99 Famous Movie Quotes Every Badass Woman Should Live By

Let’s face it, life is full of moments when you need a good pep talk, and what better way to get one than from the movies?

I don’t know about you, but there have been days when I’ve wanted to channel my inner Wonder Woman or hit someone with a good ol’ “I volunteer as tribute!” when life gets tough.

So, if you’re anything like me and need a little cinematic motivation every now and then, these 99 movie quotes are for you. Think of them as the ultimate toolkit for those times when you need to remind yourself that you’re a total badass because, honestly, you are.

Self-Empowerment

1. “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” – The Help
2. “I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna: Truth or Dare
3. “I am the one thing in life I can control.” – Hamilton
4. “Sometimes you have to be your own hero.” – Legally Blonde
5. “I make my own luck.” – Ocean’s 8
6. “I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” – Black Panther
7. “A queen is never late. Everyone else is simply early.” – The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
8. “I am woman, hear me roar.” – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
9. “I will not be triumphed over.” – Cleopatra
10. “You’re stronger than you believe. You have greater powers than you know.” – Wonder Woman
11. “You have to learn to stand up for yourself.” – The Devil Wears Prada
12. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Jane Eyre
13. “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” – Coco Before Chanel
14. “You don’t need everyone to love you. Just a few good people.” – Wonder
15. “It’s not the power of the curse – it’s the power you give the curse.” – Into the Woods
16. “The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – The Wolf of Wall Street

Courage & Resilience

17. “Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up.” – Divergent
18. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne’s World
19. “Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
20. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.” – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
21. “I figure life’s a gift, and I don’t intend on wasting it.” – Titanic
22. “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.” – Invictus
23. “May the Force be with you.” – Star Wars
24. “Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.” – Pocahontas
25. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – The Princess Diaries
26. “I think there’s a hero in all of us.” – Spider-Man 2
27. “You must never give up, no matter how hard the situation is.” – The Hunger Games
28. “I volunteer as tribute!” – The Hunger Games
29. “The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.” – The Princess Diaries
30. “There’s no need to call me ‘sir,’ Professor.” – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
31. “I have nothing to prove to you.” – Captain Marvel
32. “You can’t win, but there are alternatives to fighting.” – Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Overcoming Adversity

33. “The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” – Mulan
34. “The world is full of evil and lies and pain and death, and you can’t hide from it; you can only face it.” – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
35. “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
36. “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” – The Lion King
37. “I didn’t know how strong I was until I had to forgive someone who wasn’t sorry.” – The Shack
38. “I want to be free of this pain.” – A Star is Born
39. “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” – Little Women
40. “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” – The Shawshank Redemption
41. “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.” – Batman Begins
42. “I want to live, not just survive.” – 12 Years a Slave
43. “We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on.” – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
44. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
45. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” – The Girl on Fire
46. “I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.” – Pocahontas
47. “I know what I have to do now. I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?” – Cast Away
48. “You said we’re a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph.” – This Is Us
49. “It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa

Independence & Freedom

50. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – The Princess Diaries
51. “Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” – What a Girl Wants
52. “You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you.” – The Notebook
53. “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” – Mulan
54. “I am strong because I’ve been weak. I am fearless because I’ve been afraid.” – Anonymous
55. “If I don’t save the universe, it’s not worth saving.” – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
56. “I make my own decisions.” – The Color Purple
57. “Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to stop waiting for permission.” – The Bold Type
58. “Go ahead, make my day.” – Sudden Impact
59. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Into the Wild
60. “I’m not a lady, I’m a storm with skin.” – Pacific Rim
61. “I’m every woman. It’s all in me.” – The Bodyguard
62. “I’m my own hero.” – The Help
63. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it.” – The Pursuit of Happyness
64. “I want to be free of this pain. I don’t care what you have to do, just make me free of it.” – A Star is Born
65. “I don’t need rescuing.” – Shrek
66. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

Humor & Attitude

67. “A wise woman once said, ‘F*** this shit,’ and she lived happily ever after.” – The Heat
68. “You have no power over me!” – Labyrinth
69. “Don’t mess with the big girls.” – Pitch Perfect 3
70. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – A League of Their Own
71. “I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” – The Incredibles
72. “I’m not going to sit here and be a bitch.” – Thelma and Louise
73. “I’d rather be a little nobody than to be an evil somebody.” – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
74. “Buckle up, baby.” – Solo: A Star Wars Story
75. “I’m not a princess. I don’t need saving.” – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
76. “If I’m going to die, I’m going to die historic on the Fury Road!” – Mad Max: Fury Road
77. “You call that a knife? That’s not a knife. This is a knife!” – Crocodile Dundee
78. “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” – Notting Hill
79. “I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way.” – Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
80. “It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.” – Raiders of the Lost Ark
81. “I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.” – Airplane!
82. “I can’t help that I’m custom-made.” – Fried Green Tomatoes
83. “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” – All About Eve

Wisdom & Reflection

84. “It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.” – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
85. “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” – The Diary of Anne Frank
86. “Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.” – Hitch
87. “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” – Interstellar
88. “What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” – Peter Pan
89. “There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.” – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
90. “We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.” – The Breakfast Club
91. “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Moulin Rouge
92. “Sometimes you have to be willing to make sacrifices for what you believe in.” – The Hunger Games
93. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
94. “Success is my only option, failure’s not.” – 8 Mile
95. “Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” – The Intern
96. “I think it’s about time we stopped trying to be perfect and started being real.” – Fried Green Tomatoes
97. “No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.” – Mulan
98. “The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.” – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
99. “Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” – The Imitation Game