Empowered Women Quotes - Page 6

• I hate men who are afraid of women's strength.

  Anais Nin

  Hate, Heart, Independent

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• If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.

  Madam C. J. Walker

  Business, Hard Work, Empowerment

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• If non-violence is the Law of our being, the future is with Women.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Equality, Law, Women Empowerment

  Mahatma Gandhi, K. Swaminathan (1988). “A Gandhi Reader”, Stosius Incorporated/Advent Books Division

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• We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

  Geraldine Ferraro

  Women, Empowering, Feminist

  Geraldine Ferraro, Linda Bird Francke (1985). “Ferraro: My Story”, p.268, Northwestern University Press

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• Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

  Constance Baker Motley

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Women

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• Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met.

  Barbara Walters

  Inspirational, Women, Acceptance

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• Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

  Helen Keller

  Happiness, Inspiring, Success

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• 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. I hope [Girls] contributes to a continuance of feminist dialogue

  Lena Dunham

  Girl, Strong Women, Sex

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• Successful people understand that you don't need to make things complicated.

  Anne McKevitt

  Inspirational, Women, Successful

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• Now, get out there and kick ass!

  Stella McCartney

  Inspirational, Women, Empowering

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• I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Motivational, Strong Women, Empowering

  "How Diane von Furstenberg Is Like a Cowboy". Interview with Andrew Goldman, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 2013.

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• I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Strong Women, Empowering, Curiosity

  Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

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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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• If you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner.

  Cher

  Inspiring, Women, Empowerment

  FLATT Interview, flattmag.com.

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• You know I have never met a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Strong Women, Feminist, Empowering

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• I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level.

  Diana Nyad

  Pain, Mean, Long

  Diana Nyad (1978). “Other shores”, Random House (NY)

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• To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Sex, Men, Injustice

  Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.148, A&C Black

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• Everyone has inside of him 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

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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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  If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

  Katharine Hepburn

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Katharine Hepburn (1987). “The making of The African Queen, or, How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall, and Huston and almost lost my mind”, Alfred A. Knopf

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  I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

  Mary Wollstonecraft

  Life, Strong Women, Independent

  "The original suffragette: the extraordinary Mary Wollstonecraft" by Bee Rowlatt, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2015.

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• We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Motivational, Inspiring, Strong Women

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• Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

  Janis Joplin

  Life, Positive, Encouraging

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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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• Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Girl, Book, Terrorism

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