Supporting and uplifting women is an essential part of female solidarity, so we have put together a list of all the best inspirational quotes for women for you to share. And if you’re looking for short inspirational quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.
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Inspirational Quotes for Women
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder
“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.” —Yiddish Proverb
“You do not find the happy life. You make it.” —Thomas S. Monson
“You will not determine my story. I will.” —Amy Schumer
“People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It’s really important.” – Kirsty Coventry
“Today is a new day, the first day of the rest of your life.” – Abbie Hoffman
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” —Chinese Proverb
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” – Winnie the Pooh
“Take the first step.” —Darius Fisher
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo
“I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”– Milton Berle
“Life is short, and it is here to be lived.” —Kate Winslet
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski
“Learn to love yourself enough to be happy in your own company.” – Samantha Camargo
“Make a determination that you will live your purpose today.” —Daniel Budzinski
“I don’t know a woman alive who isn’t courageous.” ― Reese Witherspoon
“When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa
“Every morning is a revolution against the darkness.” ― Mehmet Murat Ildan
“An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.” – Brian Tracy
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” –Albert Camus
“Jump in with both feet and be brave.” —Sujit Choudhry
“All you need is love.” – Paul McCartney
“I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself.” — C. JoyBell C.
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand
“Recognize what you have inside you.” —Eric Pulier
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.” —Oprah Winfrey
“Every morning is a chance at a new day.” – Marjorie Pay Hinckley
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee
“Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.” —Mandy Moore
“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln
“The warrior knows that her heartbreak is her map.” —Glennon Doyle
“Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you.” – Garima Yonzon
“Do good and good will come to you.” —Adam Lowy
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” —Dr. Harriet Braiker
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” – Goldie Hawn
“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” —Tennessee Williams
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” —John Muir
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot
“Simplicity makes me happy.” – Alicia Keys
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” —William Shakespeare
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”– Frank Sinatra
“Surround yourself with positive people.” —Rod Rohrich
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman
“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei
“There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit.” —Elaine Welteroth
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“Learn to let go. That is the key to happiness.” – Buddha
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” —Lalah Deliah
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” – Zig Ziglar
“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” —Confucius
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel
“It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive.” – Ellen DeGeneres
“Stay positive in every situation and everything you do.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
“Life is a first impression. You get one shot at it. Make it everlasting.” – J.R. Rim
“I think positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time.” – Leonardo DiCaprio
“Hold onto your old friends. Kiss your mama. Admit what your dreams are.” —Maya Rudolph
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner
“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson
“There are no regrets in life, just lessons.” — Jennifer Aniston
“After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.” – Karl Marx
“Everything is figureoutable.”— Marie Forleo
“Happiness is a state of activity.” – Aristotle
“Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” – Don Miguel Ruiz
“Base your relationships on the right values.” —Dick Gephardt
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates
“Give yourself the love you’re willing to give to others.” – Mahin Ismail
“All limitations are self-imposed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“You can choose to not let little things upset you.” – Joel Osteen
“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi
“You can if you think you can.” – George Reeves
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Most people are nice when you finally see them.” —Harper Lee
“Be yourself and people will like you.” —Jeff Kinney
“Find joy in everything you choose to do.” – Chuck Palahniuk
“Turn every life situation into a positive one.” – Rhonda Byrne
“The greatest pleasure of life is love.” — Euripides
“We love because it’s the only true adventure.” – Nikki Giovanni
“Choose your dream. Work to the extreme.” —Tyra Banks
“Joy blooms where minds and hearts are open.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair…” – Susan Polis Schutz
“Boss up and change your life.” —Lizzo
“To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” —Bill Gates
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”—Roald Dahl
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” —Maya Angelou
“A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” – Charles Dickens
“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” —Rabindranath Tagore
“Have faith in yourself and in the future.” – Ted Kennedy
“My best successes came on the heels of failure.” —Barbara Corcoran
“I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” —Lucille Ball
“Every new day gives me ceaseless hope to reach out for my dreams.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” —Abraham Lincoln
“As you know, life is an echo; we get what we give.” — David DeNotaris
