We put together this collection of girl power quotes because the world can always use a louder reminder of what girls and women are capable of. Inside you will find more than 480 quotes — from history-makers like Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, and Serena Williams to short, punchy lines made for Instagram captions and best-friend shout-outs. Use them for captions, cards, speeches, journals, or a Monday-morning pep talk to yourself.
Empowering Girl Power Quotes
The heavy hitters. These are the lines that remind you exactly who you are and what you are capable of.
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” — Michelle Obama
“I raise up my voice — not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” — Malala Yousafzai
“The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another.” — Serena Williams
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” — G.D. Anderson
“Here’s to strong women: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” — Unknown
“Empowered women empower women.” — Unknown
“A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” — Unknown
“She needed a hero, so that’s what she became.” — Unknown
“The future is female.” — Unknown
“Girls compete with each other. Women empower one another.” — Unknown
“Be the kind of woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked.” — Unknown
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” — Melinda French Gates
“All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.” — Melinda French Gates
“I always believed that one woman’s success can only help another woman’s success.” — Gloria Vanderbilt
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” — Diane Mariechild
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” — Beyoncé
“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” — Beyoncé
“I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men.” — Beyoncé
“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.” — Roseanne Barr
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” — Alice Walker
“I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black: it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself.” — Alice Walker
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron
“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there.” — Nora Ephron
“We should all be feminists.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“I matter. I matter equally. Not ‘if only,’ not ‘as long as.’ I matter. Full stop.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Never ever accept ‘Because You Are A Woman’ as a reason for doing or not doing anything.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Gender as it functions today is a grave injustice.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much.'” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Culture does not make people. People make culture.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support, but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same?” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Women have always been the strong ones of the world.” — Coco Chanel
“Where there is a woman, there is magic.” — Ntozake Shange
“To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” — Spanish Proverb
“She’s a queen, she knows how to build an empire with the same stones thrown at her.” — Unknown
“A queen will always turn pain into power.” — Unknown
“Once a queen, always a queen.” — Unknown
“Real queens fix each other’s crowns.” — Unknown
“Real queens don’t compete. They collaborate.” — Unknown
“Do it for the girls who can’t.” — Unknown
Girl Power Quotes About Confidence
Confidence isn’t loud or perfect — it’s quiet certainty. Start here when you need to remember your worth.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence.” — Blake Lively
“The most alluring thing a woman can have is confidence.” — Beyoncé
“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” — Beyoncé
“Take the time to define yourself and define your value.” — Beyoncé
“We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.” — Beyoncé
“You are enough.” — Unknown
“She is enough.” — Unknown
“More than enough.” — Unknown
“Self-confidence is the best outfit. Rock it and own it.” — Unknown
“Wear confidence like a crown.” — Unknown
“Own who you are.” — Unknown
“Don’t be afraid to sparkle a little brighter, darling.” — Unknown
“Shine so bright they have to wear shades.” — Unknown
“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud.” — Unknown
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” — Steve Martin
“Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.” — Unknown
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel
“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” — Coco Chanel
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” — Coco Chanel
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” — Coco Chanel
“Keep your heels, head, and standards high.” — Coco Chanel
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” — Coco Chanel
“My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.” — Coco Chanel
“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” — Coco Chanel
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” — Coco Chanel
“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.” — Coco Chanel
“Elegance is refusal.” — Coco Chanel
“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.” — Coco Chanel
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” — Coco Chanel
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible.'” — Audrey Hepburn
“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves.” — Meryl Streep
“A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.” — Marilyn Monroe
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius.” — Marilyn Monroe
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.” — Louisa May Alcott
“We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving.” — Louisa May Alcott
“I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle, something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Just because my dreams are different than yours, it doesn’t mean they’re unimportant.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.” — Louisa May Alcott
“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant.” — Louisa May Alcott
“I like good strong words that mean something.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Conceit spoils the finest genius.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Love is a great beautifier.” — Louisa May Alcott
“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” — Emma Stone
“Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.” — Emma Watson
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It’s better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” — André Gide
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” — Dr. Seuss
Famous Girl Power Quotes
The lines everyone knows, from the women everyone admires. Legends only.
