it comes to the human condition. It’s a quick road to disappointment. Instead I prefer to think we are all just a work in progress. A lot of work and not enough progress in most cases
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
My thought for myself is: progress, not perfection.
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Yurie 4 years ago
Women are detailed orientated and due to the societal expectations, we do tend to strive for perfection. As a self-employed woman serving clients in the medical, legal and financial industry, dominant of men, "done is better than still working on it to make perfect" has saved me a lot of heartache and distress.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I too was in the medical profession and by todays standards we killed a lot of people by doing the right think at the time! But we did strive for excellence because of all the changes these people who would have died are now living. But I think perfection is a long way off!
#38
“Aging is not “lost youth” but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Ageing is exactly lost youth. I just don't give a microshit because youth is overrated
Honu 4 years ago
I thoroughly enjoyed being young. It was great! I am also thoroughly enjoying being middle aged and I plan on having an awesome time as an old lady, too.
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Elliot 4 years ago
Ageing physically sucks any way you slice it. New hips, spine and bladder please!
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
I agree with this intellectually, I just wish I felt the truth of it in my heart.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
I am one stand up old broad- age is in the body, most or us have progressive clear minds. If only other people could see through the grey hair!
#39
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
It's only a gift if you survive the darkness and come out the other side.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Darkness eventually leads to light if one has the strength and audacity to persevere!
#40
“She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.” – JM Storm
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
the weaker sex we ain't strength has nothing to do with it but brains and a good dose of common sense will hopefully open thedoors to progress!
#41
“I don’t want to be better than you or her or him – I want to be better than I am right now.” — Kerri Walsh
#42
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” —Judy Garland
Mazer 4 years ago (edited)
You know the story of paper? The one where you take a piece of blank paper (any color will do) and appreciate its potential to be something magnificent. So you crumple it and with every crumple, every squeeze, every tear, you call it names and berate it. Then you uncrumple it and try to smooth it out again telling the paper how awesome it is and how you want to appreciate its magnificence but realize the damage you have inflicted can’t truly be undone. Be mindful, everyone was once that unmarred beautiful piece of uncrumpled paper and those who you may meet later in life might have been crumpled by many hands and thrown away like trash. It’s difficult to be the first rate you when so many have crumpled you, Judy Garland got crumpled, it cost her her self esteem and ultimately her life. He did not emerge from Hollywood unscathed
#43
“In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.” —Luvvie Ajayi
#44
"Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." - Golda Meir
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
Achieve what feels right for you. No one else has to live in your skin.
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“We’re all water from different rivers, that’s why it’s so easy to meet; we’re all water in this vast, vast ocean, someday we’ll evaporate together.” – Yoko Ono
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Poor Yoko gets so much hate when she should get so much sympathy. She lives through WWII in Japan as a kid and was stuck in an abusive relationship with a man the world adored for some reason. 40 years after he died and it came out he was an abusive d**k who took her work and left her uncredited ( On Imagine for example) she still gets hate.
Dee 4 years ago
That subterfuge is a defence mechanism that helped generations survive in a story of domination. I like to believe the domination story has just about run its course, it’s wearing thin in many places and fraying in others. The time is ripening for a new story to emerge and gather strength, Charles Eisenstein calls it a story of interbeing, a new and ancient story.
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“The beauty of being a feminist is that you get to be whatever you want. And that’s the point.” — Shonda Rhimes
Imogene Cargeaux 4 years ago
It's incredible that people today still don't understand this concept. "But how can you be a feminist if you show your titty on the big screen?" ... "but how can you be a feminist if you don't want all men to die?" "How can you be a feminist if you're married to a man?" "How can you be a feminist if you don't hate house wife's or STAHMs?" .....Bitch, I'm a feminist because I support a woman's right to be who she wants to be , to love who she wants to love, to hate men if she wants to hate men, to date men if she wants to date men.... to stay at home with the kids if that's what she wants to do... I am a feminist because I believe that women are human beings who deserve the same rights as men. It's that simple. Idc if she's a woman who hates feminism.. I support her right to hate us because that's who she wants to be and it's her fucken right! When will ppl actually start to understand this!?
