International Women’s Day 2021: 11 Inspirational Quotes

Author Katherine Viloria

March 8th, 2021 10:53 AM

Today marks International Women’s Day, giving you an extra reason to celebrate the amazing women in your life.

The holiday lands on March 8th every year and encourages all people to actively choose to “celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about women’s equality, lobby for accelerated gender parity and fundraise for female-focused charities,” according to the International Women’s Day online portal.

The day has been celebrated since the early 1900s.

To celebrate, we’d like to share a few powerful quotes by 11 trailblazers who have paved the way for generations of women across the world today.

• Maya Angelou

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  “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou

• Judy Garland

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  "Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." Judy Garland

• Oprah Winfrey

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  “It is time for women in the world to set the agenda. It’s time for women to redefine the message. We need to make that message a positive one. Let’s make it ambitious, and inclusive, and brimming with hope." Oprah Winfrey
• Emma Watson

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  “I feel like young girls are told that they have to be a princess and fragile. It's bullsh*t. I identify much more with being a warrior — a fighter. If I was going to be a princess, I'd be a warrior princess. Definitely." Emma Watson

• Michelle Obama

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  "Every day, you have the power to choose our better history — by opening your hearts and minds, by speaking up for what you know is right." Michelle Obama

• JK Rowling

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  “The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive.”JK Rowling
• Vice President Kamala Harris

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  “You may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last, and that’s why breaking those barriers is worth it. As much as anything else, it is also to create that path for those who will come after us.” Kamala Harris

• Gloria Steinem

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  "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. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood." Gloria Steinem

• Queen Elizabeth II

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  “You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass." Queen Elizabeth II
• Serena Williams

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  "Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when we cheer each other on." Serena Williams

• Reese Witherspoon

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  "I don't know a woman alive who isn't courageous." Reese Witherspoon

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