20 Of The Best Quotes To Empower Single Women Everywhere

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1.

‘I don’t need to be in a relationship to be told how beautiful, pretty and sexy I am. I already know that.’

— Mandy Hale

2.

‘If you’re not happy single, you won’t be happy taken. Happiness comes from within, not from men.’

— Unknown

3.

‘She is a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.’

— J.M.Storm

4.

‘I’m still learning to love the parts of myself that no one claps for’

— Rudy Francisco

5.

‘It is better to be single and wait for what you deserve than lower your standards and settle for less than God’s best for you.’

— Brittney Moses

6.

‘Some women choose to follow men and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.’

— Lady Gaga

7.

‘Our first job in life as women is to get to know ourselves. I think a lot of times we don’t do that. We spend our time pleasing, satisfying, looking out into the world to define who we are; listening to the messages, the images, the limited definitions that people have of who we are.’

— Michelle Obama

8.

‘It takes a strong woman to remain single in a world that is accustomed to settling with anything just to say they have something.’

— Unknown

9.

‘Your not single because of an attitude problem. You’re single because some men have a problem with strong minded women. Women who aren’t afraid to call b.s when they see it. You’re single because you’ve yet to find someone who is willing to understand why you are the way you are. You’re single because you’re built for a man who won’t be intimated, he’ll find you.’

— R.H.Sin

10.

‘And you scare people because you are whole all by yourself.’

— Lauren Alex Hooper

11.

‘I like being alone. I have control over my own shit. Therefore, in order to win me over, your presence has to feel better than my solitude. You’re not competing with another person, you are competing with my comfort zones.’

— Horacio Jones

12.

‘I was told I was dangerous…I asked why? They said, because you don’t need anyone. That’s when I smiled.’

— The Idealist

13.

‘Stay single until someone actually complements your life in a way that makes it better not to be single. If not, its not worth it.’

— Unknown

14.

‘Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.’

— Mandy Hale

15.

‘Don’t settle, even if you remain alone for a lifetime. You deserve someone who will appreciate you for both your beauty and your bruises.’

— A.R.Lucas

16.

‘Be grateful for your singleness. It has made you strong and independent and unflinching in your unwillingness to settle. It has protected you from wrong men and forced you to take risks and taught you the value of your own company. It has given you the space and grace to become exactly who you are.’

— Unknown

17.

‘When I choose to remove someone from my life, it doesn’t mean that I hate them. It means I respect myself.’

— Tiny Buddha

18.

‘I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel alone.’

— Robin Williams

19.

‘Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.’

— Chimamanda Nogzi Adichie

20.

‘As selfish as it sounded, she had to focus on herself. She kept trying to find happiness in other people but realized it had to come from within her. Everyone wasn’t meant to understand her solitude and some slighted by her focus. Then again, misery loved company and she learned to love being alone.’

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