For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.— Virginia Woolf
Strong Women Quotes
Strong women are made, not born — usually in seasons no one saw. These strong women quotes celebrate that quiet power. For you, or for a woman who needs reminding of hers.
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More topics ›One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.— Simone de Beauvoir
She was a survivor. And she would not be broken.— Sarah J. Maas
She had survived. That was its own kind of triumph.— R.F. Kuang
Quote: Men are living proof that women can handle anything.— Miss Taken
She wasn't a lost thing. She wasn't broken. She was a wonder.— Leigh Bardugo
She would not be the instrument of anyone's will but her own.— Kristin Cashore
She wanted to tell them that they were all someone's monster.— Leigh Bardugo
Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.— Michelle K
A strong man can handle a strong woman. A weak man will say she has an attitude.— Sonya Parker
- Dear Strong Women: You aren't intimidating, he is intimidated. There's a difference.— Charles Orlando
She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.— Elizabeth Edwards
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.— Elizabeth Edwards
One of the greatest gifts a man can receive is a woman's heart! Don't take it for granted!— Tony Robbins
She would not be the moon, eclipsed by the brightness of others. She would be her own star.— Marissa Meyer
A wise woman knows that the world will not bend to her will, so she learns to bend with it.— Katherine Arden
She had thought that being grown up meant knowing things; instead it meant questioning them.— Robin McKinley
The woman who doesn’t need validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.— Mohadesa Najumi
She would of been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.— Flannery O'Connor
The more a man matures the more he's able to look beyond a woman's appearance and see who she really is.— Tony Robbins
Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.— Jules Renard
A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; the first is a jewel, the second is a treasure.— Napoleon Bonaparte
It is a common saying that women are delicate creatures, flowers, eggs, anything that may be crushed in a moment's carelessness.— Madeline Miller
Like a wild flower; she spent her days, allowing herself to grow, not many knew of her struggle, but eventually all; knew of her light.— Nikki Rowe
She knows she is lonely, yet she has no problem with it. She prefers to spend her time alone instead of dealing with people’s lies and games.— Hazel Ozbek
Beautiful is the woman who knows people, places and things don't define her. She is defined by her acts of loving kindness and a generous heart.— Michael Chatman
Sometimes she heard night-sounds she didn't know or jumped from lightning too close, but whenever she stumbled, it was the land that caught her.— Delia Owens
Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that.— Julie Delpy
All successful men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.— Brian Tracy
Who taught you that the value of a woman is the ratio of her waist to her hips and the circumference of her buttocks and the volume of her lips? Your math is dangerously wrong, her value is nothing less than infinite.— Della Hicks-Wilson
A woman without her man is nothing.— Author Unknown
Always look both ways before crossing a woman.— Author Unknown
Don't be a woman that needs a man. Be a woman a man needs.— Author Unknown
There are two ways to argue with a woman... Neither works.— Author Unknown
Never underestimate a woman's ability to find out the truth.— Author Unknown
A woman is unstoppable after she realizes she deserves better.— Author Unknown
When a man realizes the value of his woman, he adds value to himself.— Author Unknown
Mean girls might go far in High School... but kind women go far in life.— Author Unknown
Women don’t even dress to impress guys. They dress to impress each other.— Author Unknown
A woman is not written in braille, you don’t have to touch her to know her.— Author Unknown
Every time you mistreat a woman, you give up the right to be treated like a man.— Author Unknown
I am not a one in a million kind of girl... I'm a once in a lifetime kind of woman.— Author Unknown
Reminder: Women do not need to be polite to someone who is making them uncomfortable.— Author Unknown
A woman becomes a woman when she realizes she doesn't always need a man to comfort her.— Author Unknown
It only takes 3.5 inches to please a woman... it doesn't matter if its Visa or Mastercard.— Author Unknown
Nothing is more beautiful than a confident woman who doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not.— Author Unknown
She only truly feels comfortable with you if she shows you her silly side as well as her sexy side.— Author Unknown
She was powerful not because she wasn't scared, but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.— Author Unknown
Never look back. If Cinderella had gone back to pick up her shoe, she never would have became a princess.— Author Unknown
A man asked a fairy to make him desirable and irresistible to all women...she turned him into a credit card!— Author Unknown
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What is a good strong women quote?
Maya Angelou gave us many; among the best: "Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women." Strength, here, isn't loud — it's the quiet refusal to shrink.
What is a short strong woman quote?
"She believed she could, so she did." Short strong-women quotes are popular on cards, wall art, and captions because they say everything in one confident breath.
What do you say to encourage a strong woman?
Name the strength you actually see in her — the specific thing she carried, or the way she kept going. Pair it with a quote, and you give her both recognition and words she can keep.