Being A Woman Quotes - Page 2

• A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.

  Marge Piercy

  Strength, Inspiring, Strong Women

  Marge Piercy (2013). “Moon Is Always Female”, p.76, Knopf

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• It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Fear, Light

  A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.

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• And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

  Erica Jong

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  "Fear of Flying". Book by Erica Jong, 1973.

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• Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

  Rosa Parks

  Inspiring, Strong Women, Fear

  Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed (1994). “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation”, Zondervan

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• Happy girls are the prettiest girls.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Happiness, Beauty, Being Strong

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

  Melinda Gates

  Inspirational, Strong Women, Independent Women

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• We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Children, Fear

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• We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Strong Women, Powerful, Empowering

  Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

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• Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.

  Coco Chanel

  Motivational, Mother, Strong Women

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• A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

  Coco Chanel

  Beauty, Girl, Strong Women

  "The Gospel According to Coco Chanel : Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman". Book by Karen Karbo, 2009.

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• 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

  Motivational, Strong Women, Voice

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• A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Sarcastic, Witty

  Oscar Wilde (2014). “The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde”, p.13, Courier Corporation

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• Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.

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• Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Fear, Insecure

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• A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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  For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women.

  Elizabeth Blackwell

  Women, Learning, Class

  Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (2016). “Medicine as a Profession for Women”, p.15, Library of Alexandria

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• I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Being Strong, Strong Women

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• There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspiring, Confidence, Children

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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• The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.

  James A. Garfield

  Teacher, Encouragement, Strong Women

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• Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspiring, Confidence, Fear

  "A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a 'Course in Miracles'". Book by Marianne Williamson, 1992.

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• I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

  Mae West

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Mae West: 'YOLO,' Before YOLO Was a Thing", bigthink.com. September 25, 2015.

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• 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

  Positive, Success, Business

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• One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

  Simone de Beauvoir

  Motivational, Strong Women, Philosophy

  The Second Sex vol. 2, pt. 1, ch. 1 (1949) (translation by H. M. Parshley)

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• Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

  Timothy Leary

  Funny, Hilarious, Girly

  "Third and Possibly the Best 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said". Book by Robert Byrne, No. 40, 1986.

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