Helen Haley 4 years ago
I'll support her right to hate feminists, just know in my head I've deducted assumed IQ points for it. Same way I deduct IQ points from people in poverty who vote republican.
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“The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be East vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.” – Benazir Bhutto
#48
"It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent." - Madeleine Albright
#49
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” – Rosa Parks
#50
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother Teresa
WalksAroundMountains 4 years ago
In 2012, William Doino Jr, wrote that "The remarkable thing about Hell’s Angel is that it purports to defend the poor against Mother Teresa’s supposed exploitation of them, while never actually interviewing any on screen. Not a single person cared for by the Missionaries speaks on camera. Was this because they had a far higher opinion of Blessed Teresa than Hitchens would permit in his film? Avoiding the people at the heart of Teresa’s ministry, Hitchens posed for the camera and let roll a series of ad hominem attacks and unsubstantiated accusations, as uninformed as they were cruel." -- Mari Marcel Thekaekara points out that after the Bangladesh War, a few million refugees poured into Calcutta from the former East Pakistan. "No one had ever before done anything remotely like Mother Teresa's order, namely picking up destitute and dying people off the pavements and giving them a clean place to die in dignity." --
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“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” — Diane Mariechild
#52
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” – Maya Angelou
Mazer 4 years ago (edited)
No disrespect, but there are many things people do to each other who can dim that light or worse yet, snuff it out. I have seen that light go dim waaaaay to many times to dismiss the process
Dee 4 years ago
I hear what you’re saying Mazer, I’ve seen it too.. something I learned from one of my teachers comes to mind about permission. I think we dim our own lights sometimes when we feel threatened, it can feel safer that way.
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"If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities." - Ann Richards
Mazer 4 years ago
I don’t agree.if you can not take care of yourself, it just means you are overwhelmed by the crushing realities of life and need help. That’s nothing to be ashamed of. To say otherwise it to dismiss the reality that life can be brutal, that some people are born into a family that does not support them or that they have a struggle so hard that the tools they have at hand are just not enough to get the job done. I dislike this statement because it shames people who are struggling and keeps them from feeling okay enough to ask for help. TSK
#54
“Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.” – Yoko Ono
Mazer 4 years ago
So is race, started by some old white dudes who had little understanding of the worlds beautiful diversity. If you have the inclination to learn more about the origins of race and skin color, I have put up a link to a wonderful talk on the subject. This woman will connect all the freckles for you. Enjoy https://youtu.be/sc4OFcT5m1Y
#55
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
#56
"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth." - Martha Beck
Sheila McEnany Markowitz 4 years ago
I don't understand when people say "truth hurts". In my experience, lies hurt.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
"I don't love you " is just a painful if its the truth or a lie. However, when it is the truth, it allows you to work through the pain to find love somewhere else instead of living in a lie that never allows your happiness.
Load More Replies... Bear Hall 4 years ago (edited)
I can't think of a more dangerous thing than truth. The world is full of liars who lie at least to themselves and people hate to be proven to be liars especially to themselves. It makes them feeling stupid, uncomfortable, furious. Most people like only the "truth" that fits them the best.
Mazer 4 years ago
Truth is subjective. Your truth can be different from my truth and they can both be right. This is simplistic, much like putting thing in nest boxes and labeling them right or wrong, mother mag be correct or all may be, it’s up to those involved to reach a dynamic understanding of truth without an exclusion of another’s truth
#57
“Find your ‘why’ so that you have the strength and resilience to push through those times when everything else is telling you no.”— Lisa Wimberger
Mazer 4 years ago
So many opposing factors and realities can squash that little why. Strength and resilience are laws. They are the law of nature. When the law of nature is interpreted as only the strong survive, the interpreter is missing key components if they focus on strength being synonymous with aggression. Strength in nature is adaptability. Those laws of nature apply to every living organism, even humans. You are gifted with three options to every stressor in life. Adapt, migrate or die. Humans have proven time and again to find strength through adaptability. So the next time someone tries to tell you that you are not strong enough, apply the adaptability law, change your situation by migrating elsewhere. You are the master of your life, therein lies your power, the people on your ship are your crew, they help you get where you need to go with their support, and visa versa. Too bad so many equate themselves with the captain of the ship and don’t see that the captain is a crew member too.
