1.“Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, and never use the word, ‘sorry’.”
2.“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
3.“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.”
4.“…this International Women’s Day, allow me to share what I’ve learned. You don’t need to be ‘one of the guys.’ You are strong, brave, and destined to lead. Own it.”
5.“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
6.“One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel.”
7.“Women make up more than half of the world’s population and potential, so it is neither just nor practical for their voices, for our voices, to go unheard at the highest levels of decision-making.”
8.“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.”
9.“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
10.“Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women that believe in each other create armies that win kingdoms and win wars.”
11.“You will be defined not just by what you achieve, but by how you survive.”
12.“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.”
13.“Don’t think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women.”
14.“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”
15.“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”
16.“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
17.“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.”
18.“I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.”
19.“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
20.“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.”
21.“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”
22.“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.”
23.“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
24.“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 herself only.”
25.“I am a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.”
26.“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it is who is going to stop me.”
27.“Women should be celebrated every day…It doesn’t just honor the iconic women who have changed history, but encourages new generations to dream big and know that anything is possible.”
28.“I’m pretty good at weaseling my way into a job, even if I have no business being there.”
29.“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.”
30.“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness and the nerve to never take no for an answer.”
31.“There’s something special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer.”
32.“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.”
33.“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.”
34.“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.”
35.“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.”
36.“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.”
37.“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”
38.“I raise up 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.”
39.A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”
40.“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in our absence.”