International Women's Day 2023 quotes

International Women’s Day came into existence in 1917 when Soviet Russia granted suffrage to the nation’s women on March 8 of that year. Subsequent to this, this day became a national holiday and came to be associated with the themes concerning women’s equality and development. Especially communist countries and social movements are celebrating this day with great fervour. Worldwide, events are organized on this day to create an awareness regarding the needs of the global women community and press for those changes that will bring about some betterment in their lives. Here is a collection of Women’s Day quotes you can share with the women dear to you and those you adore.

International Women’s Day Quotes

"We need women’s representation that reflects all women and girls in all their diversity and abilities, and across all cultural, social, economic and political situations. This is the only way we will get real societal change that incorporates women in decision-making as equals and benefits us all." - quoted by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director, on International Women’s Day 2023.

Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength. - G.D. Anderson

“Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” –Unknown

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself. - Hannah Gadsby

“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

Life is tough, my darling, but so are you. - Stephanie Bennett-Henry

“A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself.” –Loretta Young

Women are the real architects of society. – Cher

“The best protection any woman can have is courage.” –Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities. - Adrienne Rich

“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” –Unknown

We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. - Malala Yousafzai

“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hillary Clinton

Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. - Judy Garland

“A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” –Coco Chanel

Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Eleanor Roosevelt

“She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” –Atticus

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right. - Aung San Suu Kyi

“There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” –Ginger Rogers

Where there is a woman, there is magic. - Ntozake Shange

“Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” –Nora Ephron

I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life. - Maya Angelou

“Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson

As soon as I had enough agency in my life to grow up, I became who I am. - Janet Mock

“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fears; knowing what must be done does away with fear. - Rosa Parks

“Your life isn’t yours if you constantly care what others think.” –Unknown

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt

“Sometimes it’s the princess who kills the dragon and saves the prince.” –Samuel Lowe

There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. - Michelle Obama

“Little girls with dreams become women with vision.” –Unknown.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness. - Oprah

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” –Margaret Fuller

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher

“A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” –Unknown

Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights. - Hillary Clinton

“A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates

The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud. - Coco Chanel

“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. – Beyoncé

“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. A woman must do what he can’t.” –Rhonda Hansome

“There’s something about a woman with a loud mind that sits in silence, smiling, knowing she can crush you with the truth.” –R.G. Moon