“I’m a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me.” — Maya Angelou
“Still I rise.” — Maya Angelou
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.” — Maya Angelou
“Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom?” — Maya Angelou
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” — Maya Angelou
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” — Maya Angelou
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” — Maya Angelou
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” — Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.” — Maya Angelou
“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
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” — Maya Angelou
“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.” — Maya Angelou
“Nothing will work unless you do.” — Maya Angelou
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” — Maya Angelou
“Every storm runs out of rain.” — Maya Angelou
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host.” — Maya Angelou
“Love recognizes no barriers.” — Maya Angelou
“When they go low, we go high.” — Michelle Obama
“There is no magic to achievement. It’s really about hard work, choices, and persistence.” — Michelle Obama
“Success isn’t about how much money you make. It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” — Michelle Obama
“You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage.” — Michelle Obama
“Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility.” — Michelle Obama
“Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.” — Michelle Obama
“Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” — Michelle Obama
“We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.” — Michelle Obama
“I am an example of what’s possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured.” — Michelle Obama
“Who run the world? Girls.” — Beyoncé
“Girls, we run this motha.” — Beyoncé
“I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.” — Beyoncé
“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” — Beyoncé
“I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.” — Beyoncé
“I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.” — Beyoncé
“I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic.” — Beyoncé
“A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.” — Beyoncé
“I can never be safe; I always try and go against the grain.” — Beyoncé
“Do nothing without intention.” — Beyoncé
“The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you’re never too good to lose.” — Beyoncé
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” — Oprah Winfrey
“I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” — Oprah Winfrey
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” — Oprah Winfrey
Funny Girl Power Quotes
Because girl power has a sense of humor too. Send these to your best friend immediately.
“I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.” — Unknown
“I don’t need a prince to rescue me. I need coffee.” — Unknown
“Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.” — Unknown
“My mascara is too expensive to cry over you.” — Unknown
“I don’t have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.” — Unknown
“I’m not bossy. I just know what you should be doing.” — Unknown
“Of course I talk to myself. Sometimes I need expert advice.” — Unknown
“I’m not lazy, I’m on energy-saving mode.” — Unknown
“I need six months of vacation, twice a year.” — Unknown
“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” — Unknown
“Believe in your selfie.” — Unknown
“Life is short. Make every hair flip count.” — Unknown
“But first, coffee.” — Unknown
“Coffee: because adulting is hard.” — Unknown
“I’m not weird, I’m a limited edition.” — Unknown
“Normal is boring.” — Unknown
“Be weird. Be random. Be who you are.” — Unknown
“Normal people scare me.” — Unknown
“I’m not crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” — Unknown
“Chaos coordinator.” — Unknown
“Professional overthinker.” — Unknown
“Powered by coffee and dry shampoo.” — Unknown
“I run on coffee, sarcasm, and lipstick.” — Unknown
“Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.” — Unknown
“I’m not sarcastic, I’m just intelligent beyond your understanding.” — Unknown
“Sarcasm is my love language.” — Unknown
“My superpower is sarcasm.” — Unknown
“I’m fluent in sarcasm.” — Unknown
“Dear sleep, I know we had problems when I was younger, but I love you now.” — Unknown
“I’m not sleeping, I’m resting my eyes.” — Unknown
“Nap queen.” — Unknown
“Vacation mode: always.” — Unknown
“Currently under construction.” — Unknown
“Under construction: amazing girl at work.” — Unknown
“Girls just wanna have fundamental rights.” — Unknown
“Who needs a knight when you have a sword and WiFi?” — Unknown
“Sassy since birth.” — Unknown
“Classy, sassy, and a bit bad-assy.” — Unknown
“Goals, not boys.” — Unknown
“I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them.” — Nora Ephron
“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.” — Louisa May Alcott
“I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now.” — Louisa May Alcott
“It may be the cock that crows, but it is the hen that lays the eggs.” — Margaret Thatcher
“Financially independent and emotionally unavailable.” — Unknown
“I don’t need a man. I need a nap.” — Unknown
“I love being single. It’s like being rich but with time.” — Unknown
“Roses are red, violets are blue, I pay my own rent, I don’t need you.” — Unknown
“Who needs Prince Charming when you’ve got WiFi and pizza?” — Unknown
“Proving them wrong since forever.” — Unknown
Girl Power Quotes for Instagram Captions
Short, caption-ready, and made to pair with your best photo. Copy, paste, post.
