Being Independent Woman Quotes

I have a lot of sides to my personality and what you see on 'The Hills' is a strong, independent woman, which I am. But I also have a sensitive side that I don't show too much.

There was a time when men thought it was sexy to have a housewife waiting for him to come home from work in her slippers, but in modern society, I think an independent woman is even more sexy.

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life, I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman.

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.

I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.

I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer".

How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.

We ask justice, we ask equality, we ask that all the civil and political rights that belong to citizens of the United States, be guaranteed to us and our daughters forever.

A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.

Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it. It's attractive to me when a woman is doing what she loves. It makes me want to know more.

I'm single because I was born that way.

Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'

Women have always been the strong ones of the world.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

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