Strong Women Quotes - Page 6

• Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Motivational, Empowering, Feminist

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• Get over the feeling that the two words don’t go together - women and power. The fact is, if we don’t put the two together, and don’t understand how power changes complexion in the hands of women, then we’re not going to make it.

  Jane Fonda

  Hands, Two, Feelings

  "Hillary, Condi, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and You" by Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 2, 2007.

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• I get very frustrated when I hear women saying, "Oh, feminism is passé," because I think feminism means empowerment. Men can be feminists, too! Many men are feminists. We need feminism. It's not against men; it's about the empowerment of women. It's the respect of women - giving women equal rights, the same opportunities.

  Annie Lennox

  Mean, Opportunity, Thinking

  "Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 12, 2008.

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• The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

  Helen Keller

  Fear, Avoiding Pain, Avoiding Life

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

  Ruth Gordon

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

  Little Richard

  Being Strong, Mother, Husband

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• You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman.

  Mary Elizabeth Winstead

  Play, Masculine, Women Best Inspirational

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you are through changing, you are through.

  Bruce Barton

  Change, Moving On, Running

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• Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts ... good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt. They're not painful. That's not just with somebody you want to marry, but it's with the friends that you choose. It's with the people you surround yourselves with.

  Michelle Obama

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Hurt

  Remarks by the First Lady at an Event with Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Students, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 25, 2011.

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• The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Empowering, Individuality, Empowerment

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• Remember our heritage is our power; we can know ourselves and our capacities by seeing that other women have been strong.

  Judy Chicago

  Heritage, Remember, Capacity

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• In life, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything.

  John Spence

  Hippie, Thinking, Cynical

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• There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in a woman's body, which most people consider the strong woman character.

  Michelle Rodriguez

  Character, People, Balance

  Source: collider.com

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• You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

  Melissa Etheridge

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Being Strong

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• Success breeds confidence.

  Beryl Markham

  Inspirational, Success, Confidence

  Beryl Markham (1994). “The Illustrated West with the Night”, Stewart, Tabori, & Chang

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• If you want something done, ask a busy person.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Want Something, Iron, Independent Person

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• They (the women) will always do it, it seems to me... I am woman and I am strong.

  Pat O'Shane

  I Am Strong, I Am Woman, Seems

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• We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know

  Nancy Astor

  Half, Too Much, Strong Independent Women

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• I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth there.

  Martha Plimpton

  Character, Sick, Long

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• 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 leading.

  Amy Poehler

  Badass, Powerful, Mean

  "Amy Poehler Tells Katie Couric, "I Just Love Bossy Women!"". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. March 28, 2011.

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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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• Life was meant to be lived.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational Life, Were Meant To Be, Meant To Be

  The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt preface (1961)

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• Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Motivation, Passion

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 15 June 2008

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• Everything bad that has ever happened to me has been caused by agents or lawyers.

  Orson Welles

  Agents, Lawyer, Happened

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• My mustrious lordship, i'll show you what a woman can do

  Artemisia Gentileschi

  Art, Empowering, Empowerment

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