“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.” MenReasonCharacterShowsYoungGirlStrongRoomsFemaleActressesReason WhyFinding YourselfGreyAnatomyFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong FemaleGrey's Anatomy Author:Rachael Taylor
“I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.” ThinkingKnowsGirlStrongWatchesFeminineVery StrongBallgameStrong Girl Author:Omari Hardwick
“My own dear love, he is strong and bold And he cares not what comes after. His words ring sweet as a chime of gold, And his eyes are lit with laughter. He is jubilant as a flag unfurled - Oh, a girl, she'd not forget him. My own dear love, he is all my world - And I wish I'd never met him.” WorldEyeCareGirlStrongWishMy OwnForgetSweetMetsLaughterHumorousGoldDearRingsHis EyesFlagsLitChimesForget HimDear Love Book:Not So Deep as a Well Source: Not So Deep as a Well
“If we girls aren't strong, we can't protect the boys we love.” IfsGirlStrongBoysProtect Author:Naoko Takeuchi
“When I first met Adèle I was like, ‘Wow, this girl has a strong character!’ She has something very free about her. I’m not used to it. Some actresses are too self-aware, they strike a pose. Adèle is a force of nature.” FirstsSelfCharacterUsedGirlStrongForceMetsActressesStrikesAdsWowForces Of NatureThis GirlStrong Character Author:Lea Seydoux
“Precious Saviour! come in spirit, and lay Thy strong, gentle grasp of love on our dear boys and girls, and keep these our lambs from the fangs of the wolf.” ChildrenSpiritGirlStrongBoysLaysDearGentleSaviourLambsFangsBoy And Girl Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“In order to provide the German housewife, above all mothers of many children...with tangible relief from her burdens, the Fuhrer has commissioned me to bring into the Reich from the eastern territories some four to five hundred thousand select, healthy, and strong girls.” ChildrenMotherOrderGirlStrongFiveFourHealthyThousandHundredBurdenReliefTerritoryEasternSelectTangibleHousewifeStrong Girl Author:Fritz Sauckel
“Gisele Bundchen I always admired. I think she is an example for all models. If I could have just a little bit of her career would already be a happy girl. She seems to be a determined woman, a fighter, very strong. I think she is an icon of Brazilian people. Gisele is a woman who is extremely inspiring, not only in the fashion world, she also does great things for the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLittlesDoeSeemsGirlStrongBitsCareersFashionExampleLittle BitModelsDeterminedGreat ThingsFighterIf I CouldVery StrongIconsHappy GirlFashion WorldDetermined Woman Author:Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
“My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn't have any money, because Africa was the 'dark continent', and because I was a girl.” DreamMotherGirlStrongDarkMy FamilyLaughedVery StrongContinentsStrong Women Author:Jane Goodall
“If your idea of a role model is somebody who's gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I'm not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsShouldIdeasKidsFunnyGirlFightingStrongSexRolesTypeModelsIntelligentYeahRole ModelsCursingOutspokenBefore MarriageSex Before Marriage Author:Megan Fox
“I wouldn't want [my daughtr] to be a model. I don't think it's the best industry really for young girls. Unless you're really strong, it can really f**k you up.” ThinkingWantYoungGirlStrongIndustryModels Author:Kate Moss
“Whereas before I was a young, blonde girl who would do what she was told. I know who I am as a person and I'm getting damn strong.” KnowsPersonsYoungGirlStrongWho I AmDamnBlondeBlonde Girl Author:Britney Spears
“The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in men's pursuits and professions to-day.” IfsMenIdeasYoungGirlStrongSimpleSecretMarriagePossibilityAimMereProfessionPursuitReasonableInferiorityLikelihood Author:William Bolitho
“There are sexual things that I do that aren’t for a man. I feel empowered sometimes by being sexy and being comfortable enough to be sexy on camera — a lot of woman [sic] struggle with that. But, there are some days that I don’t want anyone to see me. I’m just a regular girl. Some days, I’m super-strong; some days, I’m super-insecure. But, I don’t really identify with any particular label. I just speak my truth, and if people like it, they like it, and if they bash it, they bash it.” PeopleIfsMenWantFeelsSometimesEnoughGirlSpeakStrongStruggleParticularComfortableCamerasSexyLabelsInsecureEmpoweredMy TruthBashBeing Sexy Author:Nicki Minaj
“I work with a cause called the Somaly Mam Foundation, and that is my purpose in life, above anything else. Everything that I do, I'm thinking about girls. As strong as we are, we're also sensitive, and I feel like men take advantage of that.” ThinkingMenFeelsPurposeGirlStrongCausesAdvantageFoundationSensitivePurpose Of Life Author:Shay Mitchell
“I want my girls to be strong and self-sufficient.” WantSelfGirlStrongSufficientMy GirlSelf Sufficient Author:Angie Harmon
“I feel like strength comes from within. And like everything that I am and experience make you strong. And I've been through so many things in my life and those things have taught me. I'm one of those girls, every experience, I learned from my experience.” FeelsGirlStrongTaught Author:NeNe Leakes
“We reckoned we could make it because there were four of us. None at us would've made it alone, because Paul wasn't quite strong enough, I didn't have enough girl-appeal, George was too quiet, and Ringo was the drummer. But we thought that everyone would be able to dig at least one of us, and that's how it turned out.” MadeEnoughWould BeAbleGirlStrongMusicFourQuietMusic IsMade ItAppealsStrong EnoughDrummerRingo Author:John Lennon
“My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.” KindGirlStrongMoralTroubleVery GoodCodeMatureVery StrongMumGood GirlMoral Code Author:Gloria Estefan
“I never saw an athletic girl that thought she was strong enough to do indoor work.” EnoughGirlStrongSexSawsAthleticStrong Enough Author:Kin Hubbard
“I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.” WritingTryingCharacterYoungGirlStrongRolesModelsFemaleRole ModelsFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:L. J. Smith
“I think my love for books sprang from my need to escape the world I was born into, to slide into another where words were straightforward and honest, where there was clearly delineated good and evil, where I found girls who were strong and smart and creative and foolish enough to fight dragons, to run away from home to live in museums, to become child spies, to make new friends and build secret gardens.” ThinkingWorldNeedsChildrenBookEnoughHomeRunningGirlFightingEvilFoundStrongBornSecretCreativeHonestSmartGardenFoolishGood And EvilDragonsMuseumsRunning AwaySpySlidesStraightforwardNew FriendsAway From HomeSecret Garden Author:Jesmyn Ward
“I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.” TodayGirlStrongLeaderOrganizationStrong WomenWoman LeaderGirl Scout Author:Christine Todd Whitman
“I really want women to throw their shoulders back and stand up straight and use their big girl voices and not feel like they're compromising their femininity to be strong and smart.” WantFeelsUseBigsGirlStrongVoiceSmartShouldersCompromiseFemininityBig Girl Author:Katie Aselton
“American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a tenyearold girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I longed to hand her a wedge of freshly cut papaya.” CharacterHandsEyeGirlStrongVoiceCuttingLeapVividProtagonistsVietnameseWedgesPapaya Author:Mitali Perkins
“I think there's a whole bunch of things that go along with being a girl. You're not supposed to have opinions or be tough or strong. You're supposed to be soft and vulnerable, and I find those qualities important in both men and women.” ThinkingMenImportantWholeGirlStrongQualityOpinionMen And WomenToughBunchVulnerableSupposed To BeBeing A Girl Author:Ellen DeGeneres