Top 160 Motivational Quotes for Women (2024 Update)
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51. “I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.”

— Florence Griffith Joyner

52. “I can do everything I want to do.”

— Carrie Underwood

53. “If you don’t do your dance, who will?”

— Gabrielle Roth

54. “Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger.”

— Alex Morgan

55. “Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.”

— Billie Jean King

56. “Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head, and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you’ll be ruled by what other people think of you.”

— Lysa TerKeurst

57. “As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”

— Mary Anne Radmacher

58. “It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”

— Marianne Williamson

59. “If you work hard, it will pay off in the end.”

— Lindsey Vonn

60. “Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up.”

— Louise Hay

61. “Sometimes, you just have to take a step back and realise what’s important in your life, what you can live with, and more importantly, what you can’t live without.”

— Lauren Conrad

62. “If you believe, you can achieve – that’s my motto!”

— Sophie Turner

63. “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.”

— Whitney Houston

64. “He's not your prince charming if he doesn't make sure you know that you're his princess.”

— Demi Lovato

65. “If you believe in equality, you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you.”

— Emma Watson

66. “I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.”

— Maya Angelou

67. “Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

68. “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

69. “Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.”

— Mary McLeod Bethune

70. “Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect.”

— Rhonda Byrne

71. “Ditch the dream and be a doer.”

— Shonda Rhimes

72. “The essence of femininity is to absolutely love being a woman.”

— Madonna

73. “Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.”

— Paulo Coelho

74. “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”

— Maureen Dowd

75. “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

76. “Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.”

— Kerry Washington

77. “I am focused on the work. I am constantly creating. I am a busy girl. I live and breathe my work. I love what I do. I believe in the message. There’s no stopping. I didn’t create the fame, the fame created me.”

— Lady Gaga

78. “Don’t let anyone ever make you feel you don’t deserve what you want...”

— Heath Ledger

79. “Now is the time to take back your energy, your power, and your peace.”

— Debbie Ford

80. “You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.”

— Sophia Amoruso

81. “Your true passion should feel like breathing; it’s that natural.”

— Oprah Winfrey

82. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next. Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

— Dolly Parton

83. “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

84. “She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.”

— Zelda Fitzgerald

85. “If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”

— Oprah Winfrey

86. “Follow your passion. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Most people don’t believe it, but it’s true.”

— Oprah Winfrey

87. “Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.”

— Taylor Swift

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

— Nora Ephron

89. “You’re never too old for anything!”

— Betty White

90. “I am just an ordinary person committed to doing extraordinary things.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

91. “You never know how close you are to a breakthrough. It may be right around the corner. Don’t quit!”

— Joyce Meyer

92. “Watch for the people whose eyes light up when you talk about your dream. Those are the people you keep.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

93. “The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.”

— Mary Kay Ash

94. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”

— Gloria Steinem

95. “Choose people who lift you up.”

— Michelle Obama

96. “I now go beyond other people’s fears and limitations. I create my life.”

— Louise Hay

97. “Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It’s up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.”

— Cheryl Strayed

98. “Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

— Ashley Smith

99. “Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”

— Taylor Swift

100. “I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.”

— Calamity Jane