#58
“And you, you scare people because you are whole all by yourself.” – Lauren Alex Cooper
#59
“Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.” – Anne Frank
#60
“She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.” – Sarah Addison Allen
#61
“I can do anything when I am in a tutu.” — Misty Copeland
#62
“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” – Serena Williams
#63
“Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t.” – Michelle Obama
Helen Haley 4 years ago
Mom always said don't accept reality, make it. Just because that's the way it's always been, doesn't mean it has to stay that way, or that it should.
Mazer 4 years ago
Unfortunately current times have propagandize and promoted fear based action, it’s what made Fox News so popular, It mimics Nazi Germany in so many ways that it’s scary, that is the true thing to fear, the repeat of scapegoating others because those in power don’t want you to blame who is really at fault, which is those in power. It’s the focus of blaming the homeless for their condition, blaming people on welfare for needing the system, all the while letting those who are benefiting from loop holes and Wall Street welfare slide. The struggle is real, but blaming anyone other than those at the top is misguided blame, and that’s encouraged by those in power
#64
"One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don't know how to do, to keep learning." - Ruth Reichl
#65
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” — Arianna Huffington
#66
“Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.” —Brene Brown
#67
"If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going." - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Nubis Knight 4 years ago
On the other hand: Sometimes the barking dog needs a kick before he's worked up enough to bite.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
This quote is about choosing your fights instead of letting others choose them for you. You have to know when to deal with the pit bull leaping at the fence and when to ignore the cocker spaniel barking from the 2nd floor balcony.
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“Women are always saying, ‘We can do anything that men can do.’ But men should be saying, ‘We can do anything that women can do.'” — Gloria Steinem
Mazer 4 years ago
IMHO (never humbled). We need to take the word “SHOULD” out of our vocabulary. It isn’t helpful.
Dee 4 years ago
So many folks ‘should’ all over themselves and others, makes for quite the mess yup.
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“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” — Sarah Dessen
#70
“She is both hellfire and holy water. And the flavor you taste depends on how you treat her.” – Sneha Pal
#71
“You have to be careful when you’re getting feedback because people will give you conflicting feedback all the time, but ultimately you end up following your own inner guide.” —Natalie Portman
Mazer 4 years ago
The hope is that you have been given the proper tools needed to assess and respond to life as needed. Unfortunately through no fault of their own too many people don’t have those tools, nor do they have access to the tools needed. This is why it’s so important to be open to new things, new ideas, differences, because they may fill your toolbox in turn helping you navigate life easier or more effectively.
#72
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." - Coco Chanel
#73
"If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably." - Rachel Maddow
#74
“Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually the path.” — Katherine Wolf
#75
“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” — Gillian Anderson
#76
“One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel
#78
"The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice." - Peggy O'Mara
Mazer 4 years ago
Not in my world. Ten years old is the age of my enlightenment, when I learned my parents and tescherd were substandard role models so I went out and got a better one. She goes by multiple names, Mother Nature, Planet Earth etc. I learned more about how to be my true self from being in nature, I was able to fill up my toolbox with some amazing tools, which I used to learn that I have a choice and a responsibility to create a better inner voice. Rise above your raising, it can enhance your world beyond your expectations.
#79
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” — Melinda Gates
Imogene Cargeaux 4 years ago
Sorry no. Melinda is an asshole and the most anti feminist woman if there ever was one. She treats WOC like fucken Guinea pigs and her organization has done UNSPEAKABLE things to women everywhere. Get her off this list.
