March is Women's History Month, and we have never felt more inspired by the powerful women [1] who have stood up for their rights and liberties. In honor of that, we rounded up the most motivating quotes [2] from important women in history. These statements will leave you proud and uplifted.
Maya Angelou
"If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."
Gloria Steinem
"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.'"
Rosa Parks
"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."
Sonia Sotomayor
"I do know one thing about me: I don't measure myself by others' expectations or let others define my worth."
Angela Davis
"I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I'm changing the things I cannot accept."
Hillary Clinton
"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."
Susan B. Anthony
"Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less."
Malala Yousafzai
"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful."
Mary McLeod Bethune
"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough."
Margaret Thatcher
"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."
Michelle Obama
"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."
Doris Lessing
"Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so."
Sheryl Sandberg
"In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders."