Quotes About Women

“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what it takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have what it takes.” – Clare Boothe Luce

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

The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights. Gloria Steinem

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. Albert Einstein

“After all those years as a woman hearing ‘not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough,’ almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought: I’m enough.” – Anna Quindlen

A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experiences. Like a complex wine, she can be alternately sweet, tart, sparkling, mellow. She is both maternal and playful. Assured, alluring, and resourceful. She is less likely to have an agenda than a young woman—no biological clock tick-tocking beside her lover’s bed, no campaign to lead him to the altar, no rescue fantasies. The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long as she is committed to living fully and passionately in the second half of her life, despite failures and false starts. Gail Sheehy

There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women. Madeleine Albright

Always be careful of what you hear about a woman. Rumors come from either a man who can’t have her or a woman who can’t compete with her. Unknown

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman. Anaïs Nin

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation. Brigham Young

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir…mighty scarce. Mark Twain

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman. Coco Chanel

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

The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. Yves Saint-Laurent

I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading. Amy Poehler

You don’t have to be anti-man to be pro-woman. Jane Galvin Lewis

I am a feminist. I’ve been female for a long time now. I’d be stupid not to be on own side. Maya Angelou

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. Joseph Conrad

“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher

“I want to do is because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” – Amelia Earhart

“A strong woman builds others up because she knows what it’s like to be torn down.” – Anonymous

“Woman must not accept; she must challenge.She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.” – Margaret Sanger

“Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” – Emma Watson

“People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer [to fulfillment]. Actually a job is better for me.” – Princess Diana

“I feel like young girls are told that they have to be a princess and fragile. It’s bullshit. I identify much more with being a warrior – a fighter. If I was going to be a princess, I’d be a warrior princess.” – Emma Watson

One is not born, but rather becomes a woman. Simone de Beauvoir

Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman. Coco Chanel

Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength. G.D. Anderson

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. Marilyn Monroe

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

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. Coco Chanel

“Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.” – Margaret Thatcher

Well-behaved women seldom make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Here’s to strong women: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them. Unknown

The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. | Ralph Waldo Emerson

I can hear the roar of women’s silence. Thomas Sankara

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. Nora Ephron

There is more to s3x appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much s3x appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. Audrey Hepburn

As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world. Virginia Woolf

The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world. Charles Malik

When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it’s tradition. Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Little girls with dreams become women with a vision. Unknown

Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression. Nelson Mandela

Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. Hillary Clinton

“The most dangerous animal in the world is a silent smiling woman.” – Anonymous

“Better to be strong than pretty and useless.” – Lilith Saintcrow

“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” – Gina Carey

“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates

“Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back.” – Anonymous

“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” – Beyoncé

“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick as*s. Maya Angelou

“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild

Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. Lois Wyse

A man told me that for a woman, I was very opinionated. I said, ‘For a man, you’re kind of ignorant.’ Anne Hathaway

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live. Anne Sweeney

I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe

Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them. Candace Bushnell

She believed she could, so she did. Unknown