Empowering Inspirational Quotes for Daughters

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

- Marilyn Monroe

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

- Albert Einstein

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."

- Dr. Seuss

"Always be a first-rate version of YOURSELF, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

- Judy Garland

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind."

- Bernard M. Baruch

"You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

- Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh

"The greatest gift and honor… is having you for a daughter."

- Fa Zhou, Mulan

"You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will."

- Stephen King

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."

- Oprah Winfrey

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."

- Maya Angelou

"What I wanted most for my daughter was that she be able to soar confidently in her own sky, wherever that might be."

- Helen Claes

"Fly free, my daughter. Be what I could never be and leave the cage forever."

- Nalini Singh

"I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn’t define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her an intelligent, strong, and responsible woman."

- Isaiah Mustafa

"You mean more to me than anyone in this world."

- Peter Pan

"You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over."

- Richard Branson

"Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom."

- Oprah Winfrey

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

- H. Jackson Brown

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential … these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

- Confucius

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

- Christopher Columbus

"Nothing will work unless you do."

- Maya Angelou

"Do, or do not. There is no ‘try'."

- Yoda

"Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want."

- Heath Ledger

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Always do what you are afraid to do."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You’ve got this. Most of the time, the challenges you face are those you were already built to handle."

- Gladiator

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Keep Going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end."

- Roy T. Bennett

"I’ve never had a moment’s doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life."

- Ian McEwan

"Life is tough, my darling, but so are you."

- Stephanie Bennett Henry

"The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence."

- Beyonce

"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."

- Estée Lauder

"You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world."

- Lucille Ball

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

- Oscar Wilde

"You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth."

- William W. Purkey

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where a backbone ought to be."

- Clementine Paddleford

"A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give."

- Laurel Atherton

"What I wanted most for my daughter was that she be able to soar confidently in her own sky, whatever that may be."

- Helen Claes

"We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody’s."

- Kifah Shah

"And though she be but little, she is fierce."

- Shakespeare

"A daughter is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight, giggles that come from deep inside and are always contagious, everything wonderful and precious and your love for her knows no bounds."

- Barbara Cage

"A mother’s treasure is her daughter."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"You are my sun, my moon, and all of my stars."

- E.E. Cummings

"Daughters can sometimes be too serious, teach them to laugh and not take life too seriously."

- Catherine Pulsifer

"A girl should be two things: who and what she wants."

- Coco Chanel

"A mother knows what her child’s gone through, even if she didn’t see it herself."

- Pramoedya Ananta Toer

"Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity."

- Alice Hoffman

"As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong."

- Kristin Hannah

"Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and a daughter."

- Caitlin Houston

"I am not a perfect mother and I will never be. You are not a perfect daughter and you will never be. But put us together and we will be the best mother and daughter we would ever be."

- Zoraida Pesante

"When life gets you down, do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do? Just keep swimming!"

- Dory

"Just because something feels scary doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Fear does not equal danger."

- Amy Morin

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it."

- Michael Jordan

"It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything."

- Fight Club

"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they’re lost forever."

- Professor X

"Find it within you to love exactly who you are and to know you’re capable, you’re loved and you’re beautiful. The world is a better place, because of you. You are unique because there is only ONE of you."

- Shantel VanSanten

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

"When things get hard, know that I am always here for you."

"You are worthy. You deserve love, happiness, and respect."

"You are always enough. Don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise."

"Don’t limit yourself because of other people’s limited imaginations."

"Never apologize for burning brightly or standing out."

"You’re going to lose sometimes and that’s ok. You only fail if you don’t get back up and try again."

"If they say you can’t, prove them wrong."

"Never compare yourself to others, it’s a waste of energy. You are unique and have your own gifts to offer the world."

"Listen to what you say about yourself. Would you talk to a friend that way?"

"Be kind to yourself, you are your own best friend."