I have always loved inspirational quotes for women. When I was younger I had a quote box. I would cut my favorite inspirational quotes out of magazines and cards, etc, and put them in my box. I would randomly take them out and go through them. Sometimes I would pick one and I would just think about it for the day.
With the accessibility to the internet, I don’t have to keep a quote box anymore. I always have access to inspirational quotes right at my fingertips. Sometimes though it can be overwhelming trying to find what I’m looking for. This week I decided I would put together a blog post of the best inspirational quotes for women that both I, and you, can refer to. I hope that you love the quotes on this list and that they inspire you the way they do me.
Quotes about true beauty
“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.” —Maria Mitchell
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” —Audrey Hepburn
“Beauty shouldn’t be about changing yourself to achieve an ideal or be more socially acceptable. Real beauty, the interesting, truly pleasing kind, is about honoring the beauty within you and without you. It’s about knowing that someone else’s definition of pretty has no hold over you.” —Golda Poretsky
“No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Outer beauty turns the head, but inner beauty turns the heart.” —Helen J. Russell
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” —Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“When beauty lives in the heart, it doesn’t need to show up anywhere else.” —Steve Goodier
“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.” —Taylor Swift
“If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty, which is: ‘Who cares?’” —Tina Fey
“Healthy emotions come in all sizes. Healthy minds come in all sizes. And healthy bodies come in all sizes.” —Cheri K. Erdman
“Beauty is power, and makeup is something that really enhances that; it’s a woman’s secret.” —Charlotte Tilbury
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” —Coco Chanel
“Real beauty isn’t about symmetry or weight or makeup: it’s about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” —Valerie Monroe
“Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class.” —Anonymous
“It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you – the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. This beauty will never disappear, and it is worth very much to God.” —Peter 3:3-4, Holy Bible: KJV
Quotes about women empowerment
“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.” —Malala Yousafzai
“I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.” —Isabelle Allende
“You could make a case that, along with the technological revolution, the most provocative upending destabilizing thrilling change in the course of human history is that we’re finally in it. … We’re here now, women are in the world, and we will not be bullied.” —Meryl Streep
“I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” —Amy Schumer
“Justice is about making sure that being polite is not the same thing as being quiet. In fact, often times, the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception. ” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.”
–Rebecca West
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” —Michelle Obama
I hope that you found some encouraging words in this list of inspirational quotes for women. Cheers to us my friends!
love,
Joy
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