You always hear girls saying that they are a "strong independent woman."

But what does that mean? Some girls say it as a way of saying they don't need anybody except themselves, and then others say it as they are powerful and know what they're doing. The real meaning of a "strong independent woman" is a woman who can stand to be alone, she provides for herself; she pays her own bill, she has a job, she has confidence in who she is and what she's going to do in the future.

These quotes are mottos for women that can stand alone and has confidence in who she is.

1. “You can dance with me, or you can get off my dance floor... I am fine dancing alone.” - Olivia Pope

2. “Some people have bark. Some people have bite. I have both.” - Olivia Pope

3. “You are a gladiator. Gladiators don’t run. They fight. They slay dragons. They wipe off the blood. They stitch up their wounds. And they live to fight another day.” - Olivia Pope

4. “You have to be twice as good as them to get half of what they have.” - Rowan Pope

5. “I am not a toy you can play with when you’re bored or lonely or horny... I am not a fantasy. If you want me, earn me!” - Olivia Pope

6. “Are we gladiators or are we bitches?” - Olivia Pope

7. “You either on my side, by my side, or in my way! Choose your side wisely!” - Rowan Pope

8. “I am who I am. If you don’t like it, I don’t care.” - Annalise Keating

9. “I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.” - Maya Angelou

10. “She needed a hero, so that’s what she became.”

11. “I’ma keep running cause a winner don’t quit on themselves.” - Beyonce

12. “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” - Beyonce

13. “I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.” - Beyonce

14. “If you’re a strong female you don’t need permission.” - Beyonce

15. “My story is definitely going to be a happily ever after, no matter what.” - Rihanna

16. “You’re not gonna tell me who I am. I’m gonna tell you who I am.” - Nicki Minaj

17. “You gotta be a beast. That’s the only way they’ll respect you.” - Nicki Minaj

18. “My ideal man is dead, white, old, and on a green sheet of paper.” - Nicki Minaj

19. “If you don't have critics you probably don’t have success either.” - Nicki Minaj