Top 80 Strong Women Quotes

All the women in ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Brookside,’ they are all so funny. A lot of women bore me, but I love the strong women in soaps.

The Seventies seemed like this really open time. There were a lot of strong women characters deciding what kind of artists they wanted to be.

It’s hard to keep moving forward, keep working, and keep your head up, but that’s what strong women do. Especially being a mom, I can’t fall apart.

We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your name.

People appreciate a confident man. They love a strong man, and when it comes to a woman, I don’t know if people just expect women not to speak up for themselves or be weak or just always be the follow-behind, but I’m proud that I’m in a generation of leaders. I’m proud that I’m surrounded by very strong women.

We’ve always had very strong women in my family.

I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.

I have an appreciation for strong women.

I love strong women, not only in life but in craft.

I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.

Little girls need someone to look up to – and little boys need strong women to look up to, as well. I don’t think your heroes should be relegated to someone who’s the same sex or from the same background as you. Little boys should grow up wanting to be like Serena Williams.

In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don’t feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.

Directors approach me for doing ‘strong’ women characters which, as an actor, increases a sense of responsibility to give my 100 per cent and even more for the faith they entrust on me.

From my family, my mum, auntie and nan were all strong women and why I am who I am today.

I’ve always played strong women who are doing their own thing.

Strong women together create a special vibe and special power, we are told; thus the ongoing existence of all-female schools and clubs at a time when any remaining all-male organizations are in the crosshairs.

I like to think that I represent myself as a strong woman, so to work with other strong women I find very inspiring.

I love strong women.

I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men.

I have a feisty side to me and I love playing the strong women.

I think that there’s a tendency for actors who play strong women to have them take on all the worst characteristics of men, to become cold and detached and hardened.

I just try not to label myself in any way. I just have an allergy to labels in general. I can tell you that I am surrounded by very strong women and that I really appreciate that, but I’d rather not label myself.

If there’s a common denominator in all of the parts I’ve played, they are all strong women in tough situations.

We will all agree that the role of a home-maker is not an easy one, and seeing all these ladies do it with such finesse is really inspirational! All of these strong women have inspired me a lot to get into the character as ‘Anupamaa’ truly resonates with their lives.

Others have said it before me. If you don’t have a seat at the table, you’re probably on the menu. And so it is important that we have women in the United States Senate – strong women, women who are there to help advance an agenda that is important to women.

You know, there’s nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It’s kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn’t have any money, because Africa was the ‘dark continent’, and because I was a girl.

People ask me all the time, ‘Are you intimidated, working with strong women?’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m thrilled. I’m a strong dude. I’m thrilled to work with someone who knows what the heck they’re doing, and brings a lot of cool, fun stuff to play with.’

I come from really strong women. My mum is really strong, so that’s driven that into me, and my grandma was the strongest woman I’ve known in my life.

I’m really inspired by playing strong women. Anything that I can be a part of like that, to be a role model for young women.

I’m used to having strong women around me. My mother was. My wife is. I like their strong mentality.

My mom. My grandma, my grandfather. We have a very strong, strong line of amazing people in the family. Very strong women.

I do like strong women in my movies. I have five sisters, so I’ve just grown up with that model.

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

I love strong women like Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Charlize Theron.

I like to play strong women.

Many men admire strong women, but they don’t love them.

The women I see are very brave women, very strong women, women that are facing a lot of challenges and yet are up to the challenges and are making a very big effort. So I don’t see why one of them cannot become a president – one day.

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It’s like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I’d like to play strong women who are also very feminine.

There have been a lot of strong women who have had a huge influence on my career. I’m working with Imelda Staunton at the moment and she’s definitely one of those women. And I would include Kathy Burke, Alison Steadman, Kylie Minogue and Catherine Tate as well.

I prefer to avoid the phrase ‘strong women’ when talking about female characters and the lack thereof or the need therefore, because it’s not about being strong, it’s also about being vulnerable, funny etc.

Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture.

There are times where you don’t think you can be one of those strong women. You’re not one of the leaders right? But that doesn’t mean you’re not. And that doesn’t mean you’re not a trailblazer.

My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in.

People ask why do I write strong women characters, and basically, all the girls I know are strong; the girls I’ve had are strong. The women in my life are strong.

I am the product of two very strong women, my mum and my grandma, who prioritized education.

The beauty of ‘The Hunger Games’ and also ‘Game of Thrones,’ in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women… The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.

I have always received roles of strong women from the beginning.

Women have always been strong; women have been capable and able and amazing at life.

My mother was an extremely strong Pueblo woman. My grandmother was the same. I had strong women in my life. My aunties who were there for me every step of the way.

I grew up among strong women so I know what it’s like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat.

I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence.

Critics often say, ‘Oh she makes films about strong women’. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.

I grew up in a bustling household of women with my mom, granny, and aunts. Seeing all these strong women taking charge of their lives and living it to the fullest was a great inspiration while growing up.

I love collaborating with strong women.

In community work, you reach some people, but in writing, I can reach many more people, not only in exploring issues of domestic violence, but also by showing the importance of strong women in communities.

Apparently, I hear from people I always play strong women. I don’t see them that way.

There are no ‘strong women.’ And men, don’t say, ‘Real men don’t try to bully women.’ If a woman attacks you, you fight back.

I like strong women. Physical women.

We don’t think only men can be powerful and strong. Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power.

Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, it’s like you don’t ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And it’s kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are.