Strong Women Quotes - Page 7

I've always been pretty confident. I grew up in a family of strong women, so I was always taught to be proud of who I am, the way I am.

No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.

A man in the house is worth two in the street.

For mad I may be, but I will never be convenient.

Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and thoroughly charming... Often, after hearing her speak at some function or working with her on a project, people will approach me and say something to the effect of "You know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife... wow!"

Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that

Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.

Women are never so strong as after their defeat.

We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don't know how to do, to keep learning.

From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence.

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.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.

One likes people much better when they're battered down by a prodigious siege of misfortune than when they triumph.

If you have something about yourself that's different, you're lucky. It's not a curse.

Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams.

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.

Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see.

...to make the world safe for democracy.

A man's got to do what a man's got to do.

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night.

When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.