In celebration of International Womenβs Day 2017, here at The Huffington Post UK we are taking inspiration from our favourite females. Remembering their words of wisdom, and learning from what they have to say about internal strength. Here are twelve of our favourites.
Eleanor Roosevelt
βA woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until itβs in hot water.β
Emma Watson
βBoth men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.β
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
βOf course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.β
Gloria Steinem
βWe are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud of that.β
Rosa Parks
βI have learned over the years that when oneβs mind is made up, this diminishes fear, knowing what must be done does away with fear.β
Helen Mirren
βWomen have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I donβt, the first thing Iβd teach a girl of mine is the words βfuck offβ.β
Beyonce Knowles Carter
βPower is not given to you. You have to take it.β
Maya Angelou
βNothing can dim the light which shines from within.β
Diane Von Furstenberg
βIβve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they donβt let it out. Then thereβs a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.β
Melinda Gates
βA woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.β
Malala Yousafzai
βIf one man can destroy everything, why canβt one girl change it?β
Amy Poehler
βI just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebodyβs passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesnβt mind learning.β