Quotes and Sayings About Strong Women
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In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.
-- Adrienne Barbeau -
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.
-- Adrienne Rich -
Just be what it is that you are, and that is just fine. You don't have to be what you're not in any way. Live that and live that fully, and that is where you discover ecstasy. You can't really have ecstasy as something other than yourself
-- Alice Walker -
The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.
-- Amelia Earhart -
Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that
-- Amy Lee -
When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me
-- Ang Lee -
I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.
-- Angela Merkel -
I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!
-- Angela Merkel -
Without Police Woman I wouldn't have had a career. The show started about the same time the women's movement was taking off. Ours was the first prime-time one-hour show featuring a strong, professional woman. It paved the way for other series to follow.
-- Angie Dickinson -
Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.
-- Anita Roddick -
I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.
-- Annabelle Wallis -
I get very frustrated when I hear women saying, "Oh, feminism is passé," because I think feminism means empowerment. Men can be feminists, too! Many men are feminists. We need feminism. It's not against men; it's about the empowerment of women. It's the respect of women - giving women equal rights, the same opportunities.
-- Annie Lennox -
Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.
-- Arthur Schopenhauer -
If you're a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women
-- Barack Obama -
Most people who meet my wife quickly conclude that she is remarkable. They are right about this. She is smart, funny and thoroughly charming. Often, after hearing her speak at some function or working with her on a project, people will approach me and say something to the effect of, you know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife, wow!
-- Barack Obama -
When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
-- Barbara Taylor Bradford -
I was always this guy who appreciated and loved women and supported them and all those little things that were female-skewed, strong women parts.
-- Barry Bostwick -
Happy international woman's day to all of the beautifully strong women across the world
-- Bethany Mota -
Strong Women never put their safety or their self-esteem aside to please someone else or to keep a man. If someone acts inappropriately or abusively in any way (including becoming emotionally abusive), Strong Women stand up for themselves and make it abundantly clear that they will not tolerate the abuse. If this doesn't work, they walk away.
-- Beverly Engel -
A strong man can handle a strong woman. A weak man will say she has an attitude problem
-- Boonaa Mohammed -
I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.
-- Brad Garrett -
On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?
-- Brad Meltzer -
The woman must be restored to her rightful place, as the strong, loving maternal leader of peace and reason.
-- Bryant H. McGill -
Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women.
-- Camille Paglia -
A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.
-- Carly Simon -
John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.
-- Caroline Kennedy -
The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.
-- Catherine Bell
