Fitting Quotes for You on International Women’s Day

Women are powerful, and when they consciously exert that power, they can do some terrifying things. We’ve selected these quotes to help you remember the power and potential you carry as a woman. Happy International Women’s Day.

“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

“I am a strong woman. I don’t sit around feeling sorry for myself, nor let people mistreat me. I don’t respond to people who dictate to me or try to bring me down. If I fall I will rise up even stronger because I am survivor and not a victim. I am in control of my life and there is nothing I can’t achieve.”

“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everybody else.”

“A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flow as abundantly as her laughter. A strong woman is both soft and powerful, she is both practical and spiritual. A strong woman in her essence is a gift to the world.”

“I’m tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, Okay.” – Madonna

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn

“A strong woman loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, and perseveres… not matter what life at her.”

“Be a strong woman. So your daughter will have a role model and your son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a man.”

“Never apologize for being a powerful woman.”

“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Anthony

“I am proud of the woman I am today, because I went through one hell of a time becoming her.”

“Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst. Be that fearless girl the one would dare to do anything. Be that independent girl, who doesn’t need a man. Be that girl who never backed down.”

“She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”

“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life has knocked me down a few times, it showed me things I never wanted to see. I experienced sadness and failures. But one thing for sure, I always get up.”

“A strong woman will automatically stop trying if she feels unwanted. She won’t fix it or beg, she’ll just walk away.”

“I am not a difficult woman at all. I am simply a strong woman and know my worth.”

“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.”

“Beneath every strong, independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up and to never depend on anyone.”

“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez

“The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce. Women of indomitable will.”

“You’re gonna be happy” said life, “but first I’ll make you strong.”

“She’s a simple woman, made to look complicated by a man who isn’t man enough to provide the things she deserves.”

“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.”

“Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention.” – Pink

“Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.”

“Forgive those who insult you, attack you, belittle you or take you for granted. But more than this, forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you.”

“There’s fire in her. If loved correctly she will warm your entire home. If abused she will burn it down.”

“She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire.”

“Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that you career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga

“Stay strong. Make them wonder how you’re still smiling.”

“You must know that you can do this. You are strong. You will make it. Just hang on and keep believing in yourself, always.”

“I am a strong woman. Everything that’s hit me in life I’ve dealt with on my own. I’ve cried myself to sleep. Picked myself back up and wiped my own tears. I have grown from things meant to break me. I get stronger by the day and I have God to thank for that.”

“If my strength intimidates you, I hope you realize that’s a weakness of yours.”

“You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.”

“Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman.”

“I know what I bring to the table. So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.”

“She’s badass with a good heart, soft but strong. Unapologetic and honest. She’s the type of women you go to war beside, the type of woman you marry.

“I’m not someone who can be controlled. I want someone who will watch me do my thing and be like “that’s my girl”

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, I’ll always get up after I fall. And whether I run, walk or have to crawl, I’ll set my goals and achieve them all.”

“I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.” – Amy Schumer

“I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.”

“Strong women aren’t simply born. We are forged through the challenges of life. With each challenge we grow mentally and emotionally. We move forward with our head held high and a strength that can not be denied. A woman who’s been through the storm and survived. We are warriors.”

“Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says “Oh crap, she’s up!”

“She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.”

“She was a wild one; always stomping on eggshells that everyone else tip-toed on.” – Kaitlin Foster

“Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.”

“At 70 years old if I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be to use the words ‘fuck off’ much more frequently.” – Helen Mirren

“A strong woman is one who is able to smile this morning like she wasn’t crying last night.”

“She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus

“Strong women are often misperceived as cold and mean simply because they refuse to be disrespected, mistreated or taken for granted.”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”