These women stood for what they believed in, to live and made trifling of challenges to rise above the staid benchmarks of society. They are beacons of hope for women everywhere… Here is a compilation of motivational quotes that demonstrate their never-say-die attitude.
“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment.”
Oprah Winfrey – American media mogul, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her talk show ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’
“If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped.”
Melinda Gates – American philanthropist, former Microsoft employee, and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.”
J.K. Rowling– British novelist, screenwriter, and producer, best known for writing the ‘Harry Potter fantasy series.
“I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education.’ This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.”
Malala Yousafzai – Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
“There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives. There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.”
Hillary Clinton – American politician who was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, and served as the junior U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 and 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change; become a better version of yourself.”
Madonna – American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman, referred to as the ‘Queen of Pop’ since the 1980s.
