Empowering Girly Inspirational Quotes to Brighten Your Day

"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will."

- Amy Tenney

"The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce, women of indomitable will."

- Amy Tenney

"Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women."

- Maya Angelou

"Who run the world? Girls."

- Beyoncé

"If one man can destroy everything, why can't one girl change it?"

- Malala Yousafzai

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before."

- Albert Einstein

"I raise my voice–not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard… We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back."

- Malala Yousafzai

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."

- Michelle Obama

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

- Oprah Winfrey

"Confidence is the most beautiful thing a girl can wear."

- Mary Lambert

"I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."

- Oprah Winfrey

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."

- Coco Chanel

"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

"Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes."

- Nancy Pelosi

"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice."

- Bethany Hamilton

"Darling, you are magic, and so is your beauty."

- Marilyn Monroe

"If you are always trying to be normal, you'll never know how amazing you can be."

- Maya Angelou

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn

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

- Coco Chanel

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

- Jennifer Lopez

"Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks."

- Ariana Grande

"Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear."

- Taylor Swift

"I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art."

- Madonna

"You are beautiful because of the light you carry inside you. You are beautiful because you say you are, and you hold yourself that way."

- Mary Lambert

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

"Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you're not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy."

- Nicole Scherzinger

"I think beauty comes from knowing who you actually are. That’s real beauty to me."

- Ellen DeGeneres

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

- Gina Carey

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim."

- Nora Ephron

"You are beautiful and perfect and lovely HOWEVER you are."

- Ariana Grande

"Real beauty isn’t about symmetry or weight or makeup: it’s about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own."

- Valerie Monroe

"People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder."

- Salma Hayek

"To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly."

- Marilyn Monroe

"True beauty lies deep within. No matter what you look like on the outside, if you know you are beautiful, nothing can change that."

- Amy Davis

"Tall, thin, curvy, short, whatever you are, you are beautiful."

- Demi Lovato

"No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves."

- Aimee Mullins

"She believed she could, so she did."

- R. S. Grey

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

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"I am not my hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within."

- India Arie

"Your great strength is knowing who you are."

- Oscar de la Renta

"I was made exactly the way I was meant to be made in who I am."

- Megan Rapinoe

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."

- Dolly Parton

"They'll tell you you're too loud and you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway."

- Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

"Girls should never be afraid to be smart."

- Emma Watson

"Whatever the problem, be part of the solution."

- Tina Fey

"A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars."

- Carly Simon

"I've always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am."

- Billie Eilish

"The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

- Ayn Rand

"As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's how I've gotten to where I am."

- Beyoncé

"It's never overreacting to ask for what you want and need."

- Amy Poehler

"You don't have to be anyone but yourself to be worthy."

- Tarana Burke

"It's not your job to be likeable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway."

- Chimamanda Adichie

"People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together."

- Michelle Obama

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

- Estée Lauder

"My beauty is not about how I look. My beauty is about my heart and soul."

- Laverne Cox

"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."

- Marilyn Monroe

"Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, that is not difficult."

- Charlotte Whitton

"I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a b*tch, ok."

- Madonna

"It is amazing what a woman can do if she only ignores what men tell her she can't."

- Carol K. Carr

"Women belong in all places where decisions are made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception."

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform."

- Diane Mariechild

"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

"A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done."

- Marge Piercy

"And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears."

- Mark Anthony

"She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear."

- Atticus

"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

"I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

- Rosa Parks

"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

"Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal."

- Mandy Hale

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

- Melinda Gates

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."

- Marie Curie

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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

- Judy Garland

"A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts."

- Nancy Rathburn

"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

- Rosalynn Carter

"Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it."

- Ziad K. Abdelnour

"Figure out who are you separate from your family, and the man or woman you’re in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that’s the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self. With that, you can do anything else."

- Angelina Jolie

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

- Michelle Obama

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong, I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn

"Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"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

"Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is."

- Anne Frank

"The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me."

- Ayn Rand

"Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on."

- Hillary Rodham Clinton

"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful."

- Amy Bloom

"I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one."

- Calamity Jane

"I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind learning."

- Amy Poehler

"Always the most important rule of beauty, which is: Who cares?"

- Tina Fey

"Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention."

- Pink

"I like that I'm not typical."

- Lizzo

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

- Leonardo Da Vinci

"Better to be strong than pretty and useless."

- Lilith Saintcrow

"Make more than the guys you thought you wanted to be with."

- Cardi B

"Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination."

- Mae Jemison

"That’s the thing about inner beauty: unlike physical beauty, which grabs the spotlight on itself, inner beauty shines on everyone, catching them, holding them in its embrace, making them more beautiful."

