Sometimes, all you need in life is a little pick-me-up to show you that not all is as hopeless as it appears to be. Not many things can do that as well as words, which is why this article contains the most inspirational quotes for women out there. Lean back, read on, and let these words packed with meaning elevate your mood!
Inspirational Quotes for Women: Career Edition
#1. “I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.” — Marissa Mayer
#2. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” — Golda Meir
#3. “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” — Oprah Winfrey
#4. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, I’m possible!” — Audrey Hepburn
#5. “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
#6. “I raise up my voice - not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” — Malala Yousafzai
#7. “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” — Simone de Beauvoir
#8. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
#9. “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” — Ingrid Bergman
#10. “A woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; and she must revere that woman in her which struggles for expression.” — Margaret Sanger
Inspirational Quotes for Women: Love Edition
#11. “I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.” — Alice Walker
#12. “Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.” — Dorothy Parker
#13. “Relationships are a reflection of what’s going on inside of you.” — Nicole Dirocco
#14. “You have to make love a priority in your life. You have to believe it’s possible for you. And the more you believe it’s possible, the more likely it will actually happen. All you have to do is bridge the gap between where you are today and where you want to be.” — Lorna Poole
#15. “If you are feeling miserable as a single person, you are going to be miserable in a relationship.” — Erin Tillman
#16. “Love is a verb. It requires ongoing effort and evolves with time.” — Samantha Burns
#17. “We often attract the unavailable because we ourselves are unavailable.” — Lorna Poole
Inspirational Quotes for Women: Life Edition
#18. “My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” — Maya Angelou
#19. “Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyway.” — Glennon Doyle Melton
#20. “I am thankful for my struggle because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” — Alex Elle
#21. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” — Helen Keller
#22. “Life is like walking — you take one step at a time.” — Taylor Swift
#23. “She does not know what the future holds, but she is grateful for slow and steady growth.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
#24. “Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is.” — Anne Frank
#25. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” — Arianna Huffington
#26. “When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
#27. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
Inspirational Quotes for Women: Strength Edition
#27. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” — Beyoncé
#28. “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.” — Melissa Etheridge
#29. “A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” — Nancy Rathburn
#30. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou
#31. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not to do.” — Marge Piercy
#32. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” — Kavita Ramdas
#33. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour
#34. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” — Michelle Obama
#35. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron