225 Savage Quotes That Will Ignite Your Inner Boss

It’s okay to be modest, but these savage quotes will spark your inner boss like kerosene to a flame.

Being modest and humble is important, but sometimes it makes sense to embrace your inner boss and make people know how great you really are.

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What Are The Benefits Of Reading Savage Quotes?

We live in a highly competitive world, and for you to climb to the top of your game, you need to embrace your style, creativity, and everything that is unique about you.

You must be ready to own your confidence and ambition and channel your unique abilities into creating the life you want.

Reading these savage quotes will remind you that:

• The path to happiness and fulfillment is uniquely your own
• You won’t get where you want to go by doing what everyone expects of you
• You must unleash your inner boss and embrace your own style

Choose a path that does not limit you.

A path that has a shot of leading to fulfillment, a path where your effort will be rewarded, and a path that will push you to stretch beyond your comfort zone and build your courage.

To help you create your very best life, below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and badass savage quotes, savage sayings, and savage proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

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Savage Quotes To Ignite Your Inner Boss

1. “Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.”- Harvey Specter

2. “What good is money if you can’t use it to strike fear into the hearts of your fellow men?” – Montgomery Burns

3. “I am not apologising for who I am.”- Donna

4. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

5. “The question isn’t who is going to let me: it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

6. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston S. Churchill

7. “Never retract, never explain, never apologize. Just get things done and let them howl.” — Nellie McClung

8. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously.” — Sophia Bush

9. “I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

10. “I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.” — Beyoncé

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11. “Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan.” – Larry Winget

12. “Having a v*gina does not stop me from believing my balls are bigger than yours.” – Suits.

13. “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.” – Pink

14. “I don’t sweat for pounds, or inches, or a dress size. I sweat to make my outside match my inside.” – Amber Dawn Hunter

15. “If you don’t like how the table is set, turn over the table.” – House of Cards

16. “If you want something said, ask a man: if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher

17. “If you don’t like my attitude, Quit talking to me.” – Unknown

18. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

19. “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

20. “Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” — Amelia Earhart

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21. “There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.” – Robert Jordan

22. “I am a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.” — Maya Angelou

23. “I don’t have to be an expert. I just have to care.” – Mariska Hargitay

24. “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” ~ Jimi Hendrix

25. “Better to be strong than pretty and useless.” – Lilith Saintcrow

26. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Van Gogh

27. “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

28. “Push that snooze button and you’ll end up working for someone who didn’t.” – Eric Thomas

29. “The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” –  Eddie Vedder

30. “The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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31. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

32. “Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” ~ Henry Rollins

33. “Smile, because it confuses people. It’s easier than explaining to people that what is killing you from inside” – Batman Darknight.

34. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

35. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~ Mark Twain

36. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde
37. “If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole.” – Raylan Givens

38. “It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” – Howard Ruff

39. “If it is not a fit place for women, it is unfit for men to be there.” — Sojourner Truth

40. “Power is being told you’re not loved and not being destroyed by it.” – Madonna

Savage Quotes To Help You Find And Embrace Your Inner Boss

41. “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” ~ Bruce Lee

42. “It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” — Emiliano Zapata

43. “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” – Maya Angelou

44. “The best is the enemy of the good.” – Voltaire

45. “God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I’ve ever met.” – Farrah Fawcett

46. “Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.” – Russell Warren

47. “The characteristic feature of the loser is to bemoan, in general terms, mankind’s flaws, biases, contradictions, and irrationality-without exploiting them for fun and profit.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

48. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

49. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali

50. “Someday is not a day of the week.” – Denise Brennan-Nelson

Savage Quotes To Remind You Of Your Strength

51. “A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot.” – Isabel Allende

52. “You can’t make people love you, but you can make them fear you.” – Blair Waldorf

53. “It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful. I’m not alive for that purpose.”
– Warsan Shire

54. “I just figured if I’m going to be a mess – might as well be a hot mess, right?” – Mindy Lahiri

55. “If you touch me, I’ll provide you with the opportunity to see if you can heal yourself.” – Richelle Mead

56. “Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.” – Taylor Swift

57. “You wanted fire? Sorry, my speciality is ice.” – Veronica Lodge

58. “They say good things come to those who wait, so imma be at least an hour late.” —Kanye West

59. “It’s about time. Where’s my throne?” – Hannah Marin

60. “I’m gracing you with my presence.” – Kourtney Kardashian

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61. “It’s ok to disagree with me. I can’t force you to be right.” – Unknown

62. “Sometimes I wish I could be you, so I could be friends with me!” – Angelica

63. “I stopped waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. I lit that b*tch up myself.” – Unknown

64. “You’re way too short to get on this ride.” – Shawn Mendes

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65. “Throw me to the wolves and I’ll come back leading the pack.” – