“I was born with a voice. I was born with two legs. I was born from a father who taught me yell, to run, to kick. And a mother who showed me how to draw, to sketch, to dream. I learned young that to be myself, I must be fearless. I must be fierce. I must be passionate and driven and bold. I learned y…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“A strong woman won’t wait for anyone. She won’t wait for her crush to finally ask her out. She won’t wait years pining for a man to love her back. No, she will move on with her life. She will get what she wants, when she wants. And she won’t apologize for it.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m a strong, bitchy woman. I don’t know when to shut my mouth. I’ve been known to level a man with a raised eyebrow. My sense of humor is dark and dry like some red wine I don’t know the name of. I’m also kind and loyal and loving.”— Caity Mae, thoughtcatalog.com
“The men in my life ask that I change. Give up the fast lane. Dull my sharp tongue. The woman they want is not the woman I am.”— Caity Mae, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m not jaded or bitter or cynical, but I am a mature, functioning member of the adult world. I see just as much joy in the world as I do darkness and I have strived to be prepared for both. My field of study and the professional world I align myself with demand strength and sharp intellect. I’m sur…”— Caity Mae, thoughtcatalog.com
“The truth about being a strong woman is that the world sees us as a threat. We’re just ‘too much,’ ‘too intimidating,’ too ‘jaded’ and ‘miserable’ and ‘bitter’. But we are none of those things. We are women with backbones. Women who aren’t afraid to be proud of ourselves in a world that might not al…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Strong women are the best women to love. We are the women with fierce compassion. We know who we are and we are not afraid to embrace that. We love whole-heartedly because we love ourselves. And we are not only looking to better ourselves, but our partners, our worlds.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“To be a strong woman simply means that I am grounded and confident in who I am.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Here is what being a strong woman means to me: It means standing up for myself. It means that I am a fully-functioning human, one who is independent and able to do things for herself. It means that I have opinions and beliefs that I stand for, and that I do not settle for less.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com