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15 Powerful Quotes You Didn't Know You Needed To Hear From Inspirational Women

These women put the "power" in empower.

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15 Powerful Quotes You Didn't Know You Needed To Hear From Inspirational Women
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I love a little inspiration here and there, especially from women. Here are some quotes from some of the women I find most inspirational:

1."Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness." -Oprah Winfrey


2. "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." -Coco Chanel


3. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” -Helen Keller



4. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” -Malala Yousafza


5. “Knowing what must be done does away with fear.” -Rosa Parks



6. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” -Amelia Earhart


7. "I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay." -Clara Barton


8. “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.” -Hilary Clinton


9. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” -Mother Teresa

10. “We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” -J.K. Rowling


11. “It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” -Emma Watson


12. "You don't have to be somebody different to be important. You're important in your own right." -Michelle Obama


13. “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.” -Martha Washington


14. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt


15. “The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.” -Meryl Streep

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