Ally Carter Quotes

But like Elle Woods, I do not like to be underestimated.

I'm the little fat cruiser weight, write me off at your peril.

I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.

I'm a girl's girl. I'm a woman's woman. I'm a cool girl.

I grew up in a house of forthright women.

I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that.

Women see me as a figure they can respect. They know I've been through a lot. I'm not going to let no man put me under.

Yes, I adore the fact that girls like me.

Girls shouldn't be afraid to look messy. They shouldn't have to always fit in with the pretty girls. Our goal as women is not to impress guys.

In so many places in the world, women have been prisoners for so long that they feel they have to scream about their rights. But when you scream, nobody listens to you. Real authority comes when you no longer need to scream - and that's something we women still need to learn.

The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.

I can't disappear. I come from a family of beautiful women, strong women - and 'strong' defined by being themselves.

I feel that confidence in women - especially young girls of color - but women, in general, is so important. It is so important for us to arm ourselves and become powerful at a very young age.

Shania Twain and Martina McBride and all these wonderful women were saying that it's awesome to be a woman, and it's awesome to be a confident woman. Obviously, I could never compare myself to them, and I want to be my own thing, but I think that message is what I want to say as an artist.

I have no time for women who don't support other women. It's the ultimate compliment when a woman tells you that you look good.

I think it's important for women to know that you don't have to compromise your fullness, your dopeness. You can be everything you want to be.

I think Man Repeller is more about self-confidence than it is about a woman's relationship with a man.

Even if I win the belt, I'm going to be underrated. It is what is it.

We have an energy about us that's so unique and so intense, and it's because of how much power we have in us as individuals, being confident, harnessing that power, and wanting to share that with other women.

On the set of 'Girlboss,' I had to keep introducing myself as the show runner - literally, 'Hi, I'm the boss' - to a lot of my crew. My first AD said, 'Why do you keep doing that?' I said, 'Because I get mistaken for an extra.'

I'm not afraid to be me and push my opinions. At school, it always felt like girls were pitted against each other - that's so awful and sad and something that I never do. It's about accepting everyone and their choices.

I get my strength from wanting to teach other women that everything about you is OK, and you shouldn't take any crap from anyone.

I'm so proud of the community we've been able to bring together, and the notion of women making the first move is no longer taboo; it's no longer a scarlet letter to have a voice.

Females should stand by each other, especially in an industry which seems to try so hard to pin us up against each other and make us fight. It's not about that for me. I refuse to be sucked into a twisted world of insecurity and lose who I am.

It makes me proud to help girls realize that they don't have to change who they are.