“WE CAN’T SAVE THE WORLD BY PLAYING 

BY THE RULES BECAUSE THE RULES HAVE TO BE CHANGED.

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE – AND IT HAS TO START TODAY.”

-GRETA THUNBERG-

“NOT KNOWING WHEN THE DAWN WILL COME.

I OPEN EVERY DOOR.” 

-EMILY DICKINSON-

“I DON’T GO BY THE RULE BOOK…

I LEAD FROM THE HEART, NOT THE HEAD.”

-PRINCESS DIANA-

“DO NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD.

GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.”

-MURIEL STRODE-

“IT IS OUR CHOICES…

THAT SHOW WHAT WE TRULY ARE, 

FAR MORE THAN OUR ABILITIES.”

-J.K. ROWLING-

“A YEAR FROM NOW YOU MAY WISH

YOU HAD STARTED TODAY.”

-KAREN LAMB-

“WHEN A TRAIN GOES THROUGH A TUNNEL AND IT GETS DARK,

YOU DON’T THROW AWAY THE TICKET AND JUMP OFF.

YOU SIT STILL AND TRUST THE ENGINEER.”

-CORRIE TEN BOOM-

“AN EFFORT MADE FOR THE HAPPINESS

OF OTHERS LIFTS ABOVE OURSELVES.”

-LYDIA M. CHILD-

“WHEN A WOMAN BECOMES HER OWN 

BEST FRIEND, LIFE IS EASIER.”

-DIANE VON FURSTENBERG-

“WHEN YOU TAKE RISKS YOU LEARN 

THAT THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU SUCCEED

AND THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU FAIL,

AND BOTH ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT.”

-ELLEN DEGENERES-

“LIFE IS ABOUT NOT KNOWING, HAVING TO CHANGE

TAKING THE MOMENT AND MAKING THE BEST OF IT,

WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.”

-GILDA RADNER-

“I DID THEN WHAT I KNEW HOW TO DO.

NOW THAT I KNOW BETTER, I DO BETTER.”

-MAYA ANGELOU-

“SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ONLY PEOPLE 

WHO ARE GOING TO LIFT YOU HIGHER.”

-OPRAH WINFREY-

“I AM LEARNING EVERY DAY TO ALLOW THE SPACE

BETWEEN WHERE I AM AND WHERE I WANT TO BE

TO INSPIRE ME AND NOT TERRIFY ME.”

-TRACEE ELLIS ROSS-

“WINNING IS GREAT, SURE, BUT IF YOU ARE

REALLY GOING TO DO SOMETHING IN LIFE,

THE SECRET IS LEARNING HOW TO LOSE.”

-WILMA RUDOLPH-

“THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE IT,

TO TASTE EXPERIENCE TO THE UTMOST,

TO REACH OUT EAGERLY AND WITHOUT FEAR

FOR NEWER AND RICHER EXPERIENCE.”

-ELEANOR ROOSEVELT-

“DON’T YOU EVER LET A SOUL IN THE WORLD TELL YOU

THAT YOU CAN’T BE EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.”

-LADY GAGA-

“LIFE ISN’T A MATTER OF MILESTONES,

BUT OF MOMENTS”

-ROSE KENNEDY-

“BE FAITHFUL IN SMALL THINGS BECAUSE IT

IS IN THEM THAT YOUR STRENGTH LIES.”

-MOTHER TERESA-

“A FEMINIST IS A PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THE 

POWER OF WOMEN JUST AS MUCH AS THEY

BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ANYONE ELSE.

ITS EQUALITY, IT’S FAIRNESS AND I THINK

IT’S A GREAT THING TO BE A PART OF.”

-ZENDAYA-

“CHARACTER CANNOT BE DEVELOPED IN EASE AND QUIET.

ONLY THROUGH EXPERIENCE OF TRIAL AND SUFFERING

CAN THE SOUL BE STRENGTHENED,

AMBITION INSPIRED AND SUCCESS ACHIEVED.”

-HELEN KELLER-

“FORGIVENESS IS THE BEST WAY

TO DISEMPOWER THE ENEMY.”

-GIFT GUGU MONA-

“STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF

PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO AUTHENTICITY.”

-BARBARA STREISAND-

“WHEN YOU FAIL YOU LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES YOU MADE,

AND IT MOTIVATES YOU TO WORK EVEN HARDER.”

-NATALIE GULBIS-

“THE SUCCESS OF EVERY WOMAN SHOULD BE THE 

INSPIRATION TO ANOTHER.

WE SHOULD RAISE EACH OTHER UP.

MAKE SURE YOU’RE VERY COURAGES:

BE STRONG, BE EXTREMELY KIND

AND ABOVE ALL BE HUMBLE.”

