Website

28 Empowering Quotes From Women Who Kick Ass

(10 total)

“I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.”

— Michelle Obama, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

— Ayn Rand, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said, you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That’s exactly what I’ve done. I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.”

— Whoopi Goldberg, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt,, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“Women have to harness their power – it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.”

— Cher, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.”

— Roseanne Barr, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“I’m a feminist because I believe in women… It’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.”

— Sheryl Sandberg, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life.”

— Hilary Clinton, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“‘I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.”

— Madona, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment

“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.”

— Oprah Winfrey, marieclaire.co.uk

Tagged: Women Empowerment