Strength Quotes
Not just muscle and might, but the inner resolve that carries people through impossible situations.
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"Intersectionality is a call to build different kinds of power together."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"The right of women to survive is not negotiable."Andrea Dworkin
"The body is never just the body; it is a site of spiritual and political struggle."bell hooks
"Strength is not about never breaking; it is about knowing how to put ourselves back together."bell hooks
"Vulnerability is not weakness; it is the only path to authentic power."bell hooks
"Women possess the strength to reshape their own destinies."Betty Friedan
"A woman who knows herself cannot be easily controlled or diminished."Betty Friedan
"The strength of women lies in their determination to shape their own futures."Betty Friedan
"A woman who knows her value cannot be diminished by others' doubt."Betty Friedan
"Women's oppression is rooted in reproductive biology, not mere cultural prejudice."Shulamith Firestone
"Women must refuse to perform emotional labor for men's psychological comfort."Shulamith Firestone
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."Audre Lorde
"We were never meant to survive."Audre Lorde
"Every woman has a well-stocked toolbox she can draw upon for her power."Audre Lorde
"We were always full of power, only we didn't know it."Audre Lorde
"Difference is that raw and powerful connection from which our personal power is forged."Audre Lorde
"Every woman is a repository of strength."Audre Lorde
"Strength is not measured by muscles, but by character."Barbara Smith
"Strength grows through adversity."Barbara Smith
"Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke."Gloria Steinem
"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman."Gloria Steinem
"The best protection against the world is not invulnerability, but connection."Gloria Steinem
"The body keeps the score; trauma lives in our physicality"bell hooks
"Women deserve the opportunity to fail and succeed on their own terms."Betty Friedan
"Self-respect requires refusing to settle for half of one's potential."Betty Friedan
"Strength comes from struggle. Without struggle there is no strength."Angela Davis
"Indigenous women are the keepers of the seeds and the future."Winona LaDuke
"The power of women is the power to sustain life."Winona LaDuke
"The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough."Germaine Greer
"Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human."Germaine Greer