Quotes about Strong Women

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. Votes: 4

The best protection any woman can have... is courage. Votes: 4

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Votes: 4

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. Votes: 4

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. Votes: 4

If women ran the world we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days. Votes: 4

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies. Votes: 4

Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do. Votes: 4

You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer". Votes: 4

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night. Votes: 4

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want. Votes: 4

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. Votes: 4

And yet women-good women--frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep. Votes: 4

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. Votes: 4

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult. Votes: 4

Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated. Votes: 4

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Votes: 4

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. Votes: 4

Basically, women have to prove they are strong at all times. And then when they go on the attack, they have to not appear mean because those women often get the label of being catty. Votes: 4

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us. Votes: 4

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less Votes: 4

As long as every generation rises to its challenges and stands up in defense of liberty - as Americans have done in the past and as our men and women continue to do today - our nation will remain free and strong. Votes: 4

Be Strong. You Never Know Who You Are Inspiring. My current role model is Beyonce. She is such a strong woman. She can do everything. She has kept herself together and has balanced her life perfectly. She is a great singer, great dancer and a great looker and is now a good mother and wife. Votes: 4

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. Votes: 4

Strong women only marry weak men. Votes: 2

There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine. Votes: 2

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. Votes: 2

I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women. Votes: 2

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out. Votes: 2

I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character. Votes: 2

Men are strong, women are smart, but no matter how smart, their bellies are always there to betray women and that's their downfall. Votes: 2

I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring. Votes: 2

Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films. Votes: 2

I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman. Votes: 2

I just have that cop gene going on. I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character. Votes: 2

Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture. Votes: 2

We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men... We are who we are because they were who they were. It's wise to know where you come from, who called your name. Votes: 2

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn't have any money, because Africa was the 'dark continent', and because I was a girl. Votes: 2

I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish. Votes: 2

My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in. Votes: 2

I noticed in the past, a lot of guys who like strong women, they really freak out if you're not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong, then the moment you're not strong, they're like, 'Oh, no, no, no.' Votes: 2

We don't think only men can be powerful and strong. Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power. Votes: 2

I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life. I've spent a life loving women, and studying them as much as I can, or am allowed to. Votes: 2

Sometimes people are like, 'Do you want to play strong women?' I don't have to play strong women in order to feel like a strong woman myself, but I do feel it's important to play characters that are complex and interesting and believable. Votes: 2

Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it's like you don't ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it's kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are. Votes: 2

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen. Votes: 2

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine. Votes: 2

I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor. Votes: 2

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women. Votes: 2

Hollywood maids' are so idiotic. They grin at everything. I told Norman Lear I didn't want to play a maid because of that 'hee-hee/grin-grin' attitude, and he said, 'Who said I wanted that?' He told me he wanted two strong women that are the black and white of the same coin. I said, 'Oh, well - in that case, I'll be right there!' Votes: 2

Strong women are absolutely unpredictable. Votes: 0

Strong women leave big hickies Votes: 0

I love collaborating with strong women. Votes: 0

The women are the strong ones, truly. Votes: 0

In truth, women are the strong ones. Votes: 0

Women are weak, but mothers are strong. Votes: 0

I have very healthy strong relationships with women. Votes: 0

Women are never so strong as after their defeat. Votes: 0

All the women in my family are extremely strong. Votes: 0

I love playing strong women, even if theyre nuts. Votes: 0

I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts. Votes: 0

The beautiful 1940s women were a strong influence for me. Votes: 0

Everything, and I mean everything, is about strong, powerful women. Votes: 0

Women have always been the strong ones of the world. Votes: 0

I feel it's so important to have strong women around you. Votes: 0

Women who have strong identities, who know themselves, really inspire me. Votes: 0

I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing. Votes: 0

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft. Votes: 0

I love telling good stories and I love playing powerful, strong women. Votes: 0

Women are jealous of cigars... they regard them as a strong rival. Votes: 0

There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed. Votes: 0

I have such a strong belief in women's ability to sustain each other. Votes: 0

If you're a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women Votes: 0

I like my coffee like I like my women - Black and Strong. Votes: 0

I think women are scared of feeling powerful and strong and brave sometimes. Votes: 0

My lyrics are for strong, independent women who are both smart and fashionable. Votes: 0

For us women, to be German meant, and still means, always to be strong. Votes: 0

I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate. Votes: 0

Happy international woman's day to all of the beautifully strong women across the world Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls. Votes: 0

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. Votes: 0

I believe in gender equality and I love that I can represent strong modern-day women. Votes: 0

Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women. Votes: 0

I take my coffee the same way I take my women: Strong, black, and proud. Votes: 0

Cubanas are very strong women. So don't mess with us, don't take us for granted! Votes: 0

You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward. Votes: 0

My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong. Votes: 0

The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong. Votes: 0

I always run into strong women who are looking for weak men to dominate them. Votes: 0

In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt! Votes: 0

Your life can be different, Young Ju. Study and be strong. In America, women have choices. Votes: 0

I identify more with women than with men. I guess I have a strong feminine side. Votes: 0

With the strong women I write about, I want to create a sense of strong possibilities. Votes: 0

I've had a very supportive mother my entire life, so I've had strong women around me. Votes: 0

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies. Votes: 0

It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation. Votes: 0

I'm really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that, I'm really attracted to strong female characters. Votes: 0

The most we can hope for is strong marriages. Married women vote Republican; single women vote Democratic. Votes: 0

Women are strong, strong, terribly strong. We don't know how strong until we're pushing out our babies. Votes: 0

I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive. Votes: 0

God's grace turns out men and women with a strong family likeness to Jesus Christ, not milksops. Votes: 0

Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women. Votes: 0

All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength. Votes: 0

They (the women) will always do it, it seems to me... I am woman and I am strong. Votes: 0

My choreography suits men very well, and the women who can do it are damn hard, strong dancers. Votes: 0

Like all really strong-minded women, on whom everybody flops, she adored being bossed about. It was so restful. Votes: 0

Don't buy into the idea that women aren't strong enough to do anything they want on their own. Votes: 0

I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman. Votes: 0

I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive. Votes: 0

If strength is measured by intelligence, honesty and depth of character, then yes, strong women are hot as hell. Votes: 0

I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves. Votes: 0

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. Votes: 0

The men in my family are strong because the women in my family kill and eat the weak ones. Votes: 0

I know, as an overachiever straight-A student in school, I always responded to smart, strong, women represented on screen. Votes: 0

Women are like tea bags.They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water. Votes: 0

So much is made of good, strong roles for women. Actually, it's really interesting playing vulnerable people as well. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete. I'm strong. I'm tough. And that's how women should be. That's how they should be built. Votes: 0

Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once. Votes: 0

...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death) Votes: 0

Some women want the strong silent type, so they can tell him to shut up and rearrange the furniture. Votes: 0

If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1, Votes: 0

I do like strong women in my movies. I have five sisters, so I've just grown up with that model. Votes: 0

I like my coffee hot and strong. Like I like my women: hot and strong...with a spoon in them. Votes: 0

I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat. Votes: 0

I like strong/vulnerable interesting women, and then sometimes I like painting beautiful men, like Kurt Cobain, or Mr Darcy. Votes: 0

I like writing strong women, because as a straight male, there's nothing more attractive to me than a strong girl. Votes: 0

Women can be strong, be smart, be sexy, be mothers, be wives, and be powerful. We don't need to compromise. Votes: 0

I've often played very strong, flashy, kind of inadvertently mean women. I am not that way in my real life. Votes: 0

I want to thank all the shoulders of the strong and brave and courageous women that I am standing on, Votes: 0

I grew up around strong women; weak men were pickled and salted. The women wouldn't waste time raising a weak boy. Votes: 0

The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable. Votes: 0

I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television. Votes: 0

I never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women. Votes: 0

Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling. Votes: 0

When I see two women kissing, my only physical reaction is a strong desire to vomit in both of their mouths. Votes: 0

In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control. Votes: 0

We're strong for each other ! It's what women do!" said Zelda to Pearl"He Counts Their Tears" by Mary Ann D'Alto Votes: 0

Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect. Votes: 0

Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it. Votes: 0

I seek out parts which are strong women. It's not the quantity of a role; it's the quality of a role. Votes: 0

In a lot of TV shows out there, the women are the weak ones, and the men are the strong ones. Votes: 0

Remember our heritage is our power; we can know ourselves and our capacities by seeing that other women have been strong. Votes: 0

What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong. Votes: 0

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie. Votes: 0

Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make. Votes: 0

The definite link between all the women who wear my designs is that they are strong, independent, and with their own opinions. Votes: 0

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Votes: 0

"Strong" to people means "real." It means you believe that's a person who exists, as opposed to some two-dimensional depiction of women. Votes: 0

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong. Votes: 0

My biggest influences are strong, creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history. Votes: 0

Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure. Votes: 0

Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrogance. Votes: 0

a women is like a tea bag.it's only when she is in hot water that you realize how strong she is. Votes: 0

The Andalucían race is very strong. Another mystery- it has the most jealous people in the world, both men and women! Votes: 0

I never could understand why some writers treat women as helpless. Every woman I know is strong in her own unique way. Votes: 0

I think that the boy-woman is a very strong image and a lot of fascinating women are like that: Gala [Dalí]. Votes: 0

I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders. Votes: 0

Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners. Votes: 0

I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman. Votes: 0

The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life. Votes: 0

We just need a strong female perspective, especially in the world now...when the degrading of women has become such a popular thing. Votes: 0

I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny. Votes: 0

Women, we are so strong! It took me so long to figure that out, but I realized just how strong a woman is. Votes: 0

I love seeing strong-willed women inspire little girls. I hope someday some new artist will say 'I was inspired by the Dixie Chicks. Votes: 0

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent type Votes: 0

I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men. Votes: 0

We can't be empowered women in our career and strong women in our relationships if it weren't for the fact that we're healthy. Votes: 0

I like to play women who are not strong at all, because, there's certainly plenty of myself that is no kind of a warrior. Votes: 0

That's the news from Lake Woebegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Votes: 0