#80
“Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.” — Helen Keller
#81
“One of the biggest qualities is having an awareness outside of yourself, and understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around your needs.”— Brie Larson
#84
“Do we want to progress? If we want to progress, let women be all they can be. Don’t get in their way.” —Danai Gurira
#85
"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one." - Dolly Parton
Mazer 4 years ago
Or at least stop going down the same road you have been, you know, that one riddled with land mines and sink holes. Knowing you have a choice is a start, picking an unknown Heaven over a known hell can be a bit like an off road ride, full of bumps and ruts, but boy can it take you to some amazing places
#86
“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#87
“A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex but neither should she adjust to prejudice and discrimination.” – Betty Friedan
#88
“I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.” – Katherine Johnson
#89
“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be yourself.” —Emma Stone
#90
“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
#91
“Chin up, child. In my experience, when a life seems to be falling to pieces, it is usually falling into place.” – Beau Taplin
Stephanie Keith 4 years ago
Or it is just falling to pieces and there is not a dang thing you can do about it. That's what I'm noticing more and more, unfortunately. Unless you are powerful, have a lot of money, and well connected. There is noway to make real change that has a great impact. I know it's pessimistic of me to say that. But it is true and the reality of so many of our lives and it sucks.
#93
“No one is going to tell you all the things you want to hear all the time. You have to know them yourself.” —Busy Philipps
#95
"A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution." - Angela Merkel
#96
"Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." - Jodie Foster
#97
“Figure out who are you separate from your family. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that’s the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self. With that, you can do anything else.” —Angelina Jolie
#98
“Don’t hold back because you think it’s unladylike. We shouldn’t be shamed out of our anger. We should be using it. Using it to make change in our own lives, and using it to make change in the lives around us.” —Jessica Valenti
#99
“There’s something special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.” —Rihanna
#100
“Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.” — Nikki Haley
Helen Haley 4 years ago
Try that in a meeting and no one will ever know anything you've ever said, ever.
#102
“Women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action.” – Amelia Earhart
Mazer 4 years ago
I don’t get the whole suppressive stance America has embraced in the last 40 years. When you empower people to be the best self they can be, you have a more powerful nation as a whole. It’s common sense. To help booster education, physical and mental health and quality of life in every single person living on the same piece of land, everyone wins. It’s that fragile ego and misunderstanding of power that messes things up.
#103
“If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou
#104
“Tolerance and compassion are active, not passive states, born of the capacity to listen, to observe and to respect others.” – Indira Gandhi
#105
"Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right." – Jane Goodall
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Would that we did this this world might be a better place. It doesn't always work, but at least we'll have tried.
Mazer 4 years ago
Unfortunately that dialogue is more often than not dismissed, denied, minimized or used as a weapon. I love a good debate!!! but not with a person who just parrots their ideals and can not or will not get into the whys and wherefores. I ran into this more than once with friends who were Trump supporters. Sad.
#106
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
It seems that more and more people are wanting/expecting things to happen overnight. Patience is in short supply these days. I think that can cause hope to be in very short supply.
#107
“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” — Whoopi Goldberg
#108
“Because confidence is really trust in yourself, right? It has nothing to do with what someone else thinks of you; it’s what you think of you.” — Chrissy Metz
#109
“Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.” — Angela Bassett
#110
“If we cultivate compassion for those who have hurt us, we have the possibility of overcoming our anger, pain, and fear. Compassion is a great medicine.” — Goldie Hawn
#111
“The world needs strong women—women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce, women of indomitable will.” – Amy Tenney
#112
“I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” – Calamity Jane
#113
“You may not be everything you thought you’d be by now, but you can be the one who loves, serves, and gives her all, and waters and nurtures every plant in the garden that God has already given her.” – Morgan Harper Nichols
#114
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg
#115
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson
#117
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” —Gloria Steinem
#118
“I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
#119
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” — Marge Piercy
#120
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah
#121
“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind learning.” —Amy Poehler
#122
“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” — Nancy Rathburn
#123
“Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.” — Nikita Gill
#124
“One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.” — Marilyn Monroe
#125
“There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.”— Clare Boothe Luce
#126
“Run your own race. Don’t be distracted by what others are doing. Set and go after your own goals.”— Jen Gouldstone
#128
“I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.” — Tracee Ellis Ross
#129
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” — Rosalynn Carter
#130
“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.” — Bethany Hamilton
#131
“Before the moon I am, what a woman is, a woman of power, a woman’s power, deeper than the roots of trees, deeper than the roots of islands, older than the Making, older than the moon.” —Ursula K. Le Guin
#132
“She was a wild one; always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” – Kaitlin Foster
#133
“Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses.” – Madame Marie du Deffand
Jude Corrigan 4 years ago (edited)
I take it as meaning that if a woman recognises her weaknesses and says to the world 'This is me, I don't care' , they cannot be used against her.
