Top 160 Motivational Quotes for Women (2025 Update)
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101. “You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.”

— Maya Angelou

102. “Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.”

— Lysa TerKeurst

103. “Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.”

— Steve Maraboli

104. “Count your blessings. A grateful heart attracts more joy, love and prosperity.”

— Cheryl Richardson

105. “Remember, the greatest failure is not to try.”

— Debbi Fields

106. “Meditate. Breathe consciously. Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment. Make the connection.”

— Oprah Winfrey

107. “And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long.”

— Mary Church Terrell

108. “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

109. “Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

110. “Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.”

— Kiana Tom

111. “The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.”

— Mia Hamm

112. “Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

113. “The past doesn’t determine your future unless you carry it with you into the present. Forgiving yourself and others, you free the universe to begin again at any moment.”

— Marianne Williamson

114. “You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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

— Sheryl Sandberg

116. “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.”

— Mandy Hale

117. “There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstance of your life can change!”

— Rhonda Byrne

118. “Visualize what you want to do before you do it. Visualization is so powerful that when you know what you want, you will get it.”

— Audrey Flack

119. “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.”

— Oprah Winfrey

120. “I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.”

— Madonna

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

— Emma Watson

122. “Don’t try so hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different. Just try hard to be you.”

— Zendaya

123. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.”

— Jen Sincero

124. “Never blame another person for your personal choices – you are still the one who must live out the consequences of your choices.”

— Caroline Myss

125. “Jump high and hard with intention and heart.”

— Cheryl Strayed

126. “When you live with an open heart, unexpected, joyful things happen.”

— Oprah Winfrey

127. “When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

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

— Helen Reddy

129. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

— Louise Hay

130. “Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window – or break down a door.”

— Brooke Shields

131. “Education is everything – education is your power, education is your way in life for whatever you want to do.”

— Ciara

132. “Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.”

— Lindsey Vonn

133. “You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!”

— Aly Raisman

134. “Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.”

— Mary Kay Ash

135. “She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”

— Elizabeth Edwards

136. “Suicide is no solution. Keep fighting.”

— Hayley Williams

137. “If you have the courage to start, you have the courage to succeed.”

— Mel Robbins

138. “Positive things happen to positive people.”

— Sarah Beeny

139. “The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.”

— Gabby Douglas

140. “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful. I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.”

— Warsan Shire

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

— Audre Lorde

142. “Be patient with yourself. Be gentle with yourself. Know that all things are working in your favor. If you take one step toward the light of Spirit, Spirit will take five steps on your behalf.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

143. “I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.”

— Emma Watson

144. “Sometimes what you want is right in front of you. All you have to do is open your eyes and see it.”

— Meg Cabot

145. “We really damage our own confidence when we put ourselves down, so I try not to.”

— Emma Watson

146. “Sometimes there is no next time, no second chance, or no time out. Stop waiting. It’s now or never. When you wait, you aren’t procrastinating. You are doing something more dangerous. You are deliberately convincing yourself “now is not the time.” You are actively working against your dreams.”

— Mel Robbins

147. “You already have everything you need to be content. Your real work is to do whatever it takes to realize that.”

— Geneen Roth

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

— Brené Brown

149. “Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

150. “Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope.”

— Bradley Whitford