1.“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
2.“Don’t think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women.”
3.“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”
4.“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
5.“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
6.“It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.”
7.“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.”
8.“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.”
9.A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”
10.“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.”
11.“To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.”
12.“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.”
13.“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.”
14.“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.”
15.“I’m pretty good at weaseling my way into a job, even if I have no business being there.”
16.“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.”
17.“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.”
18.“…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.”
19.“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.”