Here are 130 of the best inspirational quotes for women. You’ll find quotes on life, health, tough times, relationships, happiness, and more. Hope you’ll feel more daring after reading them. Enjoy!
You have the power to change your life. Just start with changing your thoughts. Mel Robbins
You are the leader you’ve been waiting for. Gloria Steinem
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. Beyoncé
Everything you want to be, you already are. You’re simply on the path to discovering it. Alicia Keys
What makes me feel strong? Being in love and work. Susan Sontag
The more you can be authentic, the happier you’re going to be, and life will work itself around that. Melinda Gates
We spend far too much time complaining about the way things are, and forget that we have the power to change anything and everything. Bozoma Saint John
Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer. Gloria Steinem
Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own. Michelle Obama
We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list. Michelle Obama
It’s ok to need. It’s ok to ask. It’s ok to receive. Brené Brown
It is not your job to be everything to everyone. Courtney Carver
You’re beautiful when you’re generous and even more when you have self-respect. Maxime Lagacé
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie
Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling. Just start. Sara Blakely (Spanx)
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Your only responsibility is to be yourself. If they leave, it’s on them. Mel Robbins
It’s ok to not do what people ask you to do without explaining yourself. Gal Shapira
I decided I can’t pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it. Serena Williams
Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem
We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Emily Murphy
The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. Swami Vivekananda
Let your legacy be how you loved while you were here and not the stuff you left behind. Courtney Carver (bemorewithless.com)
If you don’t have time for what matters, stop doing things that don’t. Courtney Carver
Get clear on what matters by getting rid of everything that doesn’t. Courtney Carver
There are so many people who don’t know what they want. And I think that, in this world, that’s the only thing you have to know — exactly what you want. Agnes Martin
None of us will have any impact or any influence if we are quiet. So don’t be quiet. Be loud as hell. Bozoma Saint John
Just fucking start. The perfect time you’ve been waiting for is actually right now. You’ll never get what you want by staying where you are. Mel Robbins
In each moment, what we choose to say and do plants the seed of our future. Tara Brach (Radical Acceptance)
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. Gail Sheehy
Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros
As long as I’m so afraid of being alone, I’ll never be real. I’m hiding from myself. Susan Sontag
Failure is so important. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. J.K. Rowling
A woman unaffected by insults has made her enemies absolutely powerless. Kimberly Jones
It is easy to be proud and harsh and selfish – so easy. But we have been created for better things. Mother Teresa
You are here to be healthy, kind, helpful, beautiful – you are here to be yourself. Maxime Lagacé
I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy. Rhonda Byrne
Don’t rush, it takes time to grow into who you are. Lalah Delia
This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. Holstee Manifesto
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The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn
I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head. Princess Diana
Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé Knowles
Do not think you can be brave with your life and your work and never disappoint anyone. It doesn’t work that way. Oprah Winfrey
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it. Eleanor Roosevelt
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. Mother Teresa
The great ambition of women is to inspire love. Molière
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anaïs Nin
Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. Maya Angelou
We are going to the moon that is not very far. Man has so much farther to go within himself. Anaïs Nin
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. Hillary Clinton
If I mistake not, a strong sense of duty is no bad part of a woman’s portion. Jane Austen
Women are never so strong as after their defeat. Alexandre Dumas
I have not yet spoken my last word about women. I believe that if a woman succeeds in withdrawing from the mass, or rather raising herself from above the mass, she grows ceaselessly and more than a man. Arthur Schopenhauer
Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world. Marianne Williamson
You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. Brigham Young
I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life. I want to be a woman and to be a man, to have many friends and to have loneliness, to work much and write good books, to travel and enjoy myself, to be selfish and to be unselfish… You see, it is difficult to get all which I want. And then when I do not succeed I get mad with anger. Simone de Beauvoir
Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. J. K. Rowling
A girl should be two things: who and what she wants. Coco Chanel
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You are not your bad days. Mel Robbins
Give “someday” a deadline.” Mel Robbins
Believe you deserve the best. Gal Shapira
It’s time to write a new story. Kimberly Jones
You manage things; you lead people. Grace Murray Hopper
Respect everyone and wish them well. Gal Shapira
She is a joy because she is herself. Leo Christopher
The opposite of perfection is freedom. Courtney Carver
Prove yourself to yourself. Not others. Mel Robbins
You’ll never regret being overprepared. Gal Shapira
Aspire to become the greatest version of yourself. Sara Blakely
Appreciation of what you have brings what you want. Rhonda Byrne
Let’s stop apologizing for things we aren’t sorry for. Courtney Carver
When things change inside you, things change around you. Kimberly Jones
A generous heart is the highest sign of a beautiful soul. Maxime Lagacé
Stop using what others might think as an excuse to not try. Mel Robbins
I don’t fit into any stereotypes. And I like myself that way. C. JoyBell C.
