Female Empowerment Quotes

“Men have always been permitted in fiction and in life to simply be what they are, no matter how dark or terrifying that might be. But with a woman, we expect an answer, a reason.”
― C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

“A woman is like an ocean; beautiful to look at but dangerous to cross.”
― Kevin Ansbro

“What is it about a woman in full control of herself that is so utterly frightening?”
― Rachel Harrison, Cackle

“I kill my own monsters.”
― Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne

“Strange, what she used to be afraid of.”
― Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne

“She seemed like someone who thrived in conditions others thought she should wilt under.”
― Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne

“That was the way of the world: if you were a woman, then you had a job to do, and that was to pretend to love everyone else walking all over your body, leaving imprints on your face. You were supposed to crave it, to beg for more.”
― Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

“We have to empower women to be able to see their lives as worthy and meaningful, even in the face of setbacks.”
― Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom

“For years my goal was to minimize myself—to fold and refold myself into a polygon of nothingness, to be too insignificant to be remembered. I wanted to appear innocent; I wanted to be thought of as quiet and harmless; I was worried always about how my very existence was terrifying to others and I did everything in my power to diminish myself, my light, my soul.
I wanted so desperately to placate the innocent. I wanted so badly to appease the assholes who judged me without knowing me that I lost myself in the process.
But now?
Now, I laugh. Out loud.
Now, I don't give a shit.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“It's a nice thing to cook for yourself.”
― Rachel Harrison, Cackle

“My future is my own.”
― Rachel Harrison, Cackle

“Women are something great and magnificent in the sight of God... so we should not neglect our female children, we should respect them, because these girls will grow up to become the women who raise and train mankind tomorrow.”
― Mustafa Briggs, Beyond Bilal: Black History In Islam

“A wonder came over her as she considered how much further she could grow.”
― Kalynn Applewhite, Awakening Anne

“I want you to be able to look at your body for the
magnificence that it is, rather than its shape or size. If you perceive you lack confidence because of your appearance, it is time for a fresh perspective.”
― Juliana Leamen, Release: A Woman’s Guide to Releasing Weight In Midlife Through Becoming Your Body’s Best Friend

“The good news is that your worthiness does not depend
on your weight, on what you did or did not do, what
you said, or how much money you make - you get the
point. Your worthiness is 100%. It is unchanged. It is your
birthright.”
― Juliana Leamen, Release: A Woman’s Guide to Releasing Weight In Midlife Through Becoming Your Body’s Best Friend

“If you knew that your weight or appearance were not a factor in how people looked at you, judged you and even how they loved you, would you still want to drop some pounds?”
― Juliana Leamen, Release: A Woman’s Guide to Releasing Weight In Midlife Through Becoming Your Body’s Best Friend

“The good news is that your worthiness does not depend on your weight, on what you did or did not do, what you said, or how much money you make - you get the point. Your worthiness is 100%. It is unchanged. It is your birthright.”
― Juliana Leamen, Release: A Woman’s Guide to Releasing Weight In Midlife Through Becoming Your Body’s Best Friend

“Everyone thinks I’m just a beautiful little fool … but I know a lot more than I am given credit for.”
― Olivia Horrox, Beautiful Little Fools

“Never tell an angry woman to calm down. Never.
Even if she should.
Especially if she should.”
― Cate Lawley, Twinkles Takes a Holiday

“Women are something great and magnificent in the sight of God... so we should not neglect our female children, we should respect them, because these girls will grow up to become the women who raise and train mankind tomorrow

- Shaykh Ibrahim Nissse, Senegal”
― Mustafa Briggs, Beyond Bilal: Black History In Islam

“Woman is not like a flower
Woman is not like Moon
Woman is not like stars
Woman is not like ocean or river
She is like you human being with soul, feelings, emotions, choices, decisions, self-respect so respect her in that way”
― Mohammed Zaki Ansari, "Zaki's Gift Of Love"

“We women have to stop defining ourselves by lining ourselves up against other women. Instead, we need to define ourselves the way our Creator does.”
― Jody Hedlund, The Last Chance Cowboy

“I am a free woman.”
― Ana Maria Santuario, FAITH, In Stories That Change

“You can't feed me to the wolves. They come when I call...”
― Holly Knight, I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties

“Every vulva owner has the capacity to orgasm and deserves sexual pleasure.”
― Lea Holzfurtner, The Ultimate Guide To Female Orgasm

“Do it to perfection, or not at all.”
― Laya Martinez, When Your Family Says No

“It seemed impossible that I was supposed to keep loving - even revering - my body as it decomposed in slow motion. Why not give in and have low self-esteem? Maybe I could slay in that way instead.”
― Monica Heisey, Really Good, Actually

“The only way to live an aligned life is to drop the good girl act and trade her in for something more authentic, something more unruly.”
― Renee Bauer

“So it's not enough for me to be as good as a man. I gotta be better than them. And I gotta prove it. Every. Damned. Day”
― Mary Kay Andrews, The Homewreckers

“women are better for each other
than sunlight is for plants

women are the powerful reeds
that weave the basket of life
and make it strong enough
to bare the persistent burdens of being.”
― Anna Victor, in the way.