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“Strong women wear their pain like they do stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it.” – Harriet Morgan
#135
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Arianna Huffington
#136
"You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute." - Tina Fey
#137
"Whenever you are blue or lonely or stricken by some humiliating thing you did, the cure and the hope is in caring about other people." - Diane Sawyer
#138
"I try to live in a little bit of my own joy and not let people steal it or take it." - Hoda Kotb
#139
“Females are the most beautiful, gorgeous creatures in the whole world. And I think that we are gorgeous no matter what size we are.” — Alicia Keys
#141
“Pursuing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.” – Benazir Bhutto
#142
“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important.” – Junko Tabei
#143
“Be courageous. Challenge orthodoxy. Stand up for what you believe in. When you are in your rocking chair talking to your grandchildren many years from now, be sure you have a good story to tell.” — Amal Clooney
#144
“Don’t look at the big picture as the only achievement. Start with set, smart goals and work up to something bigger.” — Jordyn Wieber
#145
“After all those years as a woman hearing ‘not thin enough, not this enough, not that enough’, almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought—I’m enough.” – Anna Quindlen
#147
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day.” —Janis Joplin
#155
“What I want young women and girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters. You’re going to walk into many rooms where you may be the only one who looks like you or who has had the experiences you’ve had. So you use that voice and be strong.” — Kamala Harris
#156
“Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.” — Ava DuVernay
#157
“I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.” – Carice van Houten
#158
“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, ‘She doesn’t have what it takes.’ They will say, ‘Women don’t have what it takes.’” – Clare Boothe Luce
#159
“Her damaged petals are what made her more beautiful than all the other flowers.” – A.J. Lawless
#160
“You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” —Erica Jong
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Sorry, but this one is naive. There will never be a time in your life where every circumstance is under your control. Sometimes, it's not the lousy cards you're dealt, but how you play them.
#161
“I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” — Amy Schumer
#163
“I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am.” — Beyoncé
#164
“Life-fulfilling work is never about the money—when you feel true passion for something you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” —Eileen Fisher
#165
“A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.” – Ellen J. Barrier
#166
"The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves." - Barbara Corcoran
Imogene Cargeaux 4 years ago
Yeah but remember that time she fat shamed Whoopi on like... live tv? And thought she was hilarious? I mean, she came for Whoopi... FUCKEN WHOOPI! You don't come for Whoopi without getting your ass whooped... she's another one who doesn't belong on this list. Women who don't support other women are not women at all.
What do you think ?
Nubis Knight 4 years ago
“Butterflies are like women — we may look pretty and delicate, but baby, we can fly through a hurricane.” - Betty White
Mistralok 4 years ago
"Reader be assured this narrative is no fiction. I am aware that some of my adventures may seem incredible; but they are, nevertheless, strictly true. I have not exaggerated the wrongs inflicted by Slavery; on the contrary, my descriptions fall far short of the facts. I have concealed the names of places, and given persons fictitious names. I had no motive for secrecy on my own account, but I deemed it kind and considerate towards others to pursue this course." Preface by the author, Linda Brent, in "INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL"
Ben Hifni Maarof 4 years ago
Men are like doucebags. We don't know our shittiness untill we douche ourselves.
Nubis Knight 4 years ago
“Butterflies are like women — we may look pretty and delicate, but baby, we can fly through a hurricane.” - Betty White
Mistralok 4 years ago
"Reader be assured this narrative is no fiction. I am aware that some of my adventures may seem incredible; but they are, nevertheless, strictly true. I have not exaggerated the wrongs inflicted by Slavery; on the contrary, my descriptions fall far short of the facts. I have concealed the names of places, and given persons fictitious names. I had no motive for secrecy on my own account, but I deemed it kind and considerate towards others to pursue this course." Preface by the author, Linda Brent, in "INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL"
Ben Hifni Maarof 4 years ago
Men are like doucebags. We don't know our shittiness untill we douche ourselves.
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