77 Motivational Quotes for Women by Women

Are you looking for the best motivational quotes for women, then you have landed to the right place.

I have created a collection of the most inspiring quotes that will uplift women and inspire them into action.

These quotes are from famous personalities and successful people from different walks of life.

Motivational Quotes for Women

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Motivational Quotes for Women

You are enough just as you are. ~ Unknown.

I can and I will. Watch me. ~ Carrie Green

She believed she could, so she did. ~ Unknown.

Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle. ~ Unknown.

Embrace the glorious mess that you are. ~ Unknown.

Life is tough, my darling, but so are you. ~ Unknown.

Power’s not given to you. You have to take it. ~ Beyoncé

She remembered who she was and the game changed. ~ Unknown.

Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable. ~ Unknown.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it. ~ Amelia Earhart.

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Motivational Quotes for Women by Women

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it. ~ Estée Lauder

Women must learn to play the game as men do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody. ~ Unknown.

She overcame everything that was meant to destroy her. ~ Unknown.

Stop doubting yourself, work hard, and make it happen. ~ Unknown.

Amazing things happen when women help other women. ~ Kasia Gospoś

Strong women don’t have ‘attitudes’, we have standards. ~ Unknown.

A girl should be two things: who and what she wants. ~ Coco Chanel

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ~ Anais Nin

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

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened. ~ Joan Rivers

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. ~ Katharine Hepburn

The best way to predict your future is to create it. ~ Peter Drucker

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

Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack. ~ Unknown.

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. ~ Louise Hay.

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Best Motivational Quotes for Women

Women challenge the status quo because we are never it. ~ Cindy Gallop

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ~ Mae West

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. ~ Mother Teresa

Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power. ~ George Meredith

The best protection any woman can have is courage. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. ~ Unknown.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ~ Coco Chanel

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier. ~ Diane Von Furstenberg

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. ~ Rosa Parks.

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Top Motivational Quotes for Women

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~ Unknown.

You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman. ~ Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

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

Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own. ~ Michelle Obama

Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth. ~ Unknown.

No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn’t in submission to God! ~ T D Jakes

You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great. ~ Unknown.

Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else. ~ Unknown.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are. ~ Melissa Etheridge

Self Motivation Quotes for Woman

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. ~ ~ Mother Teresa.

If you can dance and be free and not be embarrassed, you can rule the world. ~ Amy Poehler.

Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you. ~ Michelle Obama

We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do. ~ Arlan Hamilton

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for. ~ Jennifer Lopez

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

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ~ Emelia Earhart

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ~ Unknown.

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. ~ Shonda Rhimes

Buckle up, and know that it’s going to be a tremendous amount of work, but embrace it. ~ Tory Burch

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Motivational Quotes for Ladies

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

Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses. ~ Madame Marie du Deffand.

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, ‘Oh crap, she’s up!’

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

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. ~ Audre Lorde.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. ~ Unknown.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. ~ Oprah Winfrey

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. ~ Madeleine Albright

The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could. ~ Unknown.

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Motivational Quotes for Girls

Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her. ~ Yulia Tymoshenko

The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. ~ Michelle Obama

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

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. ~ Ayn Rand

One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go. ~ Sheila Murray Bethel

A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with. ~ Ellen J. Barrier.

Keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. ~ Unknown.

Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you. ~ Hillary Clinton

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. ~ Sheryl Sandberg

Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore. ~ Lady Gaga.


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