1. “I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.” – Dido Armstrong
2. “I consider myself to be a very strong, independent woman.” – Julie Gonzalo
3. “Just watch, all of you men. I’ll show you what a woman can do. I’ll go across the country, I’ll race to the Moon. I’ll never look back.” – Edna Gardner Whyte
4. “I’m a very independent woman.” – Faith Hill
5. “You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” – Rosalynn Carter
6. “I wanted to be an independent woman—a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life—and I became that woman.” – Diane von Furstenberg
7. “There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers. But in modern society, I think an independent woman is even more sexy.” – Kat Graham
8. “I was raised to be an independent woman—not the victim of anything.” –
9. “As an independent woman, you are not defined by your partners or your parents. You are defined by you.” – Kailin Gow
10. “I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell an independent woman what to do.” – Betty Ford
11. “I’ve never considered myself a feminist, but I’m happy that I’ve been raised as a strong, independent woman.” – Shruti Haasan
12. “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Anonymous
13. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, Okay.” – Anonymous
14. “Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She’s taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” – Diana Lopez
15. “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
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16. “You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.” – Tyra Banks
17. “If Disney wants ideas for a princess, make her an independent woman—one who is not afraid to face the daily struggles of life and refuses to wear expensive dresses. Because we all know life is messy, and those dresses are too pretty to get dirty.” – Abby Johnson
18. “I want to be an independent woman who falls in love, finds a great partner for her lifetime, has kids, and kind of does it all. I’d like to have it all.” – Jennifer Love Hewitt
19. “I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.” – Kat Graham
20. “Stop looking at others for validation, you are a woman and you are an independent soul.” – Anonymous
21. “I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny’s Child telling me I didn’t need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.” – Mabel
22. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I’m not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright
23. “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Anonymous
24. “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.” – Anonymous
25. “I am emotional, honest, and sensitive, and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.” – Raveena Tandon
26. “I’m an independent woman and a feminist.” – Kriti Sanon
27. “Personally, I’d rather grow old alone than in the company of anyone I’ve met so far. I don’t experience myself as lonely, incomplete, or unfulfilled, but I don’t talk about that much. It seems to piss people off―especially men.” – Sue Grafton
28. “Allowing a man to give, simply by leading the dance a bit—metaphorically and literally—isn’t something that comes easily to women who are self-sufficient and independent.” – Melissa
29. “The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it.” – Roseanne Barr
30. “Not many women get to live out the daydream of women—to have a room, even a section of a room, that only gets messed up when she messes it up herself.” – Maxine Hong Kingston
31. “Until they come up with an independent woman who’s on an adventure of her own, I don’t think I’m interested.” – Michelle Rodriguez
32. “One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel
33. “She knows what she wants in her life. She goes after it. She’s not waiting for a man. She’s not standing by the phone waiting for me to call her. She’s actively creating. She’s doing her thing. She has her own life.” – Obi Okorougo
34. “I don’t want to be anyone’s arm candy or trophy. Women can be more than that.” – Kailin Gow
35. “How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.” –
36. “I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” – Amelia Earhart
37. “We need to stop telling the story about the woman who stayed home, passive and dependent, waiting for her man. She wasn’t sitting around waiting. She was busy. She still is.” – Rebecca Solnit
38. “Dear ladies: go to school, work hard, become something in life. Marriage isn’t a guarantee, and realize that a man isn’t a financial breakthrough.” – Dianerste Ross
39. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
40. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” –
41. “My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” –
42. “Independent women must expect more of themselves since neither men nor other more conventionally domesticated women will hope for anything, or expect any result other than utter failure.” – A. S. Byatt
43. “I don’t see why a maid should take a husband when she’s bold enough to fight her own battles.” – Thomas Hardy
44. “The notion that women shouldn’t care about personal success―or the work that gets them there―is disingenuous; it is impossible for women not to have jobs anymore, so it doesn’t make sense to expect them to structure their lives around getting married. The real failure is our cultural incapacity to make room for women to live and thrive outside of traditional conceptions of femininity and relationships. After all, we can eat without marriage, but not without work.” – Samhita Mukhopadhyay
45. “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
46. “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
47. “I am a seriously independent woman and I want people to know that.” – Deepti Naval
48. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Bronte
49. “I’m sick and tired of men thinking they know what’s best for a woman.” – D.J. Howard
50. “Sometimes in the Black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn’t need a man. I think that’s wrong. I think we all need someone.” – Boris Kodjoe
51. “Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.” – Nikita Gill
52. “Women must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself.” – Susan B. Anthony
53. “Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.” – Hillary Clinton
54. “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.” –
55. “Truly powerful women don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage with those who don’t give it to them.” – Anonymous
56. “I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone.” – Katharine Hepburn
57. “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
58. “I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman because we are terribly strong, we know what we want, and we are not fragile enough.” – Shirley Bassey
59. “Be sure of yourself, don’t let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.” – Nicole Polizzi
60. “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” – Anonymous
61. “My mom raised me to be an independent woman, and if there is anything I want in life, to go after it. And that nobody could hold me back. The only person that could do that was myself. That’s the core of who I am and she ingrained that in me at a really young age, so I’ve been an independent, strong person my whole life.” – Liz Carmouche
