Bad bitch quotes. You know ’em, you love ’em.
They’re all about embracing your inner goddess and channeling that powerful feminine energy.
Whether you’re looking to ignite your ambitions or awaken your inner boss babe, these quotes hit the nail on the head.
They provide the perfect dose of uplifting encouragement to remind you just how much of a phenomenal, confident woman you are!
100 Boss Bitch Quotes
“I’m my own damn goal. Make myself proud.” – Megan Thee Stallion
“Power’s not given to you. You have to take it.” ? Beyonce Knowles-Carter
“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg
“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.” ? Simone de Beauvoir
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” —Melinda Gates
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” ? Audre Lorde
“I have come to realize that being confident means believing in yourself.” ? Michelle Obama
“A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ? Nora Ephron
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” ? Katharine Hepburn
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” ? Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt
“I don’t want to be in the business of being the exception to the rule. I want to change the rule.” ? Shonda Rhimes
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” ? Melinda Gates
“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.” ? Bette Davis
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ? Maya Angelou
“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” ? Oprah Winfrey
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ? Thomas A. Edison
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.” – Jennifer Lopez
“I don’t think of myself as being a feminist. I think of myself as being a humanist.” – Emma Watson
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai
“Do not wait for power. Power accompanies you if you yourself are powerful.” – Swami Vivekananda
“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.” – Maya Angelou
“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.” ? Simone de Beauvoir
“No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.” ? Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.” ? Maya Angelou
“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” ? Frida Kahlo
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” ? Charlotte Whitton
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ? Ayn Rand
“Do not wait for power. Power accompanies you if you yourself are powerful.” ? Swami Vivekananda
“You’ve got to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.” ? Rosalynn Carter
“I am the woman of my dreams. She is a little wild, wonderfully made. She carries a lot of stories inside—stories of womanhood, woman-pain and woman-power.” ? Ijeoma Umebinyuo
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” ? Michelle Obama
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ? Dr. Seuss
“I would rather do something with risk than do nothing comfortably.” ? Neil deGrasse Tyson
“If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But by all means, keep moving.”? Martin Luther King Jr.
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt
“A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” ? Coco Chanel
“Don’t let anyone tell you you’re weak because you’re a woman.” ? Mary Kom
“Strong women don’t play victim, don’t make themselves look pitiful, and don’t point fingers. They stand and say, ‘I’m here, I’m whole, I’m strong, and I belong. You can be that, too.’” ? Naomi Judd
“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“I wanted to tell the story of the girls and what we’re capable of doing once we put our minds to it.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” ? Coco Chanel
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” ? Unknown
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” ? Tina Fey
“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.” ? Michelle Obama
“If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher
“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.” ? Simone de Beauvoir
“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” ? Shonda Rhimes
“I don’t want to be in the business of being the exception to the rule. I want to change the rule.” ? Shonda Rhimes
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ? Thomas A. Edison
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ? Maya Angelou
“No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.” ? Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” ? Tina Fey
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ? Nora Ephron
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.” ? Harvey Mackay
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not wait for power. Power accompanies you if you yourself are powerful.” ? Swami Vivekananda
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” ? Unknown
“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” ? Malala Yousafzai
“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” ? Frida Kahlo
“I’m a warrior princess. I’m stronger than I ever thought I was.” – Serena Williams
“You have the same 24 hours in a day as Beyoncé.” – Unknown
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katharine Hepburn
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.” – Coco Chanel
“If you look good, you feel good.” – Scary Spice
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Dolly Parton
“Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls go everywhere.” – Mae West
“Well behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
“I’m not bossy, I just have better ideas.” – Beyoncé
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.” – Christian Nestell Bovee
“I don’t need an army, I am an army.” – Unknown
“She needed a hero, so that’s what she became.” – Unknown
“A bad bitch got her own money and her own car.” – Yo Gotti
“Handle your success like you handle your wine. Don’t let it get to your head.” – Unknown
“I wanted to define success by my own standards – not anyone else’s.” – Michelle Obama
“I have come to realize making yourself happy is most important. Never be ashamed of how you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion you want, and to do what makes you happy.” – Demi Lovato
“I am bigger than my anxiety.” – Selena Gomez
“I am more than enough.” – Serena Williams
“You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.” – Maya Angelou
“My presence is a present.” – Rihanna
“Tell yourself you are doing your damn best and be gentle with yourself, it’s ok to have a meltdown and also know you are gonna pull it together and everything will be alright.” – Kehlani
“I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe
