Female Confidence Quotes

I think it's so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

I think that the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course - is her hairdresser.

People appreciate a confident man. They love a strong man, and when it comes to a woman, I don't know if people just expect women not to speak up for themselves or be weak or just always be the follow-behind, but I'm proud that I'm in a generation of leaders. I'm proud that I'm surrounded by very strong women.

Lipstick is the red badge of courage.

A lot of people perceive women as sexy based on their outer appeal. But there's no way to mistake if a woman is confident.

I've never been put down by a man, unless I deserved it, and have never felt inferior.

I want to make clothes that make women feel beautiful.

I was so overwhelmed by the amazing response I had from thousands of women saying they felt beautiful in my first collection, I wanted to design more clothes they could love themselves in.

I've always been attracted to independent, outspoken women.

I wrote "Bootylicious" because, at the time, I’d gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn’t be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying. You’re bootylicious. That’s all. It’s a celebration of curves and a celebration of women’s bodies.

Let's see... I have a thing for pretty legs. But most importantly, I like confident women.

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

It would be nice to see a fashion range that is geared towards a vibrant, sexual, confident 50-something.

I was attracted to the positive outlook on women especially exploring relationships with different people and being confident and comfortable and strong. That was the kind of thing that was appealing to me, because that's what's real, and that's honest, and it's nothing to be ashamed of. That's what single women do.

Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.

Female inferiority is internalised by us. Women need a lot more confidence.

The women like us because we're the first real women rappers, and the men like us because we're strong. We're not some soft little rappers with soft little voices. The men who see us end up going, 'Hey! They're kickin' it!'

I'm an athlete. I'm strong. I'm tough. And that's how women should be. That's how they should be built.

We will face a lot of limitations and sometimes we do feel that it is not a very woman-friendly society but as individuals, we should just set an example and make women feel confident that you can do amazing things as well.

I am a Radio 1 DJ and campaigner for women feeling confident at every size.

It's true that I'm not ashamed of my body. I'm comfortable, and I think more women should be more confident.

It's this no-nonsense side of women that is pleasant to deal with. They are the real sportsmen.

If you've got the body and the chutzpah, a pencil skirt is so sexy on older women. Look for ones that fall just below the knee. Think 1940s, cinched-in jackets - imagine you are Lauren Bacall on a date with Humphrey Bogart and you just absolutely have to wear very high heels.

What we've seen of Rey, she looks like she can handle her stuff. So most of the comments I get are from parents who say how wonderful it is that their little girls can see this character.

There's no worse way to insult a woman than by saying she looks like a man, but once a woman gets over that, there is no stronger woman.