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title: "11 Inspired Women Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Inspired Women quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Inspired Women sayings and thoughts."
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> [Every season I am inspired by women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-de-la-renta/every-season-i-am-inspired-by-women/)

[Oscar de la Renta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-de-la-renta/)

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> [I'm constantly inspired by the women in our culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-povitsky/i-m-constantly-inspired-by-the-women-in-our-culture/)

[Esther Povitsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-povitsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/esther-povitsky-5830_culture_i-m-constantly-inspired-by-the-women-in_2946980.jpg)

> [I am inspired by so much. I am inspired by women, of course - beautiful women. I am also inspired by not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raheem-devaughn/i-am-inspired-by-so-much-i-am-inspired-by-women-of-course-beautiful/)

[Raheem Devaughn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raheem-devaughn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/raheem-devaughn-4053_beautiful_i-am-inspired-by-so-much-i-am-inspired-b_1518984.jpg)

> [Lauryn Hill inspired me so much. She had that whole women's empowerment vibe in all of her songs back when that didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natti-natasha/lauryn-hill-inspired-me-so-much-she-had-that-whole-women-s/)

[Natti Natasha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natti-natasha/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/651/natti-natasha-15587_empowerment_lauryn-hill-inspired-me-so-much-she-had_3011613.jpg)

> [We're trying to create one holistic beauty experience where you can be inspired by other women, both the people we're interviewing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-weiss/we-re-trying-to-create-one-holistic-beauty-experience-where-you-can/)

[Emily Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-weiss/)

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> [I'm so inspired by the women who are far braver than I am, who have come forward with their stories and risked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-m-so-inspired-by-the-women-who-are-far-braver-than-i-am-who-have/)

[Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/jessica-chastain-2332_courage_i-m-so-inspired-by-the-women-who-are-far_1816892.png)

> [I'm just really inspired by women and, for me, it's really important to work with someone who can relate to the female…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-nash/i-m-just-really-inspired-by-women-and-for-me-it-s-really-important-to/)

[Kate Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-nash/)

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> [I am inspired by the women I meet everywhere I go. They have to work so hard just to make sure their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melinda-gates/i-am-inspired-by-the-women-i-meet-everywhere-i-go-they-have-to-work/)

[Melinda Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melinda-gates/)

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> [I've always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-von-furstenberg/i-ve-always-been-inspired-by-women-and-my-mission-was-to-inspire/)

[Diane von Furstenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-von-furstenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/diane-von-furstenberg-1664_certain_i-ve-always-been-inspired-by-women-and-m_187117.jpg)

> [There were a few before me, there was a generation that started a little bit before me of women producers and Sherry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-di-novi/there-were-a-few-before-me-there-was-a-generation-that-started-a/)

[Denise Di Novi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-di-novi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/denise-di-novi-37440_feminism_there-were-a-few-before-me-there-was-a-g_2562773.jpg)

> [Whenever people ask me: 'Why didn't you get up when the bus driver asked you?' I say it felt as though Harriet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/whenever-people-ask-me-why-didn-t-you-get-up-when-the-bus-driver/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

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