- Anonymous

"When a girl has gone through the journey of finding and pursuing her most authentic self, and shares that gift, for me, that’s beautiful."

- Geena Rocero

"It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you – the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. This beauty will never disappear, and it is worth very much to God."

- Peter 3:3-4, Holy Bible: KJV

"I don’t do fashion. I am fashion."

- Coco Chanel

"I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it."

- Marilyn Monroe

"The beauty of a girl is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows."

- Audrey Hepburn

"Never let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

"Love yourself. Eat like you love yourself"

- Lizzo

"I had no idea how to get guys to notice me. I still don't. Who cares?"

- Amy Poehler

"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

- Helen Keller

"Half woman, half warrior. Delicate and strong."

- R.H. Sin

"Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self."

- Priscilla Presley

"There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness."

- Maria Mitchell

"Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."

- Julia Child

"If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty, which is: ‘Who cares?’"

- Tina Fey

"The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you."

- Coco Chanel

"Create a beautiful inside, and you will look beautiful on the outside."

- Charles F. Glassman

"A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous."

- Coco Chanel

"She's not a girl, she's a legend."

- Sophia Amoruso

"Being happy never goes out of style."

- Lilly Pulitzer

"Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!"

- Coco Chanel

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without it."

- Christian Dior

"I don’t like standard beauty, there is no beauty without strangeness."

- Karl Lagerfield

"Beauty has a lot to do with character."

- Kevyn Aucoin

"Beauty can be bold or natural, but it always has to be in harmony with the individual."

- Danny Sanz

"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that."

- Lauren Bacall

"Beautiful people are not always good but good people are always beautiful."

- Imam Ali

"Spend less time in the mirror and more time feeling wonderful."

- Frederic Fekkai

"When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the luster of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist."

- Akhenaton

"There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion."

- Edgar Allan Poe

"Beauty is whatever gives joy."

- Edna St. Vincent Millay

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The world is full of beautiful things, just like you."

- Trudy Vesotsky

"When you spend your days doing what fulfills you, you are attractive."

- Thomas J. Leonard

"You don’t have to be beautiful to be wildly attractive."

- Diana Vreeland

"Beauty is in the heart of the beholder."

- H. G. Wells

"Beauty is not about the fairest skin, it’s about the purest heart."

- Anonymous

"Beauty is power, and makeup is something that really enhances that; it’s a woman’s secret."

- Charlotte Tilbury

"Feminism is not a dirty word. It does not mean you hate men, it does not mean you hate girls that have nice legs and a tan, and it does not mean you are a ‘bitch’ or ‘dyke’; it means you believe in equality."

- Kate Nash

"A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."

- Koshin Ogui

"The difference between pretty and beautiful is — pretty is temporal, whereas beautiful is eternal."

- Miss Piggy

"Healthy emotions come in all sizes. Healthy minds come in all sizes. And healthy bodies come in all sizes."

- Cheri K. Erdman

"The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express."

- Francis Bacon

"No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart."

- Shanina Shaik

"Beauty is the flower of virtue."

- John Ray

"Your smile is a work of heavenly art."

- Laetitia Casta

"Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible."

- Paulo Coelho

"You have a pretty vibe in your radiant aura."

- Laetitia Casta

"One beautiful heart is better than a thousand of beautiful faces."

- Mariane Corbito

"Just because you want to be glamorous, don’t be a sheep about your eye makeup."

- Loretta Young

"It’s that heart of gold and stardust soul that makes you beautiful."

- R.M. Broderick

"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships."

- Gilda Radner

"I do not believe in using women in combat because females are too fierce."

- Margaret Mead

"Without grace, beauty is an unbaited hook."

- French proverb

"In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman."

- Nancy Astor

"A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon."

- Arnold Haultain

"I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine."

- Mel Gibson

"Diva is a female version of a hustler."

"I'm every woman. It's all in me. Anything you want done, baby, I do it naturally. I'm every woman. It's all in me. I can read your thoughts right now, every one from A to Z."

"Confidence breeds beauty."

"Throw your hands up if you know that you're a star. You better stand up if you know just who you are. Never give up, never say 'die.' Girl power, girl power."

"Ladies all across the world, listen up. We're looking for recruits. If you with me, let me see your hands. Stand up and salute. Get your killer heels, sneakers pumps, or lace up your boots. Representing all the women, salute."

"I'm so sick of running as fast as I can, wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man. And I'm so sick of them coming at me again 'cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man."

"If you're a strong female, you don't need permission."

