International Women’s Day is fast-approaching, and with it a sense of both celebration and responsibility. International Women’s Day is a time to honor the extraordinary women who have helped pave the way for progress, from Hillary Clinton to Malala Yousafzai to Oprah Winfrey.

It’s a time to applaud the positive changes the #MeToo movement and others have made in bringing sexual harassment and assault to the forefront of the national conversation. It’s also a time to reflect on how much change there is left to make to achieve true gender equality in our society.

With the World Economic Forum saying that gender parity is more than 200 years away, it can feel hard — hopeless, even — to stay positive and motivated. But these powerful quotes by women, for women, and about women will help you feel inspired and #PressforProgress (this year’s theme calling for gender inclusivity) in honor of International Women’s Day.

"If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?" - Malala Yousafzai

"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story. - Amy Schumer

"To all the little girls who are watching, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams." - Hillary Clinton

“The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of it.” - Cheryl Strayed

"I don't know a woman alive who isn't courageous." - Reese Witherspoon

"We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes — understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” - Arianna Huffington

"I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself." — Beyoncé

"I never cut class. I loved getting A’s, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world." - Michelle Obama

“Cherish forever what makes you unique, cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.” - Bette Midler

“Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all — in which case, you fail by default.” - J.K. Rowling

"A man told me that for a woman, I was very opinionated. I said, 'For a man, you're kind of ignorant.'" -Anne Hathaway

"I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femininity. And I want to be respected in all my femaleness. Because I deserve to be." –Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." - Oprah

"I think women are scared of feeling powerful and strong and brave sometimes. There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it and sometimes you just have to blast through and have faith." - Emma Watson

"Bitches get stuff done." -Tina Fey

"I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay." -Madonna

"Men still run the world; I’m not sure it’s going so well." - Sheryl Sandberg

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what a feminist is. I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." - Rebecca West

"It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” - Madeleine Albright