Top 200 Inspirational Quotes for Women (2024 Update)

1. “Still I’ll rise.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Confidence Quotes

2. “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”

— Audrey Hepburn

Also featured in: Cute Quotes, Happy Quotes, Feel Good Quotes, Interesting Quotes

3. “I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.”

— Helen Reddy

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Music Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

4. “Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.”

— Michelle Obama

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Empowering Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

5. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Impact Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes

6. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”

— Serena Williams

Also featured in: Impact Quotes, Humble Quotes

7. “I am woman, hear me roar.”

— Helen Reddy

Also featured in: Boldness Quotes, Culture Quotes

8. “As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.”

— Michelle Obama

9. “Women helping each other – coaching, mentoring, and providing tips – is a great way for us to be our own force.”

— Indra Nooyi

Also featured in: Career Development Quotes, Diversity Quotes

10. “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”

— Madam C. J. Walker

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Financial Success Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

11. “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”

— Venus Williams

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Courage Quotes, Focus Quotes, Determination Quotes

12. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Attitude Quotes, Change Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes

13. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Confidence Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes

14. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.”

— Taylor Swift

Also featured in: Happiness Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

15. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Creativity Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Meaningful Quotes

16. “Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

17. “No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.”

— Regina Brett

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Confidence Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

18. “You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes, Mindset Quotes

19. “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Psychology Quotes

20. “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

— Coco Chanel

Also featured in: Feel Good Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Being Yourself Quotes

21. “I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.”

— Florence Nightingale

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Life Lessons Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

22. “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”

— Rikki Rogers

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Confidence Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Effort Quotes

23. “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Also featured in: Helping Others Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Quotes About Trying, Powerful Quotes

24. “Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Leadership Quotes, Business Quotes, Meaningful Quotes

25. “I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Experience Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Moving On Quotes

26. “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Integrity Quotes, Live Life Quotes, Empowering Quotes

27. “When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

28. “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Also featured in: Short Inspirational Quotes, Being Strong Quotes, Witty Quotes

29. “When I look at the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Opportunity Quotes, Future Quotes, Quotes About Hope

30. “Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out.”

— Les Brown

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes, Self-Love Quotes

31. “Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Psychology Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Emotion Quotes, Empowering Quotes

32. “When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.”

— Joyce Meyer

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Encouragement Quotes, Effort Quotes, Giving Up Quotes

33. “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Learning Quotes

34. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

— Harriet Tubman

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Changing the World Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

35. “The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever is your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work

36. “Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out.”

— Audrey Hepburn

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Optimistic Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Live Life Quotes

37. “When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

— Audre Lorde

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Meaningful Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

38. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”

— Amelia Earhart

Also featured in: Taking Action Quotes, Choices Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Quotes for Better Decisions

39. “Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Optimistic Quotes, Empowerment Quotes, Choices Quotes

40. “Success isn’t about how much money you make. It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”

— Michelle Obama

Also featured in: Changing the World Quotes, Quotes About Humanity, Caring Quotes, Purpose Quotes

41. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Optimism Quotes, Resilience Quotes, Challenges Quotes

42. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”

— Virginia Woolf

43. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”

— Gloria Steinem

Also featured in: Optimistic Quotes, Quotes About Dreams, Imagination Quotes, Vision Quotes

44. “Choose people who lift you up.”

— Michelle Obama

Also featured in: Personality Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Being Happy Quotes

45. “You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Failure Quotes, Empowering Quotes

46. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Psychology Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Personal Development Quotes

47. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.”

— Emma Watson

Also featured in: Values Quotes, Smart Quotes, Progress Quotes, Intelligence Quotes

48. “So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

Also featured in: Reflection Quotes, Smart Quotes, Risk-Taking Quotes, Progress Quotes

49. “Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.”

— Sophia Loren

Also featured in: Self-Love Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes, Beautiful Quotes, Beauty Quotes

50. “My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too.”

— Mia Hamm

Also featured in: Funny Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Competition Quotes