Shero Quote of the Day
“When day comes we step out of the shade, a flame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.”
~Amanda Gorman
Empowerment
-Unknown
“She turned her Can’ts into Cans & HER Dreams Into Plans.”
-Unknown
“I want to be Remembered As someone who Used herself And anything She could touch To work for Justice And freedom...I want to be remembered as...”
-Geena Davis
“It’s really important For Boys to see That Girls take up half the planet - Which We Do.”
-Alyse Nelson, Vital Voices
“The Experience of women gives them a unique advantage, Women have a deep desire to be Heard, & they recognize that need in Others.”
-Maya Angelou
“You may not control all the events that happen to you. But you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
-Madeleine Albright
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
-Michelle Obama
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
-Isabel Allende
“I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”
-Emma Watson
“Girls should never be afraid to be smart.”
-Marilyn Monroe
“Being a Female is a matter of Birth…
Being a Woman is a matter of Age…
But Being a Lady is a matter of Choice”
-Malala Fund
“I want every Girl to know that Her Voice can Change the World.”
-Unknown
“Behind every Successful Woman is a Tribe of other Successful Woman, Who have her Back.”
-Hannah Gadsby
“There is nothing Stronger than a Broken Woman Who has Rebuilt Herself.”
-Unknown
“Behind every Successful Woman is a Tribe of other Successful Woman, Who have her Back.”
-C. JoyBell C.
“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.”
-Ayn Rand
“The question isn’t who is going to let me… It’s who is going to stop me?”
-Maya Angelou
“I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's ME.”
-Diane Mariechild
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the Power to create, Nurture and Transform.”
-Michelle Obama
“When they go low, we go high.”
-Anais Nin
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
-Maya Angelou
“Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise that I dance like I’ve got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs?”
-Audrey Hepburn
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says "I'm Possible"!”
-Alice Walker
“The most common way women give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
-Sheryl Sandberg
“In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.”
-Melinda Gates
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“This is your moment. Own it.”
-Marilyn Monroe
“To all the girls that think your’e ugly because your’e not a size 0, Your’e the Beautiful One. It’s society that’s ugly.”
-Gloria Steinem
“Women have always been An equal part of the past. We just haven't been a Part of History.”
-Unknown
“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, But a woman of strength knows it is the journey where she will become strong.”
-Shannon L. Alder
“The people that truly love us in life don't fight for us to remain a doormat for others.”
-Alice Walker
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.”
-Mary Anne Radmacher
“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'”
-Ashley Rickards
“The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.”
-Hannah Bronfman
“The most important thing is to be true to yourself, and those you love, and to work hard to create a world that you want to live in.”
-Maya Angelou
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”
-Malala Yousafzai
“I raise up my voice – not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”
-Michelle Obama
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”
-Coco Chanel
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
-Serena Williams
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.”
-Emma Stone
“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”
-Andre Lorde
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
-Meghan Markle
“Women don’t need to find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen.”
-Viola Davis
“Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you.”
Inspiration
-Christina Aguilera
“When there's no one else, Look inside yourself Like your oldest friend, Just trust the voice within Then you'll find the strength That will guide your way. You'll learn to begin to trust the Voice Within.”
-Heen Keller
“Keep your face to the sunshine And you cannot see the shadows.”
-Iman
“We have to approve of ourselves Before anyone else will.”
-Rosa Parks
“People always say That I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, But that isn’t true… No, The only tired I was, was tired of giving in… Our mistreatment was just not right, And I was tired of it.”
-Rosa Parks
“People always say That I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, But that isn’t true… No, The only tired I was, was tired of giving in… Our mistreatment was just not right, And I was tired of it.”
-Margaret Shepard
“Sometimes your only available transportation is a Leap of Faith.”
-Tony Morrison
“If there's a book that you want to read, But it hasn't been written yet, Then you must write it.”
-Copyright: Tia Sparkles Singh, 2011
“You.Are.Amazing. As. you. are. Stronger than you know. More beautiful than you think. Worthier than you believe. More loved than you can ever imagine. Passionate about making a difference. Fiery when protecting those you love. Learning. Growing. Not alone. Warm. Giving. Generous. Quirky. Sexy. Funny. Smart. Flawed. Whole. Scared. Brave. And so, so, so.much.more. Be Strong. Be Confident. Be You.”
