This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.
Everyone has those weeks where nothing seems to go right. School and personal life can be overwhelming and it seems like it might never get better. It’s during these tough weeks that we have to be reminded of how capable and strong we are. We all have the ability to get better and be better each and every day, we may just need a bit of encouragement to do it. That being said, here are some of the most inspiring quotes and poems from some of the world’s strongest women role models.
- “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo
- “Maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been given, and accessorize the outfit we got.” – Carrie Bradshaw
- “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” – Emma Stone
- “If I decided I’m the girl to change the world, I can do it anytime.” – Demi Lovato
- “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
- “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou
- “You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane von Furstenberg
- “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”- Golda Meir
- “I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.” – Condoleezza Rice
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Credit: YourTango - “I’m willing to be seen. I’m willing to speak up. I’m willing to keep going. I’m willing to listen to what others have to say. I’m willing to go to bed each night at peace with myself. I’m willing to be my biggest bestest most powerful self.” ― Emma Watson
- “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
- “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
- “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
- “When you’re through changing, you’re through.” – Martha Stewart
- “The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.” – Meryl Streep
- “It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they are what make us unique.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” – Dolly Parton
- “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” – Helen Keller
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