Women’s portraits

“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself

to keep going. My success is based on persistence,

not luck.” — Estee Lauder

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your

permission.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Dream the dreams that have never been dreamt.”

— David Bower

“Women have served all these centuries as looking

glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of

reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.”

— Virginia Woolf

“The emotional and psychological stereotyping of

females begins when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.””

— Shirley Chisholm

“True beauty is not related to what colour your hair

is or what colour your eyes are. True beauty is about

who you are as a human being, your principles, your

moral compass.” — Ellen DeGeneres

“Women shouldn’t be afraid to put themselves

forward.” — Sarah Wood

“I believe I’ve always been a big believer in equality.

No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn’t do

something because I was a girl.” — Anne Hathaway

“Human rights are women’s rights and women’s

rights are human rights.” — Hillary Clinton

“We accepted education as the means to rise

above the limitations that a prejudiced society

endeavored to place upon us.” — Evelyn Boyd

Granville

“If you’re beautiful, you’re led to believe that you

can’t also be smart. But you can be fun and fit and

social and be really smart. And the smarter you are,

the more capable you’ll be to handle whatever challenges

come up in life.” — Danica McKellar

“Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game.

 It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and

where we’re going. Space travel benefits us here on

Earth. And we ain’t stopped yet. There’s more

exploration to come.” — Nicheele Nichols

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have

to tell people you are, you aren’t.” — Margaret

Thatcher

“I believe every single woman could accomplish

what I’ve accomplished.” — Weili Dai

“If this is something that you really want to do,

if you believe in it…simply keep forging forward

because success will come.” — Cassandra Sanford

“Women have been taught that, for us, the earth

is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off

the edge.” — Andrea Dworkin

“Women are leaders everywhere you look, our country

was built by strong women and we will continue to break

down walls and defy stereotypes.” — Nancy Pelosi

If you want something said,

ask a man;

if you want something done,

ask a woman. –

Margaret  Thatcher

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