85 Inspiring Quotes For Little Girls About Growing Up

Oluwatosin Michael
Sep 19, 2023 By Oluwatosin Michael
Originally Published on Apr 01, 2021
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Little girls are a truly special gift.

Watching a little girl grow up is one of the most magical things. From a newborn baby to an adult daughter, sister, mother, and wife; the life of a little girl is so special.

It is important to always tell every little girl how special she is, so, to inspire all little girls, we have collected some cute quotes for little girls, along with lots of inspirational quotes for little girls that you will love.

If you are looking for precious quotes for little girls' rooms, you might find the perfect quote in this list!

You can also look at these little boy quotes and daughter-in-law quotes to celebrate more members of the family.
 

Inspirational Sweet Little Girl Quotes

Two young girls eating a watermelon slice and laughing together

Are you looking for some little girl quotes for your growing little girl? We have collected some beautiful quotes for your little girl here.

1. “Thank heaven for little girls

They grow up in

The most delightful way.”

- Maurice Chevalier, 'Thank Heaven For Little Girls'.

2. “A toddling little girl is a center of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.”

- George Eliot.

3. “Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move mountains.”

- Napoleon Bonaparte.

4. “Always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you think, and loved more than you know.”

- A A Milne.

5. “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

- Norman Vincent Peale.

6. “What if I fall? Oh but my darling what if you fly?”

- Erin Hanson.

7. “You are altogether beautiful my darling, beautiful in every way.”

- Song of Solomon, 4:7

8. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”

- Estée Lauder.

9. “I try to parent equally, but I think little girls are a little more sensitive.”

- Don Johnson.

10. “Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.”

- Jane Seymour.

11. “I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say 'yes, women can.'”

- Dilma Rousseff.

12. “Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of.”

- Bethany Hamilton.

13. “All little girls should be told they're pretty...”

- Marilyn Monroe.

14. “I like to tell little girls that not every day is going to be your best day and that you won't look pretty every day either and that that's OK.”

- Eiza Gonzalez.

15. “I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. ”

- Audrey Hepburn.

16. “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.

17. “A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.”

- Cameron Russell.

18. “I refuse to give energy to the negative. I've got a great fella and two great little girls.”

- Melissa McCarthy.

19. “Little girls are taught to be dependent, incapable of valuing themselves in many aspects of their daily lives.”

- Josefina Vazquez Mota.

20. “I want little girls to believe that they can be CEOs.”

-Payal Kadakia.

Motivational Baby Girl Quotes

Here are some baby girl quotes and sweet girl sayings that you might love. These quotes will motivate little girls whatever they want to do, be that become a scientist, an actress, or anything else!

21. “I really don't see little girls growing up and thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to morph myself so I look like Barbie.'”

- Jeremy Scott.

22. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail.”

- Oprah Winfrey.

23. “Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people. They are born with a little bit of angel shine about them, and though it wears thin sometimes there is always enough left to lasso your heart.”

- Alan Beck.

24. “I was never one of those little girls who played with baby dolls and picked names for her firstborn. I was playing in the mud with my dog, doing backflips, and climbing trees.”

- Jane Fallon.

25. “A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give.”

- Laurel Atherton.

26. “What the daughter does, the mother did.”

- Jewish proverb.

27. “This little girl will guard her tower with the most vicious dragon of all: indifference.”

- Yesenia Barkley.

28. “To all the little girls who are watching this, 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.

29. “Little girls think it's necessary to put all their business on MySpace and Facebook, and I think it's a shame... I'm all about mystery.”

- Stevie Nicks.

30. "A tiny daughter gives parents a life in a climate of perpetual wonder."

– Pierre Doucet.

31. “It's every little girl's dream to have an exact look-alike doll. It's amazing. “

- Bindi Irwin.

32. “Like star dust glistening on fairies' wings, Little girls dreams are of magical things.”

- Sherry Larson.

33. “Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.”

- Margaret Atwood.

34. “My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.”

- Russell Simmons.

35. “She is just a baby

She's my little girl

She looks like her mommy

Sporting little curls...”

- Clark Richard, 'Red Robin'.

36. “The knowingness of little girls, is hidden underneath their curls.”

- Phyllis McGinley.

37. “One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once.”

- Lucy Maud Montgomery.

38. “As a little girl living in the English countryside, I used to go running around in the forests, creating my own fairy tale.”

- Lily Collins.

39. “When I was a little girl, rocking my little dolls, I remember thinking I would be the world's best mom, and so far I've done it.”

- Jenny McCarthy.

