Melinda Gates
Philanthropist, businesswoman
"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult."
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Independent Women
28 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Coco Rocha
Model
"It took a while to grow the confidence to say, 'This is who I am, take it or leave it.'"
Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing."
Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"
Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior ofcapital, and deserves muchthe higher consideration."
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"Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals."
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"Any woman whose I.Q. hovers above her body temperature must be a feminist."
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"When we do the best we can, we never know what miracles await."
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"I'm a very independent woman."
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