We can all use a little inspiration to get through our days. Here are some inspirational quotes from 21 powerful women to help push you through.
1. "When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."
Malala Yousafzai
2. "I was smart enough to go through any door that opened."
Joan Rivers
3. "Power is not given to you. You have to take it."
Beyonce
4. "I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but working for it."
Estee Lauder
5. "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."
Amelia Earhart
6. "Step out of the story that is holding you back. Step into the new story that you are willing to create."
Oprah Winfrey
7. "In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
Coco Chanel
8. "You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you could live your life crossing them."
Shonda Rhimes
9. "Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you."
Hillary Clinton
10. "It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."
Maya Angelou
11. "You can't please everyone, and you can't make everyone like you."
Katie Couric
12. "I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
13. "I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
Arianna Huffington
14. "I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all."
Simone Biles
15. "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
16. "There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made."
Michelle Obama
17. "If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."
Margaret Thatcher
18. "If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."
Katharine Hepburn
19. "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."
Marie Curie
20. "Buckle up, and know that it's going to be a tremendous amount of work, but embrace it."
Tory Burch
21. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
J.K. Rowling
