1. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
2. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the ability to create, nurture, and transform.” – Diane Mariechild
3. “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 Albright
4. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” – Maya Angelou
5. “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.” – Malala Yousafzai
6. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
7. “I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.” – Diane von Furstenberg
8. “Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
9. “Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.” – Mae Jemison
10. “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” – Helen Keller
11. “Women are the real architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
12. Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all.” – Hillary Clinton
13. “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
14. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story–I will.” – Amy Schumer
15. “Buckle up, and know that it’s going to be a tremendous amount of work, but embrace it.” – Tory Burch