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25 Empowering Quotes To Help You Make It Through

Because we all need a pick-me-up.

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25 Empowering Quotes To Help You Make It Through

Manic Monday, Terrible Tuesday, or Wimpy Wednesday (made that one up) we all have them. Occasionally we all need a pick-me-up, regardless of how strong we are. So, as Rachel Platten would say, "this is my fight song." Yes, this is our fight song.

1. “It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine.” –Byron Katie

2. “I’m not the average girl from your video and I ain’t built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because I am a queen.” –India Arie

3. “My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.” –Cocochanel

4. "A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.” –David Brinkley

5. “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” –James Keller

6. “I did everything he did but backwards and in high heels.” –Ginger Rogers

7. “She needed a hero, so that’s what she became.” –unknown

8. “It is in herself she will find the strength she needs.” -Tyler Knett Gregson

9. “Girls compete, women empower.” -unknown

10. “He offered her the world; she said she had her own.” -Monique Duval

11. “Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self.” -Karen Salmansohn

12. “Inhale confidence, exhale doubt.” -unknown

13. “You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” –Glinda, Wizard of Oz

14. “I want to be a woman who overcomes obstacles by tackling them in faith instead of tiptoeing around them in fear.” – Renee Swope

15. “I am a woman. What’s your superpower?” -unknown

16. “She believed she could so she did.” -unknown

17. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand

18. “Empowered women empower women.” -unknown

19. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” unknown

20. “Behind every successful woman is herself.” -unknown

21. “Stay focused and extra sparkley.” -unknown

22. “You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.” –Michelle Obama

23. "Nothing can dim the light that shines from within." - Maya Angelou

24. "For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

25. "When you stumble, keep faith. And when you are knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on." -Hillary Clinton

"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go."- Hermann Hess. So whether it's a break up, an argument with a friend, instability at home, or even just a bad day, you can do this. Let go of all the negative things in your life and make room for the positive influences. And never give up. "Take back our life song." -Rachel Platten

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