“Confidence level: selfie with no filter.” — Unknown
“She’s whiskey in a teacup.” — Unknown
“Messy bun and getting stuff done.” — Unknown
“Coffee in one hand, confidence in the other.” — Unknown
“Less bitter, more glitter.” — Unknown
“Slay all day.” — Unknown
“Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons.” — Unknown
“Darling, you are a work of art.” — Unknown
“Be your own kind of beautiful.” — Unknown
“I don’t chase, I attract.” — Unknown
“Wild and free.” — Unknown
“Free spirit.” — Unknown
“Adventure awaits.” — Unknown
“Wander often, wonder always.” — Unknown
“Good vibes only.” — Unknown
“Positive mind, positive vibes, positive life.” — Unknown
“Radiate positivity.” — Unknown
“Choose happy.” — Unknown
“Happiness looks gorgeous on you.” — Unknown
“Do more of what makes you happy.” — Unknown
“Happy girls shine brighter.” — Unknown
“Collect moments, not things.” — Unknown
“Bloom where you are planted.” — Unknown
“Grow through what you go through.” — Unknown
“Be patient with yourself. Nothing in nature blooms all year.” — Unknown
“Just like the moon, she goes through phases.” — Unknown
“She’s the moon: glowing in the dark.” — Unknown
“Mermaid vibes.” — Unknown
“Be a mermaid in a sea of fish.” — Unknown
“Salt in the air, sand in my hair.” — Unknown
“Ocean air, salty hair.” — Unknown
“Dream big, princess.” — Unknown
“She dreams in colors.” — Unknown
“Make your own magic.” — Unknown
“Create the life you can’t wait to wake up to.” — Unknown
“She’s proof that miracles happen.” — Unknown
“Small girl, big dreams.” — Unknown
“Big dreams, tiny girl.” — Unknown
“She’s small but mighty.” — Unknown
“Dynamite comes in small packages.” — Unknown
“She’s a force to be reckoned with.” — Unknown
“Force of nature.” — Unknown
“She’s unstoppable.” — Unknown
“She shoots for the moon.” — Unknown
“Aim high, girl.” — Unknown
“Make them stop and stare.” — Unknown
“Walk like you own the place.” — Unknown
“The world is her runway.” — Unknown
Girl Power Quotes About Independence
For the girls building their own empires — one paid bill, one bold move at a time.
