81 Badass Women Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You

Check out this collection of the best badass quotes from badass women that will inspire your sassy, fearless side!

If you love quotes that ignite that inner fire and determination, these badass quotes from some very badass ladies will inspire your own inner strength.

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What does it mean to be a badass woman?

Being a badass woman is all about confidence, being straightforward, having strong boundaries, and a healthy sense of humor.

Badass women trust their own instincts and follow their own path. They worry less about what other people think and have confidence in their decisions.

They are kind, but they take no crap!

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How to be a badass woman

It’s a learning process to become a strong, badass woman!

We are not all born fearless, strong, and badass. As a woman, you grow into that identity. It’s often through life challenges that you grow into the person that you are. It’s through taking chances and testing the limits of life that you become a badass woman.

Once you are a badass woman, you just kind of realize it. You know your strength, and you understand your worth. You’re not afraid to say “no” or make mistakes. And you’re way less concerned with pleasing everybody.

I’ve always been a bit of a rebel and punk rock at heart but not until a bit later in life did I fully grow into a totally kickass, badass woman. 

Although being a badass lady might sound negative, it has nothing to do with being a bitch. Being a badass isn’t about being rude, disrespectful, or aggressive. It’s not about negative behavior.

In fact, being a badass has everything to do with feeling confident in your decisions and in who you are. Badass women are strong and resilient. They have fire in their soul. And the ability to laugh about life. At the end of the day, a badass woman is one you’d want to be friends with, but you’d also know not to cross her.

Can you be both feminine and badass?

Yes! Even though I’m a total badass full of sass and know I’m cool as sh*t, I’m still feminine and even fragile at times. I’m nurturing and soft around the edges. I have big emotions and wear my heart on my sleeve. And that’s a beautiful thing. Femininity is fabulous.

It’s a wonderful and beautiful thing to embrace being delicate as well as being tough. As humans, we are so multi-faceted.

Being a badass woman doesn’t mean you must become emotionally hard as a rock, an ice queen, or masculine. (Unless you want to be.) In fact, being a badass woman is completely subjective in appearance. Badassness is an internal force that is entirely up to you to convey uniquely.

Keep scrolling to read through all the best badass women quotes. I hope they inspire your own confidence, sassy side, and inner strength. So you can become the most fearless, badass version of yourself!

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81 Badass Women Quotes to Motivate and Inspire.

Short and sassy badass women quotes:

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” -Katharine Hepburn.

“Keep your head high and your middle finger higher.” -Megan Fox.

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” -Mae West.

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” -Margaret Thatcher

“She was right. Karma was a bitch, but so was I.” -Julie Murphy.

“It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” -Marilyn Monroe.

“Out of the way world. I’ve got my sassy pants on today.” -Some sassy lady.

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” -Oprah Winfrey

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“I am badass” quotes for women:

“When I’m good, I’m good; but when I’m bad, I’m better.” -Mae West.

The problem with my haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story.” -Maya Angelou.

“I am not what you see. I am what time and effort and interaction slowly unveil.”-Richelle E. Goodrich.

“I am to be loved, honored, and respected solely because I exist. I am to be cherished, spoiled, celebrated because I Am! I was made to be admired. I am a beloved child of God after all.” -Emmanuella Raphaelle.

“I am never in control of what happens around me, but I am always in control that what happens within me.” -Pranita Deshpande.

“I am a tale, I am a book, written in different languages and styles

I can’t be read, can’t be understood,

neither by me nor the greatest of minds

I am too big, I am too small, to be processed or seen by the naked eye

I am too dim, I am too bright, to appear in the shadows or the sunshine.” -Sanober Khan.

“I live in my own little world. But it’s ok, they know me here.” -Lauren Myracle.

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Feminine badass quotes:

“You were my cup of tea but I drink champagne now.” -Unknown.

“There’s nothing a man can do, that I can’t do better and in heels.” -Ginger Rogers.

“God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met.” -Farrah Fawcett.

“Thank you, ma’am,” said Mary Poppins with icy politeness. “But I bring the children up in my own way and take advice from nobody.” -L. Travers.

“I am a strong and powerful woman.

I am proud to be a woman and I celebrate the qualities that I have as a woman.

I am not defined by other people’s opinions of who I should be or what I should do as a woman. I determine that, not anyone else.

I am not passed up for a position, title, or promotion because I am a woman.

I fully deserve all the good things that come my way.

Irrespective of what anyone might think, being a woman places no boundaries or limits on my abilities.

I can do anything I set my mind to.

I celebrate my womanhood and I am beautiful both inside and out.” -Idowu Koyenikan.

“Wildflower; pick up your pretty little head,

It will get easier, your dreams are not dead.”

-Nikki Rowe.

“Those of us who embrace the feminine know its strength.” -Betsy Cornwell.

“You can’t understand Feminine. If you have understood something, it’s Masculine, not Feminine. Feminine is like a chocolate without a wrapper. There is nothing to read on it… no MRP, no barcode, no expiry dates. It can only be experienced, not understood.” -Shunya.

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Inspirational badass quotes about strength:

“A woman is like a teabag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt.

“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” -Charlotte Whitton

“The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.”- JoyBell C.

“You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life, and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” -Amelia Earhart

“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” -Gina Carey.

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”-Sarah Dessen.

“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.” -Audre Lorde

“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” – JK. Rowling.

“Never retract, never explain, never apologize. Just get things done and let them howl.” -Nellie McClung.

“But still she stood, ready to get back at it. Badass and admirable.” -Cristin Harber.

“Every woman that finally figured out her worth has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” -Shannon L. Alder.

Badass women quotes for empowerment:

“There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.”-Judith McNaught.

“The question isn’t who is going to let me: it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand.

“I don’t care what you think about me; I don’t think about you at all!” -Coco Chanel.

“Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” -Dorothy M. Neddermeyer.

“Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good.” -Diane von Furstenberg.

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron.

“A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.” -Lisa Kleypas.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker.

“Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.” -Malala Yousafzai

“Bravely, I broke the silence. I boldly shared the truth. I empowered myself to create healthy boundaries. I became a badass. I no longer tolerated being shamed, blamed, and manipulated.” -Dana Arcuri.

“Life’s a bitch and so am I.” -Unknown

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Funny badass women quotes with sass:

The difference between pizza and your opinion is that I only asked for pizza. -Unknown.

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to shop.” -Gertrude Stein.

“Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?” -Phyllis Diller.

“Try again, I’ve gotten much better at detecting your bullshit”-Alexandra Bracken.

“Be a lady? Forget it. Ladies don’t last a day in the real world. No one’s a lady anymore. Why do you think we get our claws polished?” -Crystal Woods.

“Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they’d lock us up?”

All the time.” -Wendy Mass.

Encouraging badass women quotes:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frighten us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?” -Marianne Williamson.

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” -Judy Garland.

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” -Marie Curie.

“You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female’.” -Erin McKean.

“It’s not your job to like me, it’s mine.” -Byron Katie.

“There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.” -Audrey Hepburn.

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Badass women quotes about success:

“I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.” -Dolly Parton.

“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows she has none.” -​Marilyn Monroe.

“Passion first, and everything else will fall into place.”-Holly Holm.

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”— Dolly Parton

“A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” -Madonna.

“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” -Gina Carey.

“Do not wait for the green light. You are the green light.” – Jacinta Mpalyenkana.

Badass women quotes for relationships:

“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I’m 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.

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength. -Brigitte Nicole.

“Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt.

“If you treat me like an option, I’ll leave you like a choice.” -Priyanshu Maitra.

“He asked me ‘What’s your favorite position?’ I said ‘CEO’.”-Lauren Conrad.

“I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor it’s coming with all my heart.” -Alice Walker.

“No human being is ever going to love you more than you love yourself.” -Avis J. Williams.

“When God takes out the trash, don’t go digging back through it. Trust Him.” -Amaka Imani Nkosazana.

Best ever badass quotes for badass women:

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” -Marilyn Monroe.

“It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.” -Lillian Hellman.

“Don’t let them rob your feminine in the name of feminism. Amputation is not a cure of the wound.” -Shunya.

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” -Gloria Steinem.

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“Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere.” -Mae West.

“The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.” -Queen Victoria.

“At her lowest point, she found her greatest strength. Not because she alone was strong, but because she held onto faith with all her might”-Karen Gibbs.

“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.” -Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Final thoughts for all you badass women…

Reading empowering messages from different inspirational women can inspire your inner badass. These quotes about finding inner strength, success, self-acceptance, and navigating relationships are some of the best badass women quotes out there.

Reading strong women quotes is inspiring, and for many girls, it’s the most effective way to gain perspective on what it means to be a strong female. Luckily, there are many strong, wise women who aren’t afraid to share their thoughts. I believe the world needs to hear the wisdom and many different perspectives of strong women more often.

I think it’s helpful to read inspirational quotes and filter them through your own inner knowing. Reading is the best way to learn and grow, in my opinion. I take many quotes with a grain of salt and sometimes with a laugh. You have to have a sense of humor!

I hope you loved these inspirational badass women quotes. Please let me know your favorite quotes, and what you think in the comments!

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