We could all use a little inspiration right now. This International Women's Month, we're looking toward women who have made an impact with their words and with their actions.
What women or their quotes have inspired you?
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"You're stronger, and you're better, and you're ready for whatever." - Alicia Keys
"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude." - Amy Tan
"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right." - Rosa Parks
"It's not about perfection. It's about purpose." - Beyonce
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." - Audrey Hepburn
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own." - Audre Lorde
"I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power." - Gal Gadot
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." - Oprah Winfrey
Update: Thanks to all who entered! Congrats to our winner, SheSpeaks member catnip1222.
My mom. She's always patient and a good teacher even when she's frustrated or tired.
michelle obama was very inspiring as a first lady
My mother inspires me as a single mother, she worked hard and cares about others.
"It's not about perfection. It's about purpose." - Beyonce
my mom and grandma!
Maya Angelou - "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are."
My mother inspires me. She is strong and gentle, sweet and tough, wise, kind, tender, generous, and amazing in so many ways.
Rhonda Byrne the secret book author
My mom inspires me everyday and every moment of my life😊
The quote that inspires me is “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”- Oprah Winfrey.
I find Eleanor Roosevelt inspiring! She did so much for this country and she had a lot of compassion.
My grandmom
My sister. in everything she ever said or did
I am 60 years old and she has been my inspiration
Are you ready for this? She has asked me this in the past and it would give me a little jolt
She takes effort to another level
Michelle Obama inspires me. “You cannot take your freedoms for granted. Just like generations who have come before you, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms…. "
My Grandmother, may she RIP.