“Women need to shift from thinking 'I’m not ready to do that' to thinking 'I want to do that— and I’ll learn by doing it.'”— Sheryl Sandberg, amazon.comTagged: Self-Help, You're Ready
“You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true that creation comes from an overflow, so you have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you…”— Anaïs Nin, amazon.comTagged: Fear, Imbibe, Fullness, Born Of Excess, Expansion
“'Done is better than perfect.' I have tried to embrace this motto and let go of unattainable standards. Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.”— Sheryl Sandberg, amazon.comTagged: Perfectionism, Done Is Better Than Perfect
“If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?”— Malala Yousafzai, amazon.comTagged: Destruction, womahood, manhood, Change, Progress
“Hopefully as you get older, you start to learn how to live with your demon. It’s hard at first. Some people give their demon so much room that there is no space in their head or bed for love. They feed their demon and it gets really strong and then it makes them stay in abusive relationships or star…”— Amy Poehler, amazon.comTagged: Self-Love, Happiness, Age, Youth, beauty
“The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you're never too good to lose. You're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose. It happens.”— Beyoncé, marieclaire.co.ukTagged: Reality, Loss, Confidence, strength, Letting Go
“I know I’m no glamour girl, and it’s not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I’ve got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing”— Ella Fitzgerald, nlcatp.orgTagged: Womanhood, shyness, overcome, Glamour, strenght
“You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state; I am. If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband.”— Hillary Clinton, marieclaire.comTagged: Womanhood, strength, Opinion, Wisdom
“Marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same? We raise girls to see each other as competitors not for jobs or accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing, but for the attention of men. We teach gir…”— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, globalcitizen.orgTagged: Marriage, Competition, gender roles, Womanhood, Equality
“I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny.”— Maya Rudolph, brainyquote.comTagged: comedy, humor, Womanhood, voice, Goals
“Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.”— Amy Poehler, amazon.comTagged: currency, Happiness, sexiness, Life, Self-awareness
“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”— Beyoncé, marieclaire.co.ukTagged: gamble, Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, Trust, Confidence
“I've got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don't want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I'd rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny—a thousand things, bef…”— J.K Rowling, mentalfloss.comTagged: thin, Values, Womanhood, Society, daughters
“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”— Susan B. Anthony, amazon.comTagged: conventional, Confidence, defy, Approval, Womanhood
“I want my daughters to see me and know me as a woman who works. I want that example set for them. I am a better mother for it. The woman I am because I get to run Shondaland, because I get to write all day, because I get to spend my days making things up, that woman is a better person – and a better…”— Shonda Rhimes, huffingtonpost.comTagged: Womanhood, Whole, Create, daughters, Dreams
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.”— Michelle Obama, amazon.comTagged: comfortable, Life, Problems, History, Courage
“I too want to be important. By being different. And these girls are all the same.”— Sylvia Plath, pastemagazine.comTagged: Important, different, Girls, Womanhood, unique
“I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.”— Joss Stone, quotlr.comTagged: whatever, don't care, Self-awareness, Self-Love, Life
“I don’t feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I’m an adult. I’m grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That’s why I’ve worked hard.”— Beyoncé, marieclaire.co.ukTagged: adult, grown woman, Womanhood, maturity, Confidence