Insurmountable challenges, negative reinforcement from environment surrounding us and added stress into our daily lives, we get caught by negative emotions and feel down. This is quite common, and we can’t blame ourselves for this. Besides, there is no way to avoid such things as we are all endowed by human emotions. But there are ways to pull ourselves up, when we get into downward spiral. Reading books that empower our inner spirit, watching videos that promote positive mental attitude and interacting with optimistic people are some of the many things we can do, when we are mentally and emotionally down.

We handpicked 12 quotes by some of the greatest female thought leaders to help you find inspiration when you are down. See any of these could inspire you to find your true-self –

Educate a man and you educate an individual. Educate a woman and you educate a family.

A.Cripps

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

Roseanne Barr

If women understood and exercised their power they could remake the world.

Emily Taft Douglas

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.

Diane Mariechild

I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

Malala Yousafzai

Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.

G.D. Anderson

A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.

Melinda Gates

A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.Gloria SteinemThere is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.

Michelle Obama

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.

Sheryl Sandberg

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

Beyoncé

A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.Eleanor RooseveltWomen are the real architects of society.Harriet Beecher StoweIn the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

Sheryl Sandberg

Fill your life with women that empower you, that help you believe in your magic and aid them to believe in their own exceptional power and their incredible magic too. Women that believe in each other can survive anything. Women who believe in each other create armies that will win kingdoms and wars.

Nikita Gill