“I am not a damsel in distress. I’m the dragon.” — Unknown
“Princess? No. Warrior? Yes.” — Unknown
“Independent girls don’t need a knight. They need a sword.” — Unknown
“She’s not lucky, she’s talented.” — Unknown
“She doesn’t follow dreams. She hunts goals.” — Unknown
“CEO of my own life.” — Unknown
“I pay my own bills. I pull my own weight.” — Unknown
“I am my own sugar daddy.” — Unknown
“Focused on my goals.” — Unknown
“Building my empire.” — Unknown
“Boss babe energy.” — Unknown
“She’s a boss, not a damsel.” — Unknown
“I can and I will. Watch me.” — Unknown
“They said I couldn’t, so I did.” — Unknown
“Underestimate me. That’ll be fun.” — Unknown
“Watch a girl prove them wrong.” — Unknown
“Plot twist: she did it anyway.” — Unknown
“She turned her can’ts into cans and her dreams into plans.” — Unknown
“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“I got my start by giving myself a start.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“There have been so many people who have said to me, ‘You can’t do that,’ but I’ve had an innate belief that they were wrong.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“Perseverance is my motto.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“There is no royal flower-strewn path to success.” — Madam C.J. Walker
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” — Estée Lauder
“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estée Lauder
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” — Amelia Earhart
“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” — Amelia Earhart
“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” — Amelia Earhart
“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” — Amelia Earhart
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” — Amelia Earhart
“Please know I am quite aware of the hazards.” — Amelia Earhart
“I want to do it because I want to do it.” — Amelia Earhart
“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.” — Amelia Earhart
“In soloing — as in other activities — it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.” — Amelia Earhart
“Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.” — Amelia Earhart
“Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going.” — Amelia Earhart
“The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.” — Amelia Earhart
“No kind action ever stops with itself.” — Amelia Earhart
“If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” — Grace Hopper
“The most dangerous phrase in the language is, ‘We’ve always done it this way.'” — Grace Hopper
“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” — Grace Hopper
“You don’t manage people; you manage things. You lead people.” — Grace Hopper
“Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, ‘We’ve always done it this way.'” — Grace Hopper
“The most important thing I’ve accomplished, other than building the compiler, is training young people.” — Grace Hopper
“I am not a consensus politician. I’m a conviction politician.” — Margaret Thatcher
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” — Margaret Thatcher
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher
Short Girl Power Quotes
Small words, big energy. Perfect for tattoos, bios, and sticky notes on the mirror.
“She believed she could, so she did.” — Unknown
“Nevertheless, she persisted.” — Unknown
“And though she be but little, she is fierce.” — William Shakespeare
“Slay the day.” — Unknown
“Strong is the new pretty.” — Unknown
“Life is tough, darling, but so are you.” — Unknown
“Know your worth, then add tax.” — Unknown
“Lipstick on, game on.” — Unknown
“I am a woman of many moods, all of them fabulous.” — Unknown
“Strong women don’t have attitudes. They have standards.” — Unknown
“Kind heart. Fierce mind. Brave spirit.” — Unknown
“Soft heart, strong spine.” — Unknown
“She’s got fire in her soul and grace in her heart.” — Unknown
“Poised, polished, and powerful.” — Unknown
“She’s a warrior wrapped in grace.” — Unknown
“Wildflowers don’t care where they bloom.” — Unknown
“Like a wildflower, she spent her days allowing herself to grow.” — Unknown
“She’s the type of flower that can still grow after a forest fire.” — Unknown
“She’s out of this world.” — Unknown
“Warning: I know karate… and a few other words.” — Unknown
“Crown up, chin up.” — Unknown
“Fix your crown, queen.” — Unknown
“Keep calm and slay on.” — Unknown
“I’m the queen of my own little world.” — Unknown
“Rule like a queen.” — Unknown
“She’s got the whole world at her feet.” — Unknown
“Yes, she can.” — Unknown
“Dream it. Wish it. Do it.” — Unknown
“Make it happen, girl.” — Unknown
“Go get it, girl.” — Unknown
“She turned pain into power.” — Unknown
“Her scars are her strength.” — Unknown
“What broke her made her.” — Unknown
“She’s been through hell and came back with stories.” — Unknown
“Stronger than yesterday.” — Unknown
“I am the change.” — Unknown
“Change the world, girl.” — Unknown
“Be the woman you needed as a girl.” — Unknown
“Raise strong girls, not perfect ones.” — Unknown
“Glass ceilings are meant to be shattered.” — Unknown
“Teach your daughters to worry less about fitting into glass slippers and more about shattering glass ceilings.” — Unknown
“I’m the hero of my own story.” — Unknown
“Sugar, spice, and everything nice — plus a whole lot of won’t-take-no-for-an-answer.” — Unknown
“Smart is the new sexy.” — Unknown
“Beauty fades, brains last.” — Unknown
“A woman who reads is a woman who cannot be controlled.” — Unknown
“Educated women are dangerous women.” — Unknown
“She’s not just a pretty face. She’s got a pretty mind too.” — Unknown
“She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes.” — Kate Spade
“She designed a life she loved.” — Unknown
Girl Power Quotes for Best Friends
Behind every powerful girl is a best friend cheering way too loudly. Tag her.