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Just do the best you can right now. Lalah Delia
Every day is an opportunity for a new life. Rhonda Byrne
You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman. Tyra Banks
Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up. Jenette Stanley
Asking for support is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength. Amanda Goetz
Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams. Gabby Douglas
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
No matter what you look like or think you look like, you’re special and loved and perfect just the way you are. Ariel Winter
We are responsible for creating the conditions we desire. Take responsibility for what you think, say and do. Iyanla Vanzant
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
Sometimes you have to stop being scared and just go for it. Either it will work out, or it won’t. That’s life. Do it scared! Kimberly Jones
A lot can happen in a year. Whatever seems almost impossible today can be your new reality soon. Stay consistent and give 100%. Gal Shapira
Whatever spare moments I had at night, during lunch, or on the weekends I gave to my day dream. Until one day my day dream became my reality. Never give up on your day dream. Sara Blakely (Spanx)
Accept right now that you are magnificent. Being your real, true, authentic self is what’s most awesome about you. Gabby Bernstein
She is so much more than just a small spark and a gentle breeze. Leo Christopher
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Brené Brown
Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Susan Sontag
All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up. Susan Sontag
Say it with me: I deserve it. Mel Robbins
I’ll find a way. Maxime Lagacé
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See also: 11 Simple Ways To Feel Instantly Uplifted (bustle.com)
Funny, Surprising and Inspirational Quotes For Women
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Don’t talk shit. Do shit. Mel Robbins
I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all. Coco Chanel
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. Albert Einstein
For a woman to get half as much credit as a man, she has to work twice as hard, and be twice as smart. Fortunately, that isn’t difficult. Charlotte Whitton
I am not eccentric. It’s just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of catfish. Edith Sitwell
Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can’t figure out what from. Mae West
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. Gloria Steinem
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We over do so we don’t have to over feel. Courtney Carver
The only way to change is to face reality. The only way to see reality is to be courageous. Maxime Lagacé
The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. Gloria Steinem
A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. Gloria Steinem
The only way to get what you want is to do the shit you’re avoiding. The stuff you’ve been putting off every day. The little things you keep saying you’ll do tomorrow. That’s why you feel stuck. Mel Robbins
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture. Erica Jong (Fear of Flying)
The evils we do to others give us less pain than those we do to ourselves. François de La Rochefoucauld
Your mind is a tool, not a place to live. @wisdom_theory
Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark. That’s where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go. Rebecca Solnit
Female immaturity: Blames others, no boundaries, manipulative, attention seeking, entitled, use sexuality for power, arrogant, gossippy. Maturity: Accountable, intuitive and empathic, nurturing, submissive, sexually healing and, seeks intimacy, humble, loving. Taylor Burrowes
Listen to your intuition when it tells you who you shouldn’t trust. Everyone has a vibe. Train yourself to read it. Gal Shapira
If you won’t run your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will run it for you. Gal Shapira
I am a woman without a future. I prefer what is. That is freedom. Byron Katie
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Change is a process, not an event. Mel Robbins
If you don’t like something, take away it’s only power — your attention. Mel Robbins
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. Gloria Steinem
The art of acting morally is behaving as if everything we do matters. Gloria Steinem
They are emotional and reactive, you are calm and calculated. Gal Shapira
Many times your intuition knows better than other people’s opinions. Remember that next time you look for advice. Gal Shapira
Our job is not to deny the story, but to defy the ending — to rise strong, recognize our story, and rumble with the truth until we get to a place where we think, “Yes”. This is what happened. And I will choose how the story ends. Brené Brown
Use your idols for inspiration. But keep them at a distance. Your perception of them is often far better than reality. Preethi Kasireddy
You cannot understand anyone, until you begin to understand yourself, for the world is a reflection of your own thoughts. @TheGodLight
Fill your mind with me; love me; serve me; worship me always. Seeking me in your heart, you will at last be united with me. Bhagavad Gita
The wiser you get the more you accept what comes. Maxime Lagacé
The teacher I need is always the one in front of me. Byron Katie
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Let no one plant seeds of fear and doubt in your head. Gal Shapira
If I had to count the number of people who didn’t want me to win… I’d still be counting. That’s why I mind my business and win without wondering who’s cheering. Then I sit back and look straight ahead like…what’s next? Bozoma Saint John
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