“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”
“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”
The way is only forward: Women on hope for the future22 moving quotes on hope, from some of the most inspiring women of 2024.
November 8, 2024
by Paneshe Nyadundu and Ilu Wloch Despite setbacks, inspiring women around the globe have continuously reminded us of the need to stay hopeful and to participate in creating the world we want to live in. From Vice President Kamala Harris' many speeches and Brandi Carlile's LGBTQ+ organizing, to Alison Bechdel's "Bechdel test," a measure of the representation of women in film.
Here, we list some of the most moving quotes from inspiring women in 2024: 
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Kamala Harris ‘There will be people who say to you, "You are out of your lane." But don’t let that harden you. Resilience is crucial for leaders who are striving to make changes in the face of resistance.’ 
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Narges Mohammadi ‘I have chosen to not see my children or even hear their voices and be the voice of oppressed people, women and children, of my land.’ 
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Alison Bechdel ‘The secret subversive goal of my work is to show that women, not just lesbians, are regular human beings.’ 
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Greta Thunberg 'Hope means taking action. I think that we need to redefine hope, because it’s being used against us. If there is hope you don’t need to do anything, but that is the opposite of hope.' 
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali 'Women are organizing in Saudi Arabia, in the UAE, in Iran. In Saudi Arabia, they are saying they do not want the male guardian. They’re being confronted with the accusation that they are demanding an anti-Sharia change, but they continue to demand it, anyway. They continue to demand the right to drive. They continue to demand the right to work..' 
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Holly Near 'This is the only planet we know of that has life on it and we are spinning through space at an unimaginable rate of speed, not flying off, courtesy of gravity. Somehow if I remember this once a day, it helps me keep perspective.' 
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Nicola Coughlan 'There’s no making it, You just have to keep going and can’t rest on your laurels.' 
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Michelle Obama '…The contagious power of hope, the anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day. The chance to vanquish the demons of fear, division, and hate that have consumed us and continue pursuing the unfinished promise…’ 
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Arundhati Roy 'If there is any hope for the world at all, it does not live in climate change conference rooms or in cities with tall buildings. It lives low, down on the ground, with its arms around the people who go to battle every day to protect their forests, their mountains, and their rivers because they know that the forests, the mountains, and the rivers protect them.' 
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Riley Keough 'I think for me hope is a choice. And I am much more inspired by the idea of being hopeful, and I would rather live in that headspace. There’s so much evidence of beauty and magic in this world, too; it’s certainly hard, there’s a lot of suffering in this world – you turn on the television and you can watch it, or you can be living it. But I think that life is about both things.' 
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Afua Hirsch 'The point of freedom of speech is that people have the right to say things that people might find uncomfortable or inconvenient.' 
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Zarah Sultana 'I’m a woman of color, and then because I’m basically calling them out for what they’re doing and not really being shy or subtle about it, they try to shut me down, but that only makes me want to talk louder and go for it more – they can’t silence me, because that will be their tactic working.' 
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Rebecca Solnit 'Presidential elections are a form of madness that comes over us once every four years. They fit the great-man or -woman narrative of history, seducing us into forgetting how powerful we are. They erase our memory of grassroots power, direct democracy and civil society. 'Leaders beget followers; people pin their hopes on one person, and with that they seem to shed responsibility for anything beyond getting that one person into office. Or, they wash their hands of any further involvement if it’s not their one person…. it matters who is president, but what a president does has everything to do with what the people demand or refuse or do themselves, and what the House and Senate send them or sabotage.' 
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Taylor Swift 'Giving up doesn't always mean you're weak, sometimes you're just strong enough to let go.' 
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Serena Williams 'The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: Be strong, be extremely kind and above all, be humble.' 
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Brandi Carlile 'We have a youth in this country who are trying to do away with a gender binary, which is so healthy. Watching young people try and destroy this age-old shackle is one of the most exciting things I’ll ever get to witness in my lifetime.' 
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Little Simz 'That’s why I talk about kids learning mindfulness, because this lot are going to take over. If they have these things instilled in them, it’s only going to be peace and harmony. I believe in people. I believe in us.' 
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Sofia Coppola 'It's always more intriguing to imagine what's happening, as opposed to seeing everything, because then you can use your imagination.' ' 
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A'ja Wilson 'There's a difference between being a leader and a boss. I've never wanted to be a boss. I've always wanted to be someone that my teammates can count on and the anchor of a franchise.' ' 
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Jenni Hermoso 'Unity is the most important thing. We have already seen that when the world unites, when the players unite, it is unstoppable. I think it's going to take us many years, but people are already aware and have in their minds the reality of what is today and what will be tomorrow.' ' 
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Chappell Roan 'Once I allowed myself to do [express myself ] that, that’s when my art got better.' 
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Dolores Huerta 'Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.' ' ' Partial content from Elle
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