“Here’s to the girls who lift each other up.” — Unknown
“Surround yourself with women who would mention your name in a room full of opportunities.” — Unknown
“She’s my person.” — Unknown
“Best friends: the sisters we choose.” — Unknown
“A best friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.” — Irish Proverb
“She’s the peanut butter to my jelly.” — Unknown
“We go together like coffee and Mondays.” — Unknown
“A girl can survive without a boyfriend, but she can’t survive without a best friend.” — Unknown
“Boyfriends come and go, but best friends are forever.” — Unknown
“Sisters before misters.” — Unknown
“She’s my ride or die.” — Unknown
“Partners in crime.” — Unknown
“She’s the sister I got to choose.” — Unknown
“Soul sisters.” — Unknown
“She knows all my secrets and still loves me.” — Unknown
“Besties for the resties.” — Unknown
“We laugh until we cry, then we laugh some more.” — Unknown
“Real friends don’t let you do stupid things alone.” — Unknown
“She’s the calm to my chaos.” — Unknown
“My person, my partner in crime, my therapist.” — Unknown
“She’s proof that angels exist.” — Unknown
“Grateful for girls who get it.” — Unknown
“Strong alone, unstoppable together.” — Unknown
“Alone she is strong. Together we are unstoppable.” — Unknown
“Women supporting women.” — Unknown
“A woman’s best accessory is her tribe.” — Unknown
“Find your tribe. Love them hard.” — Unknown
“Sisterhood is powerful.” — Unknown
“I could never love anyone as I love my sisters.” — Louisa May Alcott
“Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back.” — Unknown
“You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” — Unknown
“Women are like stars; you may not always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Unknown
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Audrey Hepburn
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” — Audrey Hepburn
“She’s the kind of friend who answers at 2 AM.” — Unknown
“Good friends are like bras: supportive, hard to find, and close to your heart.” — Unknown
“She’s my emergency contact and my partner in bad decisions.” — Unknown
“We finish each other’s sandwiches.” — Unknown
“True friendship isn’t about being inseparable. It’s about being separated and nothing changing.” — Unknown
Girl Power Quotes About Strength and Courage
For the hard days. These are from women who walked through fire and came out glowing.
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” — Audre Lorde
“When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre Lorde
“Your silence will not protect you.” — Audre Lorde
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” — Audre Lorde
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” — Audre Lorde
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” — Audre Lorde
“I have come to believe over and over that what is most important to me must be spoken.” — Audre Lorde
“Poetry is not a luxury.” — Audre Lorde
“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice.” — Audre Lorde
“Revolution is not a one-time event.” — Audre Lorde
“There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” — Audre Lorde
“I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” — Joan of Arc
“Act, and God will act.” — Joan of Arc
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” — Joan of Arc
“I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.” — Unknown
“Behind every strong woman is a story that gave her no choice.” — Unknown
“A woman’s strength isn’t in her muscles, it’s in her heart.” — Unknown
“She’s proof that you can walk through hell and still be an angel.” — Unknown
“Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it.” — Harriet Morgan
“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.” — Unknown
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” — Lalah Delia
“Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class.” — Unknown
“Not fragile like a flower. Fragile like a bomb.” — Unknown
“Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” — R.H. Sin
“She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” — Proverbs 31:25
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” — Proverbs 31:30
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” — Proverbs 31:10
“Strength and honour are her clothing.” — Proverbs 31:25
“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.” — Proverbs 31:26
“Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” — Proverbs 31:31
“I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore.” — Helen Reddy
“I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.” — Helen Reddy
“If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.” — Helen Reddy
“My coach said I run like a girl. I said if he ran a little faster he could too.” — Mia Hamm
“I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel.” — Mia Hamm
“Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.” — Mia Hamm
“Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” — Mia Hamm
“True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.” — Mia Hamm
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.” — Mia Hamm
“I’ve had to learn to fight all my life — got to learn to keep smiling.” — Serena Williams
“I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” — Serena Williams
“Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.” — Serena Williams
“Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit.” — Serena Williams
“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.” — Serena Williams
“Victory is very, very sweet. It tastes better than any dessert you’ve ever had.” — Serena Williams
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does — that makes you a winner right there.” — Venus Williams
“I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” — Venus Williams
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” — Ayn Rand
Girl Power Quotes About Dreams and Ambition
Dream bigger, work harder, and don’t you dare shrink. This is the ambition section.
