![]() And I have this history of wanting to work things out on my own and protect people from what’s going on with me. I tend to be very self-reliant and private. It’s been a big part of my maturing process to learn to allow people to support me. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it’s all the same day. Diane Von Furstenbergġ4. Don’t compromise yourself. By the time I realized maybe I wasn’t plain and might even possibly be pretty, I had already trained myself to be a little more interesting and informed. I felt I had to do things, to be intelligent and develop a personality in order to be seen as attractive. ![]() ![]() The girls who were unanimously considered beautiful often rested on their beauty alone. You have the right to feel any emotion you want, and do what makes you happy. I said, ‘Instead of going in the direction that a lot of the women singers are going in, I’ll be very, very sexy under 18 pounds of chiffon and lace and velvet…I will have mystique.’ - Stevie Nicksġ2.I have come to realize making yourself happy is most important. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. Hillary Clintonġ0.When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. ![]() Take criticism seriously, but not personally. I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then – Diana RossĨ. Drink water, sleep eight hours (I wish), and don’t go within 400 feet of a tanning booth or I’ll slap you. Take care of yourself now that you’re old enough to know how. I would rather be handsome for an hour than pretty for a week. We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. So that’s my advice: Find something you really care about and mix that with something you love doing. - Kathleen Hannaģ. For me it was ending violence against women, and I mixed it with music. Sit down and ask yourself, ‘What is the most important thing to me?’ What grosses me out the most? What makes me the most upset - is it healthcare? Is it so many people being hungry in our culture? Is it sexual abuse? Mix that with doing something you love, something you could keep doing forever and ever. We have to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. At the end of the day, it’s not about equal rights, it’s about how we think. It gives men the power to define our values and to define what’s sexy and what’s feminine and that’s bullshit. Because lets face it, money gives men the power to run the show. It really pisses me off that women don’t get the same opportunities as men do, or money for that matter. Women have to work much harder to make it in this world. Peruse our top 65 strong women quotes guaranteed to inspire you below.ġ. You don’t need to be enduring a bad day to deserve or enjoy a little pick-me-up. ![]() But just because Beyoncé is the most prominent example doesn’t mean there aren’t countless other women who inspire us, and they’ve all got something to say.įrom the former first lady Michelle Obama to pop culture icons such as Madonna and Taylor Swift, they elevate and empower women (and the world) at large. In fact, she just became the most awarded singer in Grammys history. Her music is everywhere, and more importantly than that, she’s a loud advocate for women’s empowerment. When you think of popular strong woman quotes, what and who do you think of? For us, the first person who comes to mind is probably Beyoncé. ![]()
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