-Mandy Hale
“Pain doesn't just show up in our lives for no reason. It's a sign that something in our lives Needs to change.”
-Audrey Hepburn
“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.”
-Shirley Chisholm
“You don't make progress By standing on the sidelines, Whimpering and complaining. You make progress by Implementing Ideas.”
-Anne Frank
“How wonderful it is That nobody need wait A single moment Before starting to Improve the World.”
-Martha Washington
“I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon dispositions and not upon our Circumstances.”
-Michelle Obama
“Confidence, I'd learned then, sometimes needs to be called from within.”
-J. K. Rowling
“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.”
-Lady Gaga
“Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
-Anne Hathaway
“I believe I've always been a big believer in equality. No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl.”
-Anne Hathaway
“You cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.”
Gratitude
~Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.”
~Doris Day
“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.”
~Mother Teresa
“The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.”
~Gertrude Stein
“Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert
“In the end, though maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it’s wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.”
~Tina Fey
“I want to thank my parents for raising me to have confidence that is somehow disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done. That is what all parents should do.”
~Maya Angelou
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”
~Mandy Hale
“Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.”
~Melody Beattie
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
~Eileen Caddy
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.”
~Kristin Armstrong
“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”
~Joyce Brothers
“Feeling gratitude isn’t born in us - it’s something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.”
~Oprah Winfrey
“I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn’t changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I’m just wearing better shoes.”
~Dolly Parton
“If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
~Margaret Cousins
“Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. You willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.”
~Marilyn Suttle
“When you give appreciation in order to get something it’s manipulation and people can sense it. Appreciate genuinely.”
~Bette Midler
“Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.”
~Amelia Earhart
“The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.”
~Anne Lamott
“My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; I’m grateful for it the way I’m grateful for the ocean.”
~Helen Keller
“It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of the human experience have been withheld from me…if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given.”
~Audre Lorde
“We are all more blind to what we have than what we have not.”
~Melody Beattie
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”
~Alice Walker
“Thank you is the best prayer anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.”
~Beyoncé
“If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.”
Wisdom
~Ezra Taft Benson
“Some of the greatest battles You will face Will be fought within The silent chambers of your own Soul.”
~Audrey Hepburn
“I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spend from Saturday night Until Monday morning Along in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.”
~Emily Dickinson
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches on the soul & sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.”
~Shirley Chisholm
“Service is the rent we pay for the Privilege of Living on this Earth.”
~Susan Sarandon
“I look forward to being older. When what you look like becomes less and less an issue and what you are is the point.”
~Himanshu Bhatia
“As a leader, it's a major responsibility on your shoulders to practice the behavior you want others to follow.”
~Coco Chanel
“How many cares One loses when One decides not To be something But to be someone.”
~Marianne Williamson
“Everything we do is infused With the energy With which we do it. If we're frantic, Life will be frantic. If we’re Peaceful, Life will be Peaceful.”
~Marsha Norman
“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.”
~Maya Angelou
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will NEVER forget how you make them Feel”
~Quote Source
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
MOMS
~Quote Source
“I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most Courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice And hard work, She raised a family of Olympic athletes And gave us the tools And the spirit to succeed. That is something that My brother and I will Always be Thankful for.”
~Gilda Radner
“Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.”
~Elaine Heffner
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.”
~Maya Angelou
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
Nature
~Lady Bird Johnson
“The environment, after all, is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest. It is one thing that all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.”
~Terry Tempest Williams
“To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.”
Poetry
~Emily Dickinson
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –”
“And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –”
“I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of Me.”
~Anaïs Nin
“‘And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to Blossom.”
~Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb, Inauguration
“That even as we grieve, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. That even as we tired, we tried. Being American is being more than a pride we inherit. It’s the past we step into and how we repair it.”
Health
~Aspen Baker
“Infusing the cultural war with love, respect and empathy is the responsibility of every one who cares about the health and wellbeing of women, our families and communities, and our democracy.”
~Katrina Karkazis
“Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space.”
Nutrition
~Ann Wigmore
“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”
~Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.”