-SERENA WILLIAMS-

“IF WE LEARN TO OPEN OUR HEARTS, ANYONE,

INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE US CRAZY,

CAN BE OUR TEACHER.”

-PEMA CHODRON-

“EVERY TIME YOU DON’T FOLLOW YOUR INNER GUIDANCE, 

YOU FEEL A LOSS OF ENERGY, LOSS OF POWER,

A SENSE OF SPIRITUAL DEADNESS.”

-SHAKTI GAWAIN-

“I SAY THAT MOST LIBERATING THING ABOUT BEAUTY

IS REALIZING THAT YOU ARE THE BEHOLDER.”

-SALMA HAYEEK-

“CAN WORDS DESCRIBE THE FRAGRANCE 

OF THE VERY BREATH OF SPRING?”

-NELTJE BLANCHAN-

“IT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND HEARD:

ITS OK TO BE WHO YOU ARE.”

-HAILEE STEINFELD-

“NO ONE HAS EVER BECOME POOR BY GIVING.”

-ANNE FRANK-

“HISTORY HAS SHOWN US THAT COURAGE CAN BE CONTAGIOUS

AND HOPE CAN TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.”

-MICHELLE OBAMA-

“WE MUST OVERCOME THE NOTION THAT 

WE MUST BE REGULAR…

IT ROBS YOU OF THE CHANCE TO BE

EXTRAORDINARY AND LEADS YOU TO THE MEDIOCRE.”

-UTA HAGEN-

“DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME

AND SPEAK FOR YOU.

IT’S YOU WHO CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.”

-MALALA YOUSAFZAI-

“THE MERE FACT OF BEING ABLE TO CALL YOUR JOB

YOUR PASSION IS SUCCESS IN MY EYES.”

-ALICIA VIKANDER-

“IT’S NOT YOUR JOB TO LIKE ME, IT’S MINE.”

-BYRON KATIE-

“QUALITY IS MY PRINCIPLE AND 

QUALIFIED IS MY ATTITUDE.”

-LAVERNE COX-

“GIVING UP DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN YOU’RE WEAK.

SOMETIMES YOU’RE JUST STRONG ENOUGH TO LET GO.”

-TAYLOR SWIFT-

“IF IT’S A GOOD IDEA, GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

IT’S MUCH EASIER TO APOLOGIZE 

THAN IT IS TO GET PERMISSION.”

-GRACE HOPPER-

“WOMEN ARE THE REAL ARCHITECTS OF SOCIETY.”

-HARRIET BEECHER STOWE-

“IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE FULFILLING,

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND BE THRILLING,

NEVER BE SOMEONE ELSE.”

-JULIA HEBERT-

“CREATE THE HIGHEST, GRANDEST VISION POSSIBLE 

FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE.”

-OPRAH WINFREY-

“FEMINISTS BELIEVE THAT MEN AND WOMEN 

SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.

IF YOU ARE A FEMINIST YOU BELIEVE IN EQUAL RIGHTS

AS A WHOLE. THAT’S NOT A CONCEPT 

YOU CAN REALLY SHOOT DOWN.”

-LENA DUNHAM-

“THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD

IS GETTING STARTED.”

-SALLY BERGER-

“WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN SELDOM MAKE HISTORY.”

-LAUREL THATCHER ULRICH-

“BUCKLE UP AND KNOW THAT IT’S GOING TO BE A 

TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT EMBRACE IT.”

-TORY BURCH-

“WE’RE HERE FOR A REASON. I BELIEVE THAT REASON

IS TO THROW LITTLE TORCHES OUT 

TO LEAD PEOPLE THROUGH THE DARK.”

-WHOOPI GOLDBERG-

“THE EARLIER YOU LEARN THAT YOU SHOULD FOCUS ON 

WHAT YOU HAVE, AND NOT OBSESS ABOUT WHAT 

YOU DON’T HAVE, THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BE.”

-AMY POEHLER-

“COURAGE IS LIKE A MUSCLE.

WE STRENGTHEN IT BY USE.”

-RUTH GORDON-

“DON’T COMPROMISE YOURSELF. 

YOU ARE ALL YOU’VE GOT.

THERE IS NO YESTERDAY, NO TOMORROW,

IT’S ALL THE SAME DAY.”

-JANIS JOPLIN-

“ALWAYS BE A FIRST-RATE VERSION OF YOURSELF

INSTEAD OF A SECOND-RATE VERSION OF SOMEBODY ELSE.”

-JUDY GARLAND-

“A LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.

A GREAT LEADER TAKES PEOPLE WHERE THEY DON’T

NECESSARILY WANT TO GO, BUT OUGHT TO BE.”

-ROSALYNN CARTER-

“WHATEVER WOMEN DO THEY MUST DO TWICE

AS WELL AS MEN TO BE THOUGHT HALF AS GOOD.

