Inspirational Quotes

Gentle reminders that we're not alone in our struggles or dreams.

  • Why Is Malala Yousafzai Investing in Women's Sports?

    Malala just told a packed room in Rio to keep dreaming big. Then she backed it with actual money for girls' sports.

  • What Helps Young Girls Build Real Confidence?

    New data says girls aren't short on bravery. They're short on someone standing next to them when it counts.

  • What Did WNBA Changemaker Day Teach 150 Teen Girls?

    150 ninth-grade girls spent a Friday in Chicago hearing, from women who've done it, that their resilience already counts as a superpower.

  • What Did Lauren Betts Say About Mental Health at the ESPYs?

    A WNBA rookie stood on one of sports' biggest stages and said the thing most of us are taught to hide. Here's what she said, and why it's sticking.

  • What Did Linda Noskova Say About Her Late Mother at Wimbledon?

    Linda Noskova won her first Grand Slam and gave the credit to someone who wasn't there to see it. Here's what she said.

  • What Did Coco Gauff Say About Serena and Venus Williams?

    Coco Gauff says she's still in awe of Serena and Venus Williams — the two women who taught her what she could become before she ever picked up a racket.

  • Respair: the old word for hope coming back

    There's an old English word for the moment despair loosens its grip. Jesmyn Ward found it, and made a whole book out of it.

  • Why Inspirational Quotes Matter

    Quotes can be gentle reminders that we're not alone in our struggles or dreams.