Being independent isn’t just about what you possess… it’s about how you feel about yourself and others around you. Have you been taught to be a woman you shouldn’t be too much of anything? too strong? too sexy, too clever? too assertive? Do you try to be less of what you are, just to fit in?
Is it time to stop being everybody’s everything and claim your independence?
Being an independent woman means you are autonomous in your own right. You stand by your convictions and stand up for what you believe in. You stand up for yourself and others. You’re happy being alone or in company. You have your finances in order. You bring love and don’t have time for anyone who doesn’t bring the same. You embrace your failure as a valuable step to success and even when you fall, you get back up. Your wounds define your resilience and greatness. You don’t sacrifice your dreams or your happiness for the sake of a relationship. Other women are your equals, not your competition. You don’t judge women or men by their culture, race, sexuality nor their clothing, appearance, relationship or economic status. You are here to be a first class you!
Here are our favorite quotes to inspire the independent woman in you!
1. “The perfect woman, you see, is a working woman; not an idle, not a fine lady, but one who uses her hands and her head and her heart for the good.” – Thomas Hardy
2. “You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down” – Loubis
3. “At 70 years old if I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be to use the words ‘f**k off’ much more frequently.” – Helen Mirren
4. Sometimes, I feel that if you’re a strong, independent woman it scares people away, but actually, it does the opposite – Gemma Arterton
5. Do not judge a woman on her knees: you never know how tall she is when she stands. – Mie Hansson
6. Women are the real architects of society – Harriet Beecher Stowe
7. “And one day she discovered that she was fierce and strong, and full of fire and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” – Mark Anthony
8. “I am not a difficult woman at all. I am simply a strong woman and know my worth.” – Angelina Jolie
9. “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
10. “It’s important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it. It’s attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more.” – Apolo Ohno
11. “Yes, I’m a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted, and tough.” – Zaha Hadid
12. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” – Anonymous
13. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
14. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” – Albert Einstein
15. “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, she doesn’t have what it takes. They will say, women don’t have what it takes.” – Clare Boothe Luce
16. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” – Marge Piercy
17. “She has fought many wars, most internal. The ones that you battle alone, for this, she is remarkable. She is a survivor.” – Nikki Rowe
18. “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” – Charlotte Whitton
19. Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up.” – Jenette Stanley
20. “I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.”- Katy Perry
21. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness”. Oprah Winfrey
22. “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within” – Maya Angelou
23. “I know what I bring to the table. So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” Kevin Hart
24. “She would rather walk alone in darkness than follow anyone else’s shadow.”- R.G.Moon
25. “She was powerful not because she wasn’t scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus
26. “Strong women don’t play the victim. Don’t make themselves look pitiful and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale
27.“When she laughed she was beautiful, when she cried she was beautiful, but, when she was determined she was sexy as hell.” — Matt Baker
28. “Be a strong woman. So your daughter will have a role model and your son will know what to look for in a woman when he’s a man.” Unknown
29. “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” — G.D Anderson