LUCKILY, THIS IS NOT DIFFICULT.”

-CHARLLOTTE WHITTON-

“BETTER TO BE STRONG THAN PRETTY AND USELESS.”

-LILITH SAINTCROW-

“FEMINISM IS THE RADICAL NOTION

THAT WOMEN ARE HUMAN BEINGS.”

-CHERIS KRAMARAE-

“THE BEST PROTECTION ANY WOMAN CAN HAVE… IS COURAGE.”

-ELIZABETH CADY STANTON-

“IF YOU’RE NOT MAKING MISTAKES.

THEN YOU’RE NOT MAKING DECISIONS.”

-CATHERINE COOK-

“LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE TAKE,

BUT BY THE MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY.”

-MAYA ANGELOU-

“A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT.

THAT’S WHY THEY DON’T GET WHAT THEY WANT.”

-MADONNA-

“MANY RECIEVE ADVICE, ONLY THE WISE PROFIT FROM IT.”

-HARPER LEE-

“IF YOU OBEY ALL THE RULES, YOU MISS ALL THE FUN.”

-KATHERINE HEPBURN-

“WHAT I’VE LEARNED IS THAT REAL CHANGE IS VERY, VERY HARD.

BUT I’VE ALSO LEARNED THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE 

IF YOU FIGHT FOR IT.”

-ELIZABETH WARREN-

“IT’S NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR, IT’S OVERCOMING IT.

SOMETIMES YOU’VE GOT TO BLAST THROUGH AND HAVE FAITH.”

-EMMA WATSON-

“I TRY TO LIVE IN A LITTLE BIT OF MY OWN JOY AND 

NOT LET PEOPLE STEAL IT OR TAKE IT.”

-HODA KOTB-

“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-

“IF YOU FIND SOMEONE YOU LOVE IN YOUR LIFE

THEN HANG ON TO THAT LOVE.”

-PRINCESS DIANA-

“WHEN YOU’RE THROUGH CHANGING, YOU’RE THROUGH.”

-MARTHA STEWART-

“IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF THE BOX YOU’VE BEEN RAISED IN,

YOU WON’T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH BIGGER THE WORLD IS.”

-ANGELINA JOLIE-

“I’M ALWAYS PERPETUALLY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.”

-TORY BURCH-

“OWNING OUR STORY CAN BE HARD BUT NOT NEARLY AS 

DIFFICULT AS SPENDING OUR LIVES RUNNING FROM IT.”

-BRENE BROWN-

“A SURPLUS OF EFFORT COULD OVERCOME A DEFICIT OF CONFIDENCE.”

-SONIA SOTOMAYOR-

“NORMAL IS NOT SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO,

IT’S SOMETHING TO GET AWAY FROM.”

-JODIE FOSTER-

“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-

“SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO. 

LET NO ONE EVER COME TO YOU WITHOUT LEAVING HAPPIER.”

-MOTHER TERESA-

“DOUBT IS A KILLER. YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE

AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR.”

-JENNIFER LOPEZ-

“IN ORDER TO BE IRREPLACEABLE ONE MUST ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT.”

-COCO CHANEL-

“THE QUESTION ISN’T WHO IS GOING TO LET ME:

IT’S WHO IS GOING TO STOP ME.”

-AYN RAND-

“DRAMA IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFE:

YOU HAVE TO COME ON WITH A BANG.

YOU NEVER WANT TO GO OUT WITH A WHIMPER.”

-JULIA CHILD-

“WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND YOU HAVE TO

DECIDE WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE YOU WANT TO MAKE.”

-JANE GOODALL-

“STEP OUT OF THE HISTORY THAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK.

STEP INTO THE NEW STORY YOU ARE WILLING TO CREATE.”

-OPRAH WINFREY-

“A GOOD COMPROMISE IS ONE WHERE 

EVERYBODY MAKES A CONTRIBUTION.”

-ANGELA MERKEL-

“IT TOOK ME QUITE A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP A VOICE,

AND NOW THAT I HAVE IT, I AM NOT GOING TO BE SILENT.”

-MADELEINE ALBRIGHT-

“IF YOU DON’T RISK ANYTHING, YOU RISK EVEN MORE.”

-ERICA JONG-

“IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE ROAD YOU’RE WALKING,

START PAVING ANOTHER ONE.”

-DOLLY PARTON-

“I HAVE STOOD ON A MOUNTAIN OF NO’S FOR ONE YES.”

-B. SMITH-

“MY COACH SAID I RAN LIKE A GIRL.

AND I SAID IF HE RAN A LITTLE FASTER HE COULD TOO.”

-MIA HAMM-

“IT TAKES GREAT COURAGE TO FAITHFULLY 

FOLLOW WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE.”

-SARA E. ANDERSON-

“TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANY SOCIETY FUNCTIONS YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MEN AND THE WOMEN.”

-ANGELA DAVIS-

“LEADERSHIP IS A SERIES OF BEHAVIORS

RATHER THAN A ROLE OF HEROES.”

-MARGARET WHEATLEY-

“I JUST WANT WOMEN TO ALWAYS FEEL IN CONTROL.

BECAUSE WE’RE CAPABLE, WE’RE SO CAPABLE.”

-NICKI MINAJ-

“IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, LET OTHERS LIGHT THIER CANDLES IN IT.”

-MARGARET FULLER-

“THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE, THOSE WHO DO THE WORK

AND THOSE WHO TAKE THE CREDIT. TRY TO BE IN THE FIRST GROUP;

THERE IS LESS COMPETITION THERE.”

-INDIRA GANDHI-

“LEARNING IS NOT ATTAINED BY CHANCE, 

IT MUST BE SOUGHT FOR WITH ARDOR AND DILIGENCE.”

-ABIGAIL ADAMS-

“LOVE ME OR HATE ME I PROMISE THAT

IT WILL NVER MAKE OR BREAK ME.”

-TYRA BANKS-

“KNOWING WHAT MUST BE DONE DOES AWAY WITH FEAR.”

-ROSA PARKS-

“WHEN YOU START TO DEVELOP YOUR POWERS 

OF EMPATHY AND IMAGINATION.

THE WHOLE WORLD OPENS UP TO YOU.”

-SUSAN SARANDON-

“THERE IS A WAY TO LOOK AT THE PAST.

DON’T HIDE FROM IT. IT WILL NOT CATCH YOU 

IF YOU DON’T REPEAT IT.”

-PEARL BAILEY-

“TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, ONE MUST STUDY;

BUT TO ACQUIRE WISDOM, ONE MUST OBSERVE.”

-MARILYN VOS SAVANT-

“YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE.

YOU CAN’T KEEP BLAMING SOMEBODY ELSE

FOR YOUR DYSFUNCTION. 

LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT MOVING ON.”

-OPRAH WINFREY-

“THE BEST LISTENERS LISTEN BETWEEN THE LINES.”

-NINA MALKIN-

“SOMETIMES THE STRENGTH OF MOTHERHOOD

IS GREATER THAN NATURAL LAWS.”

-BARBARA KINGSOLVER-

“IT IS BEST TO ACT WITH CONFIDENCE, 

NO MATTER HOW LITTLE RIGHT YOU HAVE TO IT.”

-LILLIAN HELLMAN-

“HAVING KIDS – THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REARING GOOD,

KIND, ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEINGS

IS THE BIGGEST JOB ANYONE CAN EMBARK ON.”

-MARIA SHRIVER-

“IF YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR WORK,

IT MAKES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED TOO.”

-WANDA SYKES-

“THE MOST DIFFICULT THING IS THE DECISION TO ACT,

THE REST IS MERELY TENACITY.”

-AMELIA EARHART-

“POWER’S NOT GIVEN TO YOU.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT.”

-BEYONCE KNOWLES CARTER-

“I’D RATHER REGRET THE THINGS I’VE DONE

THAN REGRET THE THINGS I HAVEN’T DONE.”

-LUCILLE BALL-

“EVERYONE LOOKS TO AN ARTIST FOR SOMETHING MORE 

THAN JUST THE MUSIC, AND THAT MESSAGE OF BEING

COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN IS NUMBER ONE FOR ME.”

-LIZZO-

“YOU CAN WASTE YOUR LIVES DRAWING LINES

OR YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE CROSSING THEM.”

-SHONDA RHIMES-

“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AND OTHERS

IS HOW LONG THEY SPEND TIME FEELING SORRY FOR THEMSELVES.”

-BARBARA CORCORAN-

“I DIDN’T GET THERE BY WISHING FOR IT OR HOPING FOR IT,

BUT BY WORKING FOR IT.”

-ESTEE LAUDER-

“DON’T LIVE LIFE IN THE PAST LANE.”

-SAMANTHA ETTUS-

“YOU CAN BE THE LEAD IN YOUR OWN LIFE.”

-KERRY WASHINGTON-

“YOU ARE THE ONE THAT POSSESSES THE KEYS TO YOUR BEING.

YOU CARRY THE PASSPORT TO YOUR OWN HAPPINESS.”

-DIANE VON FURSTENBERG-

“I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH ANY DOOR THAT OPENED.”

-JOAN RIVERS-

“WHEN THE WHOLD WORLD IS SILENT,

EVEN ONE VOICE BECOMES POWERFUL.”

-MALALA YOUSAFZAI-

“IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF COURAGE 

TO STAND UP TO YOUR ENEMIES, 

BUT EVEN MORE TO STAND UP TO YOUR FRIENDS.”

J.K. ROWLING-