Are you looking for some inspiration? If yes, then these quotes from famous women might inspire you.
Women are often portrayed as weak or helpless creatures who need men to take care of them. This stereotype has been around since ancient times, but it seems to be getting stronger every day.
However, there are plenty of strong women out there who don’t let their gender define them. They are independent, confident, and they stand up for themselves. These women are role models for us all.
Here are the top inspirational good woman quotes:
Good Woman Quotes
1. “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.” – Albert Einstein
2. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
3. “A woman’s beauty should be her secret. Who cares what the world thinks of her as long as she knows it loves her?” – Audrey Hepburn
4. “You must do the things that frighten you, the difficult things, before you can do the easy ones.” – Robert H. Goddard
5. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of shore.” – Christopher Columbus
6. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein
7. “If you look deeply into nature, you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein
8. “When a woman marries, she gives away half of her heart; if she remains single, she keeps both halves intact.” – Confucius
9. “It takes more strength to open your eyes than to close them.” – Maya Angelou
10. “Don’t wait for life to happen to you. Make yourself happen.” – Oprah Winfrey
11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “To thine own self be true.” – Shakespeare
13. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou”
14. “I think everyone needs someone to love, and someone to love them back. That’s why God invented friends and family.” – Taylor Swift
15. “I’m not perfect, but I’ve done the best I could.” – Mother Teresa
16. “Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.” – Plato
17. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice kindness.” – Dalai Lama
18. “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
19. “If you believe in yourself, even if nobody else does, you’ll always succeed.” – Michael Jordan
20. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
Quotes For A Strong Woman
21. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is simply the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow’.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
22. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
23. “I would rather die standing on my feet than live dead on my knees.” – Winston Churchill
24. “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” – Oscar Wilde
25. “If you judge people by their intentions, you will be disappointed every time.” – Albert Camus
26. “In order to be yourself in a world which is constantly trying to make you something else, you have to develop three qualities: the first is integrity. The second is independence. And the third is imagination.” – Bruce Lee
27. “One of the greatest gifts you can give another person is your attention.” – Marianne Williamson
28. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
29. “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” – Benjamin Franklin
30. “A man who dreams alone is a man asleep in broad daylight.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
31. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
32. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Edmund Burke
33. “Everything around me was beautiful, so I decided to become beautiful too.” – Audrey Hepburn
34. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge
35. “It is difficult to say exactly when we should stop believing things, but probably about the same time as our parents did.” – Mark Twain
36. “When you laugh, you feel better because you’re laughing at yourself.” – Maya Angelou
37. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain
38. “There is no such thing as failure. There is success and there is learning from mistakes.” – Frank Sinatra
39. “Be careful whose advice you buy, but be sure you get advice worth paying for.” – Benjamin Franklin
40. “To live contentedly, find out what makes you happy and go after it with gusto.” – Jack Canfield
Inspirational Quotes For Women
41. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Alvin Toffler
42. “Don’t let anyone steal your thunder.” – Oprah Winfrey
43. “No matter where you go, no matter what happens, smile.” – Unknown
44. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
45. “When you realize that you can’t live without someone, you learn to live with them.” – Mignon McLaughlin
46. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” – Ovid
47. “Successful women are those who refuse to accept limitations.” – Jackie Onassis
48. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
49. “Most people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they really make a difference in other people’s lives. You may be one of the few who find out” – Bill Cosby
50. “Your life does not belong to you. Your life belongs to God. Therefore, seek Him wholeheartedly.” – Max Lucado
51. “The only person you can truly rely on is yourself.” – Unknown
52. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
53. “We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Ben Franklin
54. “A man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over one who can’t read them.” – Thomas Jefferson
55. “My mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When you were sad, she’d say, ‘Hang in there! Things will work out.’ And then they usually did.” – Unknown
56. “Women are like tea bags. They come in different sizes, flavors, and fragrances.” – Henny Youngman
57. “You can’t teach a pig to sing. It just laughs in your face.” – Animal Farm
58. “The most important thing in communication is hearing what wasn’t said.” – William Ury
59. “I’m not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
60. “The problem with being punctual is that nobody’s around to appreciate it.” – Jodi Picoult
Powerful Quotes For Women
61. “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau
62. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
63. “If you want to build a better tomorrow, start living in it today.” – Tony Robbins
64. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus
65. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou 65. “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything they have.” – John Wooden
66. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
67. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
68. “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
69. “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” – Arthur Ashe
70. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain
71. “Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. The more you dream, the more opportunities you create.” – Oprah Winfrey
72. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson
73. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
74. “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
75. “No matter how slow you go, you’ll still be lapped by those who go faster than you.” – Unknown
76. “We should rejoice when someone shows his ignorance, because he means to change himself.” – Plato
77. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar
78. “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” – William Shakespeare
79. “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent men and the affection of women; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
80. “I’m not afraid of death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had always liked it.” – Carl Sagan
Quotes That Appreciate A Good Woman
81. “Good women are hard to find. They are made almost as carefully as diamonds.” – Charles Caleb Colton
82. “A good wife is heaven’s second blessing.” – Benjamin Franklin
83. “Women need to learn to be strong enough to stand on their own two feet without having a man hold them up.” – Jackie Joyner Kersee
84. “A good wife makes a happy home.” – Henry David Thoreau
85. “You can never have too many books.” – George Bernard Shaw
86. “It takes a good woman to make a bad marriage work.” – Anonymous
87. “Every time a good woman walks into a room, the air becomes lighter.” – Robert Brault
88. “There are three things which are certain in this world: Death, taxes, and reading Ulysses by James Joyce.” – Groucho Marx
89. “A good woman is like a well-made suit – cut according to the cloth, rather than fashion.” – Groucho Marxist
90. “A good woman needs little from her husband, except perhaps children.” – Margaret Thatcher
91. “A good woman knows her place.” – Unknown
92. “A good woman keeps her mouth shut until she gets home.” – Unknown
93. “A good woman doesn’t ask questions if she doesn’t want answers.” – Unknown
94. “A good woman leaves her husband when she finds out he loves another.” – Unknown
95. “If you love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours. If it doesn’t come back its never been there.” – Unknown
96. “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” – Albert Einstein
97. “A good woman brings joy to the heart of her husband.” – Unknown
98. “A good woman gives birth to an heir, but a great woman bears heirs of her own.” – Unknown
99. “A good woman makes a house a home, a home a haven, a haven a refuge, a refuge a fortress, a fortress a prison, a prison a hell, a hell a grave.” – Unknown
100. “A good woman does what she wants to do, and says what she means.” – Unknown
