This month we celebrated international women's day. In honor of this glorious holiday, I decided to dedicate an article to it. I have compiled a list of quotes that describe what it's like to be a woman and quotes that will make you feel empowered to be a woman.

Are you female?

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“It’s all about what you believe at the end of the day. I believe that I’m the shit.” – Brandy

“Believing…that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong – is deadly. Who you are is beautiful and amazing.” – Laverne Cox

“There is no boy cute enough or interesting enough to stop you from getting an education.” – Michelle Obama

“Bitches get stuff done.” – Tina Fey

“It’s okay to love your shoes more than you love most people.” – Carrie Bradshaw

“I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.” – Maya Angelou

Are you male?

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“When a man interacts with a woman, his greatest fear is sexual rejection and humiliation. When a woman interacts with a man, she is afraid of being physically harmed or sexually assaulted.”

“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D Anderson

“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.” – Bette Davis

“People don’t want to see women doing things they don’t think women should do.” – Joan Jett

“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.” – Charlotte Whitton

“I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves because then they just get labeled.” – Charlize Theron

“The older I get, the more I see how women are described as having gone mad when what they’ve actually become is knowledgeable and powerful.” – Sophie Howard

Stand strong, stand together and, go women!