Many of these wise words come from women who’ve been raised in a privileged environment, but it hasn’t stopped them from seeing the world through the eyes of the less-fortunate. Whether it’s giving advice on how to treat others or how to believe in yourself, how motherhood changes you to gender equality, take a look through our gallery of inspirational quotes from the likes of Meghan Markle and Queen Letizia of Spain .
![Order Of The Garter Service At Windsor Castle](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/cb1741971bf9-order-of-the-garter-service-at-windsor-castle.jpg)
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
“We need everyone, male and female, to support this mission [gender equality], if we make greater strides towards parity, then we all stand to win. There will be bigger slices of a bigger cake for everyone.”
![Diana Naming Royal Princess Ship](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/62cefe78ee33-diana-naming-royal-princess-ship.jpg)
Princess Diana
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”
![The Duchess Of Sussex Visits The Robert Clack Upper School In Dagenham](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/bb7a3aa39119-the-duchess-of-sussex-visits-the-robert-clack-upper-school-in-dagenham.jpg)
Meghan Markle
“It’s pretty incredible to see what happens when you start believing you are enough”
![BRITAIN-ROYALS](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/b9aec317bf15-britain-royals.jpg)
Kate Middleton
“Imagine if everyone was able to help just one child who needs to be listened to, needs to be respected, and needs to be loved - we could make such a huge difference for an entire generation.”
![Queen Elizabeth II Visits Scotland](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/fcee32962a1f-queen-elizabeth-ii-visits-scotland.jpg)
Queen Elizabeth
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”
![Diana In Oxford](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/75c8b9261761-diana-in-oxford.jpg)
Princess Diana
“When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.”
![BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief 'Big Night In'](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/9ba31d709734-bbc-children-in-need-and-comic-relief-39-big-night-in-39-.jpg)
Kate Middleton
“Nothing can really prepare you for you the sheer overwhelming experience of what it means to become a mother. It is full of complex emotions of joy, exhaustion, love, and worry, all mixed together.”
![Jordan's Queen Rania Visits Harlem Girls School](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/9930e224ea68-jordan-39-s-queen-rania-visits-harlem-girls-school.jpg)
Queen Rania of Jordan
“Making mistakes is the art of discovery!”
![Grace Kelly](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/49eb89fb6ae7-grace-kelly.jpg)
Princess Grace of Monaco
“I‘m basically a feminist. I believe women can do anything they decide to.”
![Royal Ascot 2017 - Day 1](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/74a2ebd93c60-royal-ascot-2017-day-1.jpg)
Kate Middlton
“My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.”
![The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Canada House](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/8f8bae9757ff-the-duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-visit-canada-house.jpg)
Meghan Markle
“Be kind to yourself. Truly, if we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friends we would be a million miles ahead of the game.”
![Royal Family Group at Balmoral](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/cff640234a98-royal-family-group-at-balmoral.jpg)
Queen Elizabeth
“Good memories are our second chance at happiness.”
![Spanish Royals Host A Dinner For Authorities In Palma De Mallorca](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/6d96edb16488-spanish-royals-host-a-dinner-for-authorities-in-palma-de-mallorca.jpg)
Queen Letizia of Spain
“Every girl born anywhere in the world should have the possibility to choose what she wants in life because it‘s wonderful to be a woman ... Or at least it should be.”
![Dutch Royal Family Attends New Year Reception At Royal Palace In Amsterdam](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/a2620dbc120d-dutch-royal-family-attends-new-year-reception-at-royal-palace-in-amsterdam.jpg)
Queen Maxima of The Netherlands
“I want all women to have freedom of choice and opportunities that they can grab and be happy and proud of themselves, if that is a feminist, I am a feminist.”
![The Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Visit Johannesburg - Day Two](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/ce49eadf2735-the-duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-visit-johannesburg-day-two.jpg)
Meghan Markle
“You need to know that you’re enough. A mantra that has now ingrained itself so deeply within me that not a day goes by without hearing it chime in my head. That five pounds lost won’t make you happier, that more make-up won’t make you prettier, that the now iconic saying from Jerry Maguire – ‘you complete me’ - frankly, isn’t true. You are complete with or without a partner. You are enough just as you are.”
![The Wedding Of Crown Prince Felipe & Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/3bd264370298-the-wedding-of-crown-prince-felipe-amp-letizia-ortiz-rocasolano.jpg)
Queen Rania of Jordan
“Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are.”
![FRANCE-DIPLOMACY-ROYALS-POLITICS](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/1cbe4459185e-france-diplomacy-royals-politics.jpg)
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
“Everyone has the right to belong.”
![Grimaldi Royal Family](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/c8e0ee384a3b-grimaldi-royal-family.jpg)
Princess Grace of Monaco
I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.“
![Diana Visits London Lighthouse](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/f261b556172e-diana-visits-london-lighthouse.jpg)
Princess Diana
“Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.”
![Queen Elizabeth II ,Diana is pregnant with Prince William ,Trooping the Colour](https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/original_aspect_ratio/22f34e1b7422-queen-elizabeth-ii-diana-is-pregnant-with-prince-william-trooping-the-colour.jpg)
Queen Elizabeth
“I have to be seen to be believed.”