Many women devlop the second attention, attract a great deal of sexual attention, and for many years, appear to be very vibrant and strong. Votes: 0

Women in the postfeminist era, while supposedly strong and commanding and equal to men in every sense, looked weaker and smaller than ever before. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The women in my family are just strong women who do their own thing, so I knew I needed to have individuals like that. Votes: 0

The worst thing that can happen for people who don't want women to be strong is that we help each other and become a force. Votes: 0

People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong. Votes: 0

We're told that men are strong & brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat & bear physical & mental agony much better than men. Votes: 0

I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life. Votes: 0

The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist. Votes: 0

I think that women can tend to look so feminine so easily. So it's interesting to see how we can look masculine and strong, too. Votes: 0

Only stupid men trying to seem smart need to be with dumb women. Only weak men trying to look strong are attracted to compliant women. Votes: 0

I come from a family of very strong women, women who have endured very tough lives in hopes of a better one for their children. Votes: 0

I grew up in a family of strong women, and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. Votes: 0

I love to play women who are strong and unapologizing and kind of rough around the edges and don't care what anybody thinks about that. Votes: 0

I think Irish women are strong as horses, incredibly loyal and for the most part, funny, witty, bright and optimistic in the face of devastating reality. Votes: 0

Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose. Votes: 0

Around 2001, I started analyzing lesbians. I started to realize that even really butch-acting or -dressing women still had a strong female identity that I never had. Votes: 0

Women know no perfect love: Loving the strong, they can forsake the strong; Man clings because the being whom he loves Is weak and needs him. Votes: 0

In a lot of roles, strong women feel like they need to apologize. But men don't need to apologize for being ruthless and women somehow do? Votes: 0

The race cannot succeed, nor build strong citizens, until we have a race of women competent to do more than bear a brood of negative men. Votes: 0

Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex. Votes: 0

As soon as a women gets to an age where she has opinions and she's vital and she's strong, she's systematically shamed into hiding under a rock. Votes: 0

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind. Votes: 0

I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women, because it's so hard and I have so much respect for anyone who can do it. Votes: 0

I grew up in a family of predominantly female bread winners who are strong and are fierce and opinionated. Theres not enough women like that on the screen. Votes: 0

It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be backed up by men's. Votes: 0

Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where it counts. In 'ere, Votes: 0

And I like the way Cain writes his women. Very strong. They're kind of lusty, they know what they want, they're full of conviction. Cain's women are sexual. Votes: 0

You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that. Votes: 0

It's not good to argue with your woman about something, because women feel strong about it, they slap you in your face, you still go back to them. Votes: 0

A friend of mine once said he like his women like his parmesan: strong smelling and shaved. I don't agree with that, but I don't like hairy women. Votes: 0

I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons. Votes: 0

Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where it counts. In 'ere," Votes: 0

My mother and I used to watch 'Maude,' and I think she loved 'Maude' because my mother wanted to see strong women out there with a voice. Votes: 0

I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good. Votes: 0

I grew up in a family of predominantly female bread winners who are strong and are fierce and opinionated. There's not enough women like that on the screen. Votes: 0

A lot of men these days are insecure in front of women, because women have become so strong. Men are very frustrated because they don't know what women want. Votes: 0

...most men and women will yield to the strong currents sucking them into the seas of ruin. Only the strongest in mind and spirit will swim against that current. Votes: 0

I love and really respect strong women. I'm obsessed with Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore and Penelope Cruz. They are just really incredibly strong-willed, intelligent females in the industry. Votes: 0

I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old. Votes: 0

I was brought up with a very strong sense of what can happen if your society starts to chip away at the small victories women have won for themselves. Votes: 0

I've always tried to be conscious of how I represent women in my work. They don't have to be good or strong women, but they have to be complex. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I've always been pretty confident. I grew up in a family of strong women, so I was always taught to be proud of who I am, the way I am. Votes: 0

My late mother was very clear to my sister and I that we were to be strong women; that we were to be effective; that we were to be heard. Votes: 0

I think that there's a tendency for actors who play strong women to have them take on all the worst characteristics of men, to become cold and detached and hardened. Votes: 0

Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage. Votes: 0

Women are not tools, strong women move mountain. Treat them with respect the way you would treat your president, father, daughter, son, sister or mom. Because without them humanity perish. Votes: 0

There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.' Votes: 0

I find it's bizarre that science fiction is the one branch of television to push the idea of strong female characters. And I only call it bizarre because strong women aren't fiction. Votes: 0

Marie-Thérèse played a key role in shaping European politics.In addition, as the Duchesse d'Angoulême, her face-off with Napoleon's soldiers was certainly a testament to three generations of strong women. Votes: 0

There are some men who are frightened by strong women and some men who are nurtured by them and feel nervous, with weak clinging vines. And I am very much of the latter category. Votes: 0

I want to do a little bit of everything. I love sci-fi. I think it's more the characters that draw me towards things. I like strong women. I'm very interested in futuristic stuff, anything. Votes: 0

In community work, you reach some people, but in writing, I can reach many more people, not only in exploring issues of domestic violence, but also by showing the importance of strong women in communities. Votes: 0

The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men. Votes: 0