13 Inspiring Quotes From Important Women in History

"If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

"Women are always saying, 'We can do anything that men can do.' But men should be saying, 'We can do anything that women can do.'"

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

"I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth."

"I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I'm changing the things I cannot accept."

"We need to be as fearless as the women whose stories you have applauded, as committed as the dissidents and the activists you have heard from, as audacious as those who start movements for peace when all seems lost."

"Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less."

"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."

"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so."

"In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders."