Today we honour the grace, resilience, wisdom, and quiet strength of women everywhere. May you continue to stand strong, speak with courage, dream without limits, and inspire the world by the light of your spirit.
On this special occasion, I have gathered a few selected quotes in the hope that they will celebrate your dignity and offer further inspiration.
Happy International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day:
“Women are the real architects of society.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” — Michelle Obama
“A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” — Mary Wollstonecraft
“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else.” — Maya Angelou
“The best protection any woman can have is courage.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women.” — Michelle Obama
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” — Melinda French Gates
“Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book.” — Malala Yousafzai
“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” — Malala Yousafzai
“A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” — Loretta Young
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another.” — Serena Williams
“I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” — Maya Angelou
“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.” — Charles Malik
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” — Coco Chanel
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron
“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” — Hannah Gadsby
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” — Diane Mariechild
“Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses.” — Madame Marie du Deffand
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” — Simone de Beauvoir
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” — Roseanne Barr
“The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.” — Louise Otto-Peters
“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” — Ruth Gordon
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” — Virginia Woolf
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” — Coco Chanel
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou
“Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“The world needs strong women—women who will lift and build others.” — Amy Tenney
“A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.” — Max Lucado
“A woman’s strength is not measured by the impact that all her hardships have had on her; but by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her.” — C. JoyBell
“When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it’s tradition.” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” — William Ross Wallace
“Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.” — Alexandre Dumas
“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton
“A woman knows by intuition what is best for herself.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history, a full share belongs to womanhood.” — Mary McLeod Bethune
“The education of a woman is the education of a family.” — Brigham Young
“A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s: she changes it more often.” — Oliver Herford
“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.” — Virginia Woolf
“The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” — Audrey Hepburn
“A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent—but she is never less.” — Vera Nazarian
“No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.” — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself.” — Steve Maraboli
“Woman is the light of the home.” — Rabindranath Tagore
“Love in its truest form ennobles the woman and elevates the man.” — Rabindranath Tagore
“A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” — Gloria Stuart
“The feminine soul is the poetry of humanity.” — Khalil Gibran
“To educate a man is to educate an individual; to educate a woman is to educate a generation.” — Brigham Young
“Where there is a woman, there is magic.” — Ntozake Shange
“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing.” — Maya Angelou
“The strength of a woman is the quiet force that moves the world forward.” — Unknown
And this one from your humble servant:
“If the presence of a single woman can drive so many men crazy, on what grounds do they claim superiority over women?”❤️❤️