"I woke up like this. We flawless, ladies, tell 'em. Say, 'I look so good tonight.'"

"Who says, who says you're not perfect? Who says you're not worth it? Who says you're the only one that's hurting? Trust me, that's the price of beauty. Who says you're not pretty? Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?"

"Don’t let anyone dim the light that shines from within you."

- Unknown

"The strongest action a girl can ever take is to be herself."

- Unknown

"Beauty is the illumination of your soul."

"Beauty is all about being the best possible version of yourself, both inside and out."

- Unknown

"Hey gorgeous, you were chosen to pursue hard things in life. So believe in yourself."

- Unknown

"You are beautiful, capable, angelic, smart and worthy."

- Unknown

"Real beauty is to be true to oneself."

- Unknown

"Imperfections make you unique and beautiful."

- Unknown

"Happiness looks gorgeous on you."

- Unknown

"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future."

"By the grace of God, I am what I am."

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

"Declare over yourself: ‘God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.’"

"Girl, you are the creator of your own reality."

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"When all is said and done, you'll believe God is a woman."

"Princess or queen, tomboy or king. You've heard a lot, you've never seen. Mother Earth, Mother Mary rise to the top. Divine feminine, I'm feminine."

"Pretty girls are made of grit and grace."

- Unknown

"From the tips of your toes to the depths of your soul, darling you are so beautiful."

- Unknown

"Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class."

- Unknown

"Kill them with your beautiful smile and confidence."

- Unknown

"Girls glow in their own light."

- Unknown

"You are phenomenal."

- Unknown

"Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins."

"A girl’s beauty is never defined by her looks."

- Unknown

"Eat diamonds for breakfast and shine all day."

- Unknown

"God is within her, she will not fall."

"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak."

"Spread the sparkle that lies within you."

- Unknown

"Happiness is always in vogue."

- Unknown

"Being different makes you beautiful."

- Unknown

"Hey princess, always wear your invisible crown."

- Unknown

"Surround yourself with positive vibes, makeup, and self-love, not negativity."

- Unknown

"Simplicity is the key to a beautiful soul."

- Unknown

"Leave a little sparkle wherever you go."

"Feeling pretty requires more self-love."

- Unknown

"Beauty is not flawless. It makes you shine even through your flaws."

- Unknown

"Smile is the most beautiful curve on a girl’s body."

- Unknown

"Beauty gets the attention, but personality captures the heart."

- Unknown

"One should learn to be comfortable in one’s own skin to feel and look beautiful."

- Unknown

"There is no smiling face in this world that is not pleasing and beautiful."

- Unknown

"Be you, everyone else is taken."

- Unknown

"Girl, you are the epitome of elegance and beauty."

- Unknown

"Girls don’t need a short and tight skirt or a low cut top to impress a guy. A girl doesn’t need a lot of makeup on their face to look beautiful, all a girl needs to look beautiful is a nice personality, a natural smile, and to be true to themselves."

- Unknown

"Be your own kind of beautiful."

- Unknown

"A girl’s greatest asset is not her pretty face but her precious and beautiful heart."

- Unknown

"Your rules should dictate your style."

- Unknown

"She’s a tornado with pretty eyes, an adorable smile and a beautiful heart."

- Unknown

"Every day can be a good hair day if you don’t give a damn about it."

- Unknown

"Pretty girls are the perfect combination of sun and moonlight."

- Unknown

"You are soft yet powerful."

- Unknown

"Girl, you are nothing less than fireworks."

- Unknown

"Courageous girls are gorgeous and graceful."

- Unknown

"Stay unique, you gorgeous."

- Unknown

"Embrace messy hair and a freckled face."

- Unknown

"Chin up, princess."

- Unknown

"Tangled hair looks pretty on you."

- Unknown

"Your eyes are the brightest things I have ever seen, maybe even brighter than the stars above."

- Unknown

"Classy and bossy."

- Unknown

"Lashes speak louder than words."

- Unknown

"Make heads turn with your beauty and style."

- Unknown

"Never apologize for being a powerful woman."

"Your body is a temple, it holds the secret to the universe and that is beauty at its best."

- Unknown

"Life is never perfect but hair can be."

- Unknown

"We should be beautiful in our own splendid way."

- Unknown

"The essence of beauty lies in the delightful glow."

- Unknown

"If it makes you feel magnificent and beautiful, do it."

- Unknown

"You can see it in her eyes when she is a mess of gorgeous chaos."

- Unknown

"True beauty can’t shine through make-up."

- Unknown

"Your beauty blinds me because it comes from your heart, and it is reflected in your eyes."

- Unknown