Women's Day 2015: 21 quotes every woman should know

Every woman is made of her own experiences, thoughts, background (cultural or not) and the lessons that she’s taught herself. Coming from some great personalities, here is a list of quotes, some by woman and some for them, that are inspiring, fierce and thought provoking.

1. The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. -Ayn Rand

2. Women hold up half the sky. -Mao Zedong

3. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you are from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always. -Oprah Winfrey

4. A woman is like a tea bag: you cannot tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. -Eleanor Roosevelt

5. In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits. -Arnold Schwarzenegger

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6. The biggest coward is a man who awakens the love of a woman with no intentions of loving her. -Bob Marley

7. Some women are lost in the fire, some are built from it. -Michelle K Some

8. I am my own woman. -Evita Peron

9. We realise the importance of your voice when we are silenced. -Malala Yousafzai

10. I do not wish women have power over men; but over themselves. -Mary Shelley

11. I raise up my voice not so that I can should but for those without a voice can be heard. -Malala Yousafzai

12. She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders at made it look like a pair of wings. -Ariana

13. I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. -Maya Angelou

14. If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. -Katherine Hepburn

15. If you don’t like being a doormat then get off the floor. -Al Anon

16. A lot of people are afraid to say what they want, that’s why they don’t get what they want. -Madonna

17. Success feeds confidence. -Beryl Markham

18. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. -Marie Curie

19. Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. -Ruth Gordon

20. Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic. -Rosalin Russell

21. One is not born but rather becomes a woman. -Simone de Beauvoir

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