Female Leaders Quotes:

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

- Sheryl Sandberg

source: Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.182, Knopf

topic: Badass, Leader, Female, Business Woman, Leaning In

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

- Melinda Gates

topic: Strong Women, Voice, Definitions, Female Empowerment, Women Equality

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

- Maya Angelou

topic: Girl, Teenage, World, Female Empowerment, That Girl

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

- Sara Blakely

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting, Empowering Women, Powerful Women

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

- Mother Teresa

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Ripple, Keep Your Faith

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

- Mother Teresa

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Leadership, Inspirational Charity, Women Leadership

The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

- Susan B. Anthony

topic: Inspiring, Strong Women, Sex, Female Empowerment, Women Equality

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

- Malala Yousafzai

source: Malala Yousafzai's Speech to the UN General Assembly, www.independent.co.uk. July 12, 2013.

topic: Powerful, Feminist, Half, Women Equality, Inspirational Feminist

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

- Beyonce Knowles

topic: Views, Feminist, Perception, Inspirational Feminist, Kickass Women

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.

- Sheryl Sandberg

topic: Motivational, Women, Voice, Female Empowerment, Women Equality

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

- Faye Wattleton

topic: Business, Storm, Ships, Funny Leadership, Leadership By Famous Leaders

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.

- Sheryl Sandberg

source: Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.133, Knopf

topic: Inspirational, Disappointment, Business, Leaning In, Female Leaders

Every woman I know, particularly the senior ones, has been called too aggressive at work. We know in gender blind studies that men are more aggressive in their offices than women. We know that. Yet we're busy telling all the women that they're too aggressive. That's the issue.

- Sheryl Sandberg

source: "Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: who are you calling bossy?" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2014.

topic: Senior, Work, Women, Leaning In, Female Leaders

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

- Marian Wright Edelman

source: Marian Wright Edelman (1987). “Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change”, p.107, Harvard University Press

topic: Inspirational, Peace, Women, Woman Leader, One Person Can Make A Difference

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

source: "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Life, Music, Dream, Motivational Exercise, Chasing Dreams

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.

- Billie Jean King

topic: Men, Judging, Leader, Female Leaders

There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.

- Dalia Grybauskaite

source: Source: www.glamour.com

topic: Responsibility, Worst Situation, Leader, Female Leaders

Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.

- Sheryl Sandberg

source: Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.59, Knopf

topic: Leader, Female, Needs, Female Leaders

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

- Geena Davis

topic: Country, Thinking, Government, Female Leaders

Female leaders are more oriented toward real and long-lasting results of their policies.

- Dalia Grybauskaite

topic: Real, Long, Leader, Long Lasting, Female Leaders

I believe we're entering a new era, where dynamic female leaders will have an opportunity to bring greater harmony and peace to the planet.

- Mary Pope Osborne

source: Source: www.yabookshelf.com

topic: Believe, Opportunity, Leader, Female Leaders, New Era

We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few female leaders that we have today lead their countries under the pressure of difficult political and economic circumstances. They all posses strong personalities and have real political influence on the domestic and international scene.

- Dalia Grybauskaite

topic: Country, Strong, Real, Strong Personality, Strong Person

There have been so many nations around the world that have had female leaders, including India.

- Priyanka Chopra

source: Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

topic: Leader, World, India, Female Leaders

When I created Buffy, I wanted to create a female icon, but I also wanted to be very careful to surround her with men that not only have no problem with the idea of a female leader, but were in fact engaged and even attracted to the idea.

- Joss Whedon

topic: Men, Ideas, Icons, Female Leaders