40. “There was a little girl,

Who had a little curl,

Right in the middle of her forehead...”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 'There Was A Little Girl'.

Cute Quotes About Your Little Daughter

Here are some sweet and cute baby girl quotes for your sweet baby daughter.

41. “But a smile from my daughter makes me forget every ordeal.”

- Raymond Raoul Lambert, ‘Diary Of A Witness’.

42. “The love of a daughter makes life worth living. It makes my heart full and I just keep on.”

- AJ Winners, ‘The Love Of A Daughter’.

43. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.”

- Maya Angelou.

44. "When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier."

- Diane Von Furstenberg.

45. “A man’s daughter is his heart. Just with feet, walking out in the world.”

- Mat Johnson.

46. “As a little girl I used to day dream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me.”

- Christine Keeler.

47. “A daughter is a miracle that never ceases to be miraculous… full of beauty and forever beautiful... loving and caring and truly amazing.”

- Deanna Beisser.

48. “... let's keep going until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves to have.”

- Hillary Clinton.

49. “Every moment I have had with my daughter is precious.”

- Cathy Shaffer.

50. “A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.”

-  Unknown*.

51. “We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody’s.”

- Kifah Shah.

52. “It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to protect the child. By allowing your mother to protect you, you gave her a gift."

- Kristin Cashore.

53. “My son is my son till he have got him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.”

- English proverb.

54 “The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.”

- Unknown*.

55. “The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.”

- Rick Riordan.

Sweet Little Girl Quotes

Here are some quotes on little girls that you might like.

56. “As a little girl I loved the thought of playing dress-up and getting ready.”

- Denise Richards.

57. “Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.”

- Heather Gudenkauf.

58. “Though she be but little, she is fierce!”

- William Shakespeare, ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’.

59. “A woman wants to be romanced... That is what little girls play at, and those are the movies women love and the stories that they love.”

- John Eldredge.

60. “Life is tough my darling, but so are you.”

- Stephanie Bennet Henry.

61. "Representation is so important because it's hard for kids to want to be what they can't see. Little girls and boys need to know that it's natural for girls to love science and tech.”

- Emily Calandrelli.

62.“You’re a beautiful girl, and you can do anything you want in life.”

- Jeanine Pirro.

63. “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.”

- Audrey Hepburn.

64. “I was one of those little girls who practiced signing autographs since I was 5 years old.”

- Rebecca Black.

65. “The relationship between parents and children, but especially between mothers and daughters, is tremendously powerful, scarcely to be comprehended in any rational way.”

- Joyce Carol Oates.

66. “There are miracles and glory in every child. Our glory lies in empowering them to flourish their glory.”

- Amit Ray.

67. “Baby girls are bits of stardust blown from the hand of God. Lucky is the woman who knows the pangs of birth for she has held a star.”

- Larry Barretto.

68. “A baby girl is a bundle of firsts that excite and delight; giggles that come from deep inside, always wonderful and precious… so much that your love for her knows no bounds.”

- Barbara Cage.

69. “A little girl is sugar and spice and everything nice—especially when she’s taking a nap.”

- Unknown*.

Quotes From Famous Celebrities On Girl Power

Here are some sweet girl power quotes by famous celebrities to motivate you and remind you that your little girl can move mountains!

70. “Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.”

- Taylor Swift.

71. “And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.”

- Mark Anthony.

72. “The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved. Women who live bravely, both tender and fierce.”

- Amy Tenney.

73. “Imperfections are beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

- Marilyn Monroe.

74. “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

- Coco Chanel.

75. “If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be.”

- Maya Angelou.

76. “Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.”

- Judy Garland.

77. “Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.”

- Taylor Swift.

78. “I think beauty comes from knowing who you actually are. That’s real beauty to me.”

- Ellen DeGeneres.

79. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” ­

- Emma Stone.

80. “If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.”

- Oprah Winfrey.

81. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.”

- Malala Yousafzai.

82. “There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.”

- Edith Wharton.

83. “A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep.”

- Cinderella, 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes'.

84. “She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes.”

- Kate Spade.

85. “Don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine."  

- Taylor Swift, 'Ours'.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for quotes for little girls, then why not take a look at these funny siblings quotes or [family first quotes] too?

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Written by Oluwatosin Michael

Bachelor of Science specializing in Microbiology

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Oluwatosin MichaelBachelor of Science specializing in Microbiology

With a Bachelor's in Microbiology from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Oluwatosin has honed his skills as an SEO content writer, editor, and growth manager. He has written articles, conducted extensive research, and optimized content for search engines. His expertise extends to leading link-building efforts and revising onboarding strategies. 

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