Women's Day Quotes: 20 powerful quotes by authors to celebrate International Women's Day - Times of India

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

Like every year, International Women's Day has arrived and people across the world are going to be celebrating women and their rights on March 8, 2021. Women have been struggling continually for their existence and their presence. Society - being patriarchal - made it quite difficult for women to live a life of their own, one in which they have a say and can make their decisions. Over the course of time, many strong women, who raised their voices against patriarchy, emerged and made a mark in history. This is why, on this day, it is so important to celebrate women around the world as it marks a call-to-action for accelerating women's equality. Here are some powerful quotes by famous authors that will help you celebrate Women's Day with even more zest.
"We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back." - Malala Yousafzai
"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." - Irina Dunn
"I got my own back." - Maya Angelou

"The path from dreams to success does exist." - Kalpana Chawla

"I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me." - Zadie Smith

"First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events." - Marie Curie

"I decided I can't pay a person to rewind time, so I may as well get over it." - Serena Williams

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller

"Change takes courage." - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

"I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be." - Diane Von Furstenberg

"As long as I am winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is six inches long or six feet long." - Sania Mirza

"I am not the first woman to multitask. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before." - Jacinda Ardern

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

"There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself." - Hannah Gadsby

"Life is tough, my darling, but so are you." - Stephanie Bennett-Henry

"The most important thing one woman can do for another is expanding her sense of actual possibilities." - Adrienne Rich

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

"You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right." - Aung San Suu Kyi
"I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life." - Maya Angelou
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman." - Margaret Thatcher
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel

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