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In need of a motivation injection?
Here are 25 inspirational quotes from some of history’s strongest women to remind you of your own ability to be incredible.
1. It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine. — Byron Katie
2. The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. — Gloria Steinem
3. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. — Maya Angelou
4. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Eleanor Roosevelt
5. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. — Maya Angelou
6. Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.— Gloria Steinem
7. It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine. — Byron Katie
8. We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present. — Marianne Williamson
9. A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. — Eleanor Roosevelt
10. You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. — Indira Ghandi
11. Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. — Ruth Gordo
12. A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want. — Madonna
13. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. — Mae West
14. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. — Dolly Parton
15. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. — Helen Keller
16. Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. — Louisa May Alcott
17. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. — Eleanor Roosevelt
18. If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. — Margaret Thatcher
19. If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. – Oprah Winfrey
20. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. — Alice Walker
21. When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win. — Steffi Graf
22. The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. — Coco Chanel
23. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. — Maya Angelou
24. The most effective way to do it, is to do it. — Amelia Earhart
25. A woman is the full circle. Within her is the ability to create, nurture, and transform. — Diane Mariechild
