Quotes on International Women Day

I want to say to you who think women cannot succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position, that it has to face this alternative: either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man; no society will survive a shortage of women.

A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

Women have always been the strong ones of the world.

Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman's thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.

No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.

I am from Britain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men. But sadly I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.

No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

They said, “You are a savage and dangerous woman.” I am speaking the truth. And the truth is savage and dangerous.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

I don't trust any revolution where love is not allowed.