Strong Women Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old strong women quotes, strong women sayings, and strong women proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

With the spread of conformity and image-driven superficiality, the allure of an individuated woman in full possession of herself and her powers will prove irresistible. We were born for plenitude and inner fulfillment. Elizabeth Prioleau
No woman who had been intimate with a god was easily disturbed. Michael Cadnum
A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with. Ellen J. Barrier
The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. Timney
Strong women need not declare they can carry all the burdens in life. They just quietly do it and survive with a smile. Princess Maleiha Bajunaid Candao
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women. Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor
She does not flinch from the caress, because she feels very strong. She walks everywhere she goes but is never tired. Anna Keesey
A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. Carly Simon
A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. Marge Piercy
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. Margaret Thatcher
A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt
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
A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. Diane Mariechild
The best protection any woman can have is courage. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie
If you don't like being a doormat then get off the floor. Al Anon
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
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Roseanne Barr
No pressure, no diamonds. Mary Case
I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside. Faith Hill
Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves. Brian Austin Green
Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman. William Moulton Marston
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. Charlotte Whitton
Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage. unknown
Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness. Marie de Vichy-Chamrond
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. Bella Abzug
To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. Spanish Proverb
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
A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. Melinda Gates