We hope you will enjoy these quotes we find inspiring! – The WIN List Team

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights. – Gloria Steinem

Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength. – G. D. Anderson

Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. We are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace – all we need is a fighting chance. – Hillary Clinton

No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half its citizens. Or, 

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages. — Michelle Obama

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union…men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. – Susan B. Anthony

“Look closely at the present you are constructing; it should look like the future you are dreaming. –  Alice Walker

Fight for the things that you care about; but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A people inspired by democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism. – Benaziir Bhutto

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. – Shirley Chisholm

Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them. – Rita Levi-Montalcini

“Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.” Jane Goodall

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. — Marie Curie

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don’t have to stay that way. – Hedy Lamarr

When you lose, you’re more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything. – Venus Williams

Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can’t be what you can’t see. – Sally Ride

One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, and compassion. – Simone de Beauvoir

Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women. – Bella Abzug

We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. – J.K. Rowling

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. –Amelia Earhart

I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all. – Simone Biles

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. Maybe many of us won’t be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing.” 

― Arundhati Roy, 

There are no bystanders in life. Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves. – Sonia Sotomayor

I don’t think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people of of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future. – Wilma Mankiller

It’s incredible how nature sets females up to take care of people, and yet it is tricky for them to take care of themselves. – Bjork

The intellectual, the moral, the religious seem to me all naturally bound up and interlinked together in one great and harmonious whole – Ada Lovelace

I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear! – Nina Simone

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. – Anne Frank

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being. – Miriam Makeba

A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes. – Sheryl Sandberg

Change takes courage. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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. – Rosa Parks

We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk! – Wangari Maathai

I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you. Something just motivates you to keep moving. – Tina Turner

So, one has to try to find compromises with mutual respect, but also with a clear opinion. That’s politics – always looking to find a common way forward. – Angela Merkel

Courage is when you have a choice, and you choose to be courageous. – Katherine Graham

Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something. – Indira Gandhi

We realize the importance of our voices only when they are silenced. – Malala

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. – Helen Keller

You don’t have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things.” Joan Armatrading

“Decide what you want. Declare it to the world. See yourself winning. And remember that if you are persistent as well as patient, you can get whatever you seek.” Misty Copeland

Don’t let anyone tell you you’re weak because you’re a woman. –Mary Kom

Yes, I am a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough. – Zaha Hadid

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. — Serena Williams

We are here, not because we are lawbreakers; we are here in our efforts to become lawmakers. —  Emmeline Pankhurst

Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you. – Beyonce

There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. – Marta

Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples. – Rigoberta Menchu