Famous Quotes & Sayings

Susan B. Anthony

The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

Diane von Furstenberg

You know I have never met a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

Diane von Furstenberg

I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.

Byron Katie

Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.

Catherine Bell

The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have.

Chiaki Kuriyama

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.

Barbara de Angelis

Women need real moments of solitude and self reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

Barbara Corcoran

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

Brad Garrett

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.

Jane Fonda

Get over the feeling that the two words don't go together - women and power. The fact is, if we don't put the two together and don't understand how power changes complexion in the hands of women, then we're not going to make it. We have to own our personal power.

Coco Chanel

Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor.

Coco Chanel

Women have always been the strong ones of the world.

Elizabeth I

Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.

Madeleine Albright

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

Beyonce Knowles

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

Eleanor Roosevelt

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

Eleanor Roosevelt

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

Benjamin Franklin

If you want something done, ask a busy person.

Barbara Taylor Bradford

When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.

Barbra Streisand

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?

Arthur Schopenhauer

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

Barry Bostwick

I was always this guy who appreciated and loved women and supported them and all those little things that were female-skewed, strong women parts.

Audre Lorde

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

Dee Wallace

The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.

Artemisia Gentileschi

My mustrious lordship, i'll show you what a woman can do

Cameron Diaz

I think people get scared that they're not going to be able to do it perfectly, they're going to be criticized, they're going to be like, "Well, I'm not totally green." Well, you know what? At this point, we don't care. Just a shade of green is enough right now. Move a little bit closer toward this. Because the more people start moving closer and closer to it, that's something that collectively makes a difference.

Bryant H. McGill

The woman must be restored to her rightful place, as the strong, loving maternal leader of peace and reason.

Meryl Streep

People will say to me, 'You've played so many strong women' and I'll say, 'Have you ever said to a man, 'You've played so many strong men?' No! Because the expectation is [men] are varied. Why can't we have that expectation about women?

Ginni Rometty

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before.

Charles Bukowski

And yet women-good women--frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep.

Bethany Mota

Happy international woman's day to all of the beautifully strong women across the world