Empowerment Quotes

"Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it."

- Joel Osteen

"Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable!"

- Yvonne Pierre

"“You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.”"

- Glinda the Good Witch

"There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields; girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences."

- Sally Ride

"You create opportunities by performing, not complaining."

- Muriel Siebert

"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women."

- Maya Angelou

"I want to build a community where women of all races can communicate and … continue to support and take care of each other. I want to give women a space to feel their own strength and tell their stories. That is power."

- Beyoncé

"I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard."

- Malala Yousafzai

"I hear a lot of people saying, when talking about girls’ empowerment and women as well, you’ll often hear people saying, ‘You’re helping them find their voices’, I fundamentally disagree with that. Women don’t need to find their voice. They need to feel empowered to use it and people need to be encouraged to listen."

- Meghan Markle

"I have always believed that women are not victims; we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace—all we need is a fighting chance."

- Hillary Clinton

"More and more women are realizing that only collective strength and action will allow us to be free to fight for the kind of society that meets basic human needs."

- Roxanne Dunbar

"Women feel like we need permission… We need to lead and change that."

- Emma Watson

"To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."

- Hillary Clinton

"A huge part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself."

- Lena Dunham

"What I want young women and girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters."

- Kamala Harris

"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling."

- Louisa May Alcott

"I can promise you that women working together—linked, informed and educated—can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet."

- Isabel Allende

"Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely—and the right to be heard."

- Hillary Clinton

"We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."

- Malala Yousafzai

"We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free."

- Kavita Ramdas

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

- Michelle Obama

"You must know that you can do this. You are strong. And you will make it. Just hang on and keep believing in yourself, always."

- Heather A. Stillufsen

"People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want."

- Taylor Swift

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

"When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is"

- Anonymous

"The ones who say ‘You can’t’ and ‘You won’t’ are probably the ones scared that you will"

- Anonymous

"Take advantage of this beautiful Sunday that begins to free yourself from everything that weighs on you and propose to continue the journey carrying only positive energy and love in your heart."

"A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else."

- Unknown

"I am open to receiving support."

"Even on the toughest days, you are making a difference in your baby’s life."