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45 Powerful Quotes From Ass-Kicking Women That Will Give You Hope For The Future

Because we need a little extra empowerment this week. 
Heidi Priebe
October 14, 2016
“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.”
— Leymah Gbowee, Quotes Pictures
Tagged: strength, Tiptoe, Footprints, Change, feminism, Women
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
— Madeleine Albright, Finding Your Own Voice: Insightful Quotes from Uncommon Women
Tagged: feminism, strength, Women, Courage
“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”
— Oprah Winfrey, What I Know For Sure
Tagged: Change, History, Opression, Women, strength, Courage, feminism
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
— Ayn Rand, Inspiring Quotes From 100 Extraordinary Women
Tagged: Determination, Women, strength, feminism, Courage
“Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.”
— Hillary Clinton, Living History
Tagged: Criticism, Women, strength, feminism, Change
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.”
— Audre Lorde, Friendship Quotes
Tagged: Courage, Words, Speaking Up, Refusing To Stay Silent, Change, Activism, Women, empowerment, feminism, strength
“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.”
— Jennifer Lopez, Inspiring Quotes From 100 Extraordinary Women
Tagged: Doubt, Bravery, Courage, Self-Determination, Women, feminism
“You can be the lead in your own life.”
— Kerry Washington, Glamour
Tagged: Women, Inspiring, Empowering, feminism
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.”
— Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Tagged: Honesty, Women, feminism, strength, Courage
“You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can’t.”
— Annie Leibovitz, Annie Leibovitz On Getting The Shot--And The Future Of Photography
Tagged: Trust, empowerment, Women, feminism, strength
“I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.”
— Ellen Degeneres, Lifehack
Tagged: Ellen, Compassion, discrimination, Women, LGBQT, LGBT, feminism, strength
“When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’”
— Jada Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith Quotes
Tagged: Tired, Women, strength, feminism, Superwoman
“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Tagged: Courage, Protection, Women, strength, Empowering