62. “I love . She represents that strong, independent woman that you cannot keep down.” – Tamron Hall
63. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” – Anonymous
64. “A strong woman builds her own world. She is one who is wise enough to know that it will attract the man she will gladly share it with.” – Ellen J. Barrier
65. “A Bond girl must be a strong and independent woman, but at the same time charming and sensual. Those opposite qualities combined together make her interesting. She must be strong but at the same time feminine.” – Olga Kurylenko
66. “I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, smart, independent woman. Maybe she steered me in that direction. You know, because she was really so ahead of her time.” – Gillian Jacobs
67. “I overcame all the casting couches and stood out strongly as an independent woman.” – Tejaswi Madivada
68. “I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.” – Queen Latifah
69. “Strong women don’t play the victims, don’t make themselves look pitiful, and don’t point fingers. They stand and they deal.” – Mandy Hale
70. “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not to do.” – Marge Piercy
71. “The world needs strong women—women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce, women of indomitable will.” – Amy Tenney
72. “Beneath every strong, independent woman lies a broken little girl who had to learn how to get back up and to never depend on anyone.” – Anonymous
73. “A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn
74. “Never ask forgiveness for being a powerful woman.” – Anonymous
75. “Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.” – Taylor Swift
76. “I’m not someone who can be controlled. I want someone who will watch me do my thing and be like, ‘That’s my girl.’” – Anonymous
77. “A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.” –
78. “And to all of the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.” – Hillary Clinton
79. “I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She’s a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I’ve tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.” – Emma Roberts
80. “A glowing woman can help other women glow and still be lit, you know.” – Anonymous
81. “I do not want you to be in my dependent, I want you to be independent, the art of self-learning.” – P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
82. “I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected for all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
83. “Women have been trained to speak softly and carry lipstick. Those days are over.” – Bella Abzug
84. “As I have gotten older, I am more of an independent woman, and my mom and I have our own lives, but we are still best friends and can be there for each other.” – Amanda Fuller
85. “We need to understand that there is no formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family.” – Anonymous
86. “If becoming an old maid was my path, then at least I’d enjoy my damn job.” – Devney Perry
87. “She wasn’t kind of lady that depended on a man and I think that’s what made her so irresistible to them, any man she had loved she wanted―and the men that loved her back couldn’t handle not being needed, so she showed them the door and grew her own wings as they walked out. Love, to her, isn’t a maybe thing, nor is it attachment, and any man who thinks he will ever own her would be best not to try at all.” – Nikki Rowe
88. “I love the person I’ve become because I fought to become her.” – Anonymous
89. “There’s nothing beautiful than a woman that focuses on her career, goals, and her ambitions. She’s not worried about being single because she knows God is going to send her husband right on time.” – Anonymous
90. “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” – Charlotte Whitton
91. “Do not judge a woman on her knees: you never know how tall she is when she stands.” – Mie Hansson
92. “I never wanted to get married. I never thought that was in my cards. I always thought I was just going to be an independent woman my entire life. Hopefully having a partner but never getting married.” – Beth Ostrosky Stern
93. “I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.” – Amy Poehler
94. “We ought to have more women in various management positions because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.” – Ingvar Kamprad
95. “I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn’t need to hide behind her husband’s back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don’t play victim, you don’t make yourself look pitiful, you don’t point fingers. You stand and you deal. You face the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart.” – C. JoyBell C.
96. “Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” – Nancy Pelosi
97. “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
98. “Independent woman does not walk through life with her heart wide open. She has had to put up walls to block toxicity to obtain her strength. She is skeptical and always on alert from a lifetime of defense against predators. She is going to be a bit jaded, a little cynical, and a little scary because those qualities come with the struggle of obtaining that strength that gravitates you. She is going to doubt and question your good intentions because it has become her adaptability instincts that have allowed her to thrive.” – Maggie Young
99. “Don’t let anyone speak for you, and don’t rely on others to fight for you.” –
100. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” – Kavita Ramdas
101. “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Knowles
102. “Always, always, always believe in yourself. Because if you don’t then who will, sweetie?” – Marilyn Monroe
103. “I figure, if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.” – Calamity Jane
104. “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” – Sheryl Sandberg
105. “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” –
106. “Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.” – Sheryl Sandberg
107. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” –
108. “I’ve often thought it unfair that women are expected to stay at home when there’s a fight to be won. If a woman has the strength to bear a child, she can swing a sword as well as any man.” – Karen Hawkins
109. “Do not tame the wolf inside you just because you’ve met someone who does have the courage to handle you.” – Belle Estreller
110. “They tried to burn her not knowing she was a flame.” – R.H. Sin
111. “My independent way of thinking is not wrong, it just rubs some people the wrong way, a blessing, and a curse.” – Efrat Cybulkiewicz
112. “If I was meant to be controlled, I would have come with a remote.” – Anonymous
113. “The smartest thing a woman can ever learn is to never need a man.” – Chicha Bans
114. “The woman who doesn’t require validation from anyone is the most feared individual on the planet.” – Mohadesa Najumi
115. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
116. “Own yourself, woman.” –
117. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
118. “Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley
119. “I do not wish women to have power over men but over themselves.” – Mary Wollstonecraft