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” — Forrest Gump
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” – George Halas
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“We may not have hit the peak yet, but we are on the journey up.” —Brian Nhira
“We love the things we love for what they are.” – Robert Frost
“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” — Carly Simon
“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson
“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” —Gina Carey
“When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.” —Gayle King
“Salvation lies within.” —Warden Samuel Norton
“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.” – Marge Piercy
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar
“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” — Hans Christian Andersen
“Life is short it is up to you to make it sweet.” – Sarah Louise
“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop
“Do what is true to your soul.” —Malini Saba
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins
“Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.’” —Amy Poehler
“‘No’ today doesn’t mean ‘no’ tomorrow.” —Yvonne Orji
“The healthiest response to life is joy.” — Deepak Chopra
“The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” —Bertrand Russell
“It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.” – Naval Ravikant
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What we think, we become.” —Buddha
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” —Buddha
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” —Katharine Hepburn
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
“Don’t settle for what life gives you; make life better and build something.” — Ashton Kutcher
“Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.” — Reba McEntire
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Surround yourself with people and things that inspire you. Learn everything you can.” —Jameela Jamil
“Ditch the dream and be a doer.” —Shonda Rhimes
“Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” —Mellody Hobson
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” —Dr. Seuss
“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.” – Shiv Khera
“Let us literally live from moment to moment.”—Mahatma Gandhi
“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein
“I want to reach my potential, impact my world, and leave a legacy.” —Seth Buechley
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries.” – Anna Taylor
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
“Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King
“You go in with a positive attitude and stay there.” – Shelley Long
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank
“Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave.” – Harvey Mackay
“The most wasted of days is one without laughter.” —E. E. Cummings
“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy.” – Paolo Coelho
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” – Oscar Wilde
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
“Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.” —Michelle Obama
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge
“Always let your conscience be your guide.” —Jiminy Cricket
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” – R.Z.
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank
“If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton
“The joy of life is becoming a person you are proud of.” —Bill Orender
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.” – Charles Dickens
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.” —Katherine Hepburn
“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in.” —Hillary Clinton
“Think and wonder. Wonder and think.” —Dr. Suess
“When in doubt, throw doubt out and have a little faith….” – E.A. Bucchianeri
“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” —Florence Nightingale
“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore.” —Nikki Giovanni
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” —Rosa Parks
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” —Serena Williams
“Today is a good day to try.” —Quasimodo
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” —Dalai Lama
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” —Irish Blessing
“Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.” —S. C. Lourie
“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – Marthe Troly-Curtin
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“We have to collectively work together to improve the world.” —Samuel Strauch
“Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today.” – Doe Zantamata
“We have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible.” —Beyonce
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Especially not yourself.” —Mindy Kaling
“Live for each second without hesitation.” — Elton John
“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” -Michelle Obama
“Why not take a chance and bet on happiness? —Jenny Han
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” – Rumi
“When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy
“We can truly love one another once we love who we are.” –Angela C. Santomero
“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.” – Roy T. Bennett
“The next choice is the most important choice.” —George Wells
So that is it for our list of Inspirational Quotes for Women. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
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About the Author
Laynni Deir
I am Laynni Deir, writer and editor of Purely Lists. There are times when you are looking for inspiration or aren’t sure what to say and I am committed to providing lists of the best quotes, sayings, messages, puns or captions for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a positive quote, a message for a card, a fun saying for a letter board or caption for your next post or story, you will find the perfect option here.
The goal of Purely Lists is to provide a comprehensive and diverse set of lists to cover every situation from holidays and celebrations to uplifting quotes and general motivation. Whether you are looking for something deep and profound, funny and foolish or positive and encouraging, we strive to offer easy, fast and accessible options.