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” — John C. Maxwell
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” — Langston Hughes
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” — Walt Disney
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” — Carl Jung
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all.” — J.K. Rowling
“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.” — J.K. Rowling
“Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene
“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” — Elizabeth Edwards
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” — C.S. Lewis
“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” — Jennifer Lee
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” — Suzy Kassem
“Be a voice, not an echo.” — Unknown
“Kill them with kindness and bury them with success.” — Unknown
“Work until your idols become your rivals.” — Unknown
“Success is the best revenge.” — Unknown
“The best revenge is massive success.” — Frank Sinatra
“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life.” — Brené Brown
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” — Brené Brown
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up.” — Brené Brown
“Stay awkward, brave, and kind.” — Brené Brown
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” — Sheryl Sandberg
“Don’t let anyone tell you you’re weak because you’re a woman.” — Mary Kom
“Whatever you do, be different — that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur.” — Anita Roddick
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.” — Anita Roddick
“To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality.” — Anita Roddick
“The best protection any woman can have is courage.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“I would rather be a rebel than a slave.” — Emmeline Pankhurst
“Deeds, not words.” — Emmeline Pankhurst
“We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.” — Emmeline Pankhurst
“Courage calls to courage everywhere.” — Millicent Fawcett
“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” — Albert Einstein
“She’s a dreamer, a doer, a thinker. She sees possibility everywhere.” — Unknown
“Little girls with dreams become women with vision.” — Unknown
“Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.” — Kiera Cass
“I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” — Madonna
“I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” — Madonna
“Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep.” — Madonna
“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” — Madonna
“I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.” — Madonna
“Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.” — Madonna
“I always thought I should be treated like a star.” — Madonna
“I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously.” — Madonna
“If it’s bitter at the start, then it’s sweeter in the end.” — Madonna
“Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.” — Madonna
“Power is being told you’re not loved and not being destroyed by it.” — Madonna
Frequently Asked Questions
What are girl power quotes?
Girl power quotes are short, empowering sayings that celebrate the strength, confidence, independence, and ambition of girls and women. They come from history-makers, artists, athletes, and everyday wisdom — and they work perfectly as captions, journal prompts, or daily reminders.
Who said ‘Well-behaved women seldom make history’?
American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote it in a 1976 article, and it has since become one of the most quoted feminist lines of all time.
What is a good short girl power quote for Instagram?
Try ‘She believed she could, so she did,’ ‘Slay the day,’ ‘Nevertheless, she persisted,’ or ‘Know your worth, then add tax.’ All of them are short enough for any caption and pair well with a bold photo.
What does girl power mean?
Girl power is the idea that girls and women are strong, capable, and equal — and should never shrink themselves to fit someone else’s expectations. It is about confidence, independence, and lifting each other up.
Who are some famous women known for empowering quotes?
Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Malala Yousafzai, Serena Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Audre Lorde are all featured in this collection.
How can I use girl power quotes?
Use them as Instagram captions, write them in cards and journals, open a speech with one, print one for your mirror, or send one to a friend who needs a boost. The best quote is the one you actually live by.
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