Strong Women Quotes

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.

And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated.

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.

When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead.

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. Women are persons.

If women ran the world, we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

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.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

The lifting up of the woman does not require the tearing down of the man. In fact, a strong woman appreciates a strong man. Conversely, a strong man is not intimidated by a strong woman.

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

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.

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

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.