52 Empowering Quotes in Honor of International Women's Day

A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.

Women are the real architects of society.

Every person has a responsibility to be a participant in this society and make it a better place for everybody, in whatever capacity they can.

There's nothing a man can do, that I can't do better and in heels.

I encourage women to step up. Don't wait for somebody to ask you.

I didn’t get anywhere in my life waiting on somebody’s permission.

Friends. Sisters. Mothers. Professors. When women affirm women, it unlocks our power. It gives us permission to shine brighter.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Girls, come on. Leave the saving of the world to the men? I don't think so.

I can promise you that women working together linked, informed, and educated can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

I am a woman and I get to define what that means.

She wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword.

I have learned you are never too small to make a difference.

It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.

She has a voice. If you can’t hear it, it’s because you’re too busy talking.

. . . I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.

Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.

Feminism isn't about making women stronger. Women are already strong; it's about changing the way the world perceives that strength.