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Women's empowerment is a powerful movement that has gained momentum in recent times. It is a call for gender equality, inclusivity, and recognition of the strength, capabilities, and contributions of women in all spheres of life.

Over the years, inspiring women and men have spoken out to support women's rights, gender equality, and women empowerment. Their words have resonated with millions of people, serving as beacons of hope, motivation, and inspiration.

In this blog, we will explore 100 famous quotes on women's empowerment that highlight the resilience, determination, and power of women. These quotes are a testament to the unwavering spirit of women and the need to continue the fight for gender equality.

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60 Top famous quotes on women empowerment

  1. "Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings." - Cheris Kramarae
  2. "The future is female." - Unknown
  3. "Women hold up half the sky." - Chinese Proverb
  4. "A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
  5. "Women are the real architects of society." - Harriet Beecher Stowe
  6. "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
  7. "A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else." - Unknown
  8. "The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description." - Steve Maraboli
  9. "The question isn't who's going to let me, it's who's going to stop me." - Ayn Rand
  10. "Women are the warriors of the world." - Unknown
  11. "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou
  12. "The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel
  13. "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." - Melinda Gates
  14. "She wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword." - Atticus Poetry
  15. "Girls should never be afraid to be smart." - Emma Watson
  16. "A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself." - Maya Angelou
  17. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  18. "A woman who knows her worth doesn't measure herself against others, but stands strong, calm, and self-assured." - Unknown
  19. "A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong." - Unknown
  20. "She believed she could, so she did." - Unknown
  21. "The empowered woman is fierce beyond measure and radiates strength and grace in every step." - Unknown
  22. "A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform." - Diane Mariechild
  23. "I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves." - Mary Wollstonecraft
  24. "The world needs strong women who lift and build others." - J. M. Storm
  25. "You are your best thing." - Toni Morrison
  26. "Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world." - Hillary Clinton
  27. "The most effective way to do it is to do it." - Amelia Earhart
  28. "In the end, we will remember not our enemies' words, but our friends' silence." - Martin Luther King Jr.
  29. "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert Swan
  30. "She remembered who she was and the game changed." - Lalah Delia
  31. "The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me." - Ayn Rand
  32. "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." - Melinda Gates
  33. "Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings." - Cheris Kramarae
  34. "I raise up my voice - not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard." - Malala Yousafzai
  35. "Women are the real architects of society." - Harriet Beecher Stowe
  36. "The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved." - Amy Tenney
  37. "Empowered women empower women." - Unknown
  38. "The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description." - Steve Maraboli
  39. "Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." - Marilyn Monroe
  40. "A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for others." - Unknown
  41. "You are your best thing." - Toni Morrison
  42. "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
  43. "The best protection any woman can have is courage." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  44. "I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines." - Audre Lorde
  45. "When women succeed, we all succeed." - Unknown
  46. "Women hold up half the sky." - Chinese Proverb
  47. "The future is female." - Unknown
  48. "A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink." - Gina Carey
  49. "Women are like tea bags - you never know how strong they are until they get in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
  50. "Women are the real superheroes of our society." - Unknown
  51. "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
  52. "The empowered woman is fierce, unapologetic, and unafraid to speak her truth." - Unknown
  53. "She believed she could, so she did." - Unknown
  54. "Women are the soul of the nation." - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  55. "Strong women don't wait for opportunities, they create them." - Unknown
  56. "Be the kind of woman that makes other women want to up their game." - Unknown
  57. "A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself." - Maya Angelou
  58. "The world is full of strong women. If you can't find one, be one." - Unknown
  59. "A woman who knows her worth doesn't measure herself against others." - Unknown
  60. "Women are the backbone of society, the rock of their families, and the drivers of change." - Unknown

40+ Top empowerment quotes by famous women

  1. "The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me." - Ayn Rand, novelist and philosopher
  2. "I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them." - Diana, Princess of Wales
  3. "I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself." - Emma Stone, actress
  4. "I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines." - Audre Lorde, writer and civil rights activist
  5. "The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one's passion and then throw everything into it." - Maya Angelou, poet and civil rights activist
  6. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United States
  7. "I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own." - Audre Lorde, writer and civil rights activist
  8. "Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself." - Alice Walker, writer and activist
  9. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker, writer and activist
  10. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, former President of the United States
  11. "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou, poet and civil rights activist
  12. "I'd like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former Supreme Court Justice
  13. "I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." - Mother Teresa, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
  14. "I work really hard to just focus on the joy of the work that I get to do and the impact that I know it has on the world." - Ava DuVernay, filmmaker and director
  15. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Serena Williams, tennis champion
  16. "I'm always perpetually out of my comfort zone." - Janelle Monáe, singer, songwriter, and actress
  17. "You are your best thing" - Toni Morrison, novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
  18. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Dr. Shabnam Nazli, scientist and innovator
  19. "We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already." - J.K. Rowling, author
  20. "I'd like to be remembered as someone who never stopped believing in the power of dreams." - Florence Nightingale, nurse and social reformer
  21. "The most effective way to do it is to do it." - Amelia Earhart, aviator and author
  22. "The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
  23. "The power of the people is stronger than the people in power." - Malala Yousafzai,
  24. "The question isn't who's going to let me, it's who's going to stop me." - Ayn Rand, Novelist and Philosopher
  25. "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou, Poet and Author
  26. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Dr. Mae Jemison, Astronaut and Physician
  27. "We can do no great things, only small things with great love." - Mother Teresa, Humanitarian and Nobel Laureate
  28. "You are your best thing." - Toni Morrison, Novelist and Nobel Laureate
  29. "The only way to deal with this life is to find your passion and do it." - Diane von Furstenberg, Fashion Designer and Philanthropist
  30. "If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down." - Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul and Philanthropist
  31. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady and Activist
  32. "Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts - good relationships feel good. They feel right." - Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul and Philanthropist
  33. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Serena Williams, Tennis Champion
  34. "The most effective way to do it is to do it." - Amelia Earhart, Aviator and Author
  35. "The power to define yourself is in your hands, not in the hands of others." - Malala Yousafzai, Activist and Nobel Laureate
  36. "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Audre Lorde, Poet and Activist
  37. "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." - Amy Tenney, Author
  38. "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses." - Alphonse Karr, French Writer and Journalist
  39. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker, Novelist and Activist
  40. "You are enough just as you are." - Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
  41. "The only way to deal with this life is to find your passion and do it." - Serena Williams, Tennis Champion
  42. "I'd like people to think of me as someone who cares about them." - Diana, Princess of Wales
  43. "The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

Conclusion

In a world increasingly recognizing the need for gender equality, women's empowerment has become a crucial movement that continues to gain momentum. The voices of inspiring women and men who have spoken out in support of women's rights and gender equality echo through these famous quotes.

These quotes celebrate women's strength, courage, and resilience and serve as a reminder that empowered women can transform societies and make a lasting impact. Let us continue to raise our voices, support, and uplift women, and work towards a world where women are empowered and have equal opportunities to thrive.

As we conclude, let us remember these powerful words and continue to advocate for women's empowerment in our communities and beyond.

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