Inspirational Quotes for Women

There are many moments in life when you feel knocked down. It is a universal fact that women are emotionally stronger than men. However, at times, even they need a few words of encouragement to overcome temporary depression. We all have our ups and downs. It is during the bad times, that we need inspiration as medicine. The following inspirational quotes, will provide some solace in the downs. In all the quotes listed below, you will find some that are from the Bible. These quotes have a power to heal, and of course, to inspire.

Inspirational Quotes and Sayings for Women

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

A woman is the full circle.
Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. ~ Diane Mariechild

In my heart, I think a woman has two choices: either she's a feminist or a masochist. ~ Gloria Steinem

For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women. ~ Elizabeth Blackwell

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~ Judy Garland

Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater (in quality) than food, and the body (far above and more excellent) than clothing? (Amplified Bible) ~ Matthew 6:25

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. ~ Louisa May Alcott

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. ~ Proverbs 13:10

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~ Maya Angelou

The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world. ~ Charles Malik

Women are the real architects of society. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression. ~ Margaret Sanger

How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

If you look at what you have in life,
You'll always have more.
If you look at what you don't have in life,
You'll never have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey

In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man - if you want anything done, ask a woman. ~ Margaret Thatcher

The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race. ~ Susan B. Anthony

Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal. ~ William Shakespeare

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.
Then your time on earth will be filled with glory. ~ Betty Smith

Remove those 'I want you to like me' stickers from your forehead and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good - on your mirror! ~ Susan Jeffers

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. ~ James 1:2-4

I am not afraid...I was born to do this. ~ Saint Joan of Arc

As a woman, I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world. ~ Virginia Woolf

A woman is like a tea bag: you cannot tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. ~ Nancy Reagan

Figure out who you are separate from your family, and the man or woman you're in a relationship with. Find who you are in this world and what you need to feel good alone. I think that is the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self because with that, you can do anything else. ~ Angelina Jolie

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

Inspiration doesn't need an occasion, does it? Pick your favorite among these, and pin it up on your desk for daily inspiration.