We’ve collected the best inspirational quotes from twenty of the most extraordinary women ever. We hope these quotes from women will inspire and empower you. Enjoy!
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.”
– Helen Keller
“You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.”
– Diane von Furstenberg
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
– Malala Yousafzai
“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
– Rosa Parks
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
– Amelia Earhart
“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.”
– Barbara Corcoran
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”
– Shonda Rhimes
“I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.”
– Condoleezza Rice
“If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”
– Erica Jong
“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.”
– Peggy O’Mara
“You can’t give up! If you give up, you’re like everybody else.”
– Chris Evert
“No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.”
– Martha Beck
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
– Marge Piercy
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
– Coco Chanel
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
– Mother Teresa
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt