#Maya angelou quotes on womanhood free

“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.” ~ Meryl Streepģ4. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.” ~ Katherine Johnsonģ3. “Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.’” ~ Jada Pinkett Smithģ2. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” ~ Coco Chanelģ1. “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ~ Maya Angelouģ0. “A woman is like a tea bag-you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” ~ Eleanor RooseveltĢ9. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” ~ CherĢ8. It’s just learning not to take the first ‘no’. “Women have to harness their power-it’s absolutely true. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” ~ Jane AustenĢ7. “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures.

“Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” ~ Emma WatsonĢ6. “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” ~ Marie ShearĢ5. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ~ Margaret AtwoodĢ4. “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. And I said if he ran a little faster, he could too.” ~ Mia HammĢ3. I think there are hundreds and thousands of Malalas out there.” ~ Malala YousafzaiĢ2. “We need to encourage girls that their voice matters. And for her, that meant to be your own person, be independent.” ~ Ruth Bader GinsburgĢ1. “If you want something said, ask a man if you want something done, ask a woman.” ~ Margaret ThatcherĢ0.

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ~ Nora Ephronġ9. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.” ~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieġ8. “Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want the name doesn’t matter, as long as we understand what it is about, and we support it.” ~ Isabel Allendeġ7. If you don’t like the term, change it for Goddess’ sake. “I am not ashamed to dress ‘like a woman’ because I don’t think it’s shameful to be a woman.” ~ Iggy Popġ6. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” ~ Malala Yousafzaiġ5. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” ~ Emma Stoneġ4. “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 Albrightġ4. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.'” ~ Erin McKeanġ3. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. Are you a feminist? Of course, you are.” ~ Caitlin MoranĦ.

#Maya angelou quotes on womanhood free

“What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy and smug they might be. What does that really mean? Well, this is something every woman has to discover for herself.” ~ Luminita D. They were only meant to become the perfect embodiment of womanhood. “Women were never meant to be better than men. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” ~ Kavita RamdasĤ. “I do not wish women to have power over men but over themselves.” ~ Mary Shelleyģ. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” ~ Maya AngelouĢ. And who wants that? 40 Powerful Quotes to Help Women Regain Their Voice, Courage and True Powerġ. If a woman is not fully in her power… If her gentleness, femininity and gifts are suppressed, there can be no balance, no peace and no harmony in the world. But this, of course, is a toxic and dangerous way of thinking, not only for women, but for men and humanity as a whole. And you see, it’s ‘a woman’s job to make sure everybody is happy‘. Because if they do, they will make a lot of people unhappy. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” ~ Kavita Ramdas Empowering Womenįrom a young age, women are programmed to believe they need to play a very limited role and stay in this box that was created for them – and never dare to think, feel or try to live outside this box.