Top 200 Inspirational Quotes for Women (2025 Update)
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51. “Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”

— Brené Brown

52. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”

— Audre Lorde

53. “What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.”

— Brené Brown

54. “My day begins with gratitude and joy. I look forward with enthusiasm to the adventures of the day, knowing that in my life, All is good.”

— Louise Hay

55. “Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel good.”

— Louise Hay

56. “Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.”

— Lady Gaga

57. “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.”

— Audre Lorde

58. “Make yourself a priority. Fill yourself up so that you can give more to others.”

— Oprah Winfrey

59. “Feminist politics aims to end domination, to free us to be who we are – to live lives where we love justice, where we can live in peace. Feminism is for everybody.”

— Bell Hooks

60. “Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.”

— Gloria Steinem

61. “You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.”

— Oprah Winfrey

62. “Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.”

— Maya Angelou

63. “A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.”

— Maya Angelou

64. “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”

— Oprah Winfrey

65. “Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

66. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.”

— Maya Angelou

67. “Don’t live your life to please other people.”

— Oprah Winfrey

68. “Ask for what you want. Believe that you deserve it, and then allow Life to give it to you.”

— Louise Hay

69. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”

— Audre Lorde

70. “Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives.”

— Brené Brown

71. “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.”

— Maya Angelou

72. “There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”

— Oprah Winfrey

73. “Living your best life is your most important journey in life.”

— Oprah Winfrey

74. “As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.”

— Marianne Williamson

75. “You playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightening about shrinking so others won’t feel insecure around you. As you let your own light shine, you indirectly give others permission to do the same.”

— Marianne Williamson

76. “You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still like dust, I’ll rise.”

— Maya Angelou

77. “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.”

— Malala Yousafzai

78. “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

— Maya Angelou

79. “Where there is a woman there is magic.”

— Ntozake Shange

80. “I am stronger than fear.”

— Malala Yousafzai

81. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

— Nora Ephron

82. “When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible.”

— Brené Brown

83. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”

— Oprah Winfrey

84. “Just do the next right thing, one thing at a time.”

— Glennon Doyle Melton

85. “Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.”

— Brené Brown

86. “My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.”

— Maya Angelou

87. “Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.”

— Taylor Swift

88. “To love yourself, truly love yourself, is to finally discover the essence of personal courage, self-respect, integrity, and self-esteem. These are the qualities of grace that come directly from a soul with stamina.”

— Caroline Myss

89. “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”

— Margaret Thatcher

90. “Be proud of your scars. They have everything to do with your strength, and what you’ve endured. They’re a treasure map to the deep self.”

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

91. “We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.”

— Michelle Obama

92. “Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.”

— Maya Angelou

93. “Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”

— Maya Angelou

94. “If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

95. “There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”

— Marianne Williamson

96. “Books showed me there were possibilities in life, that there were actually people like me living in a world I could not only aspire to but attain. Reading gave me hope. For me, it was the open door.”

— Oprah Winfrey

97. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

98. “The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.”

— Ruby Dee

99. “The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.”

— Steve Maraboli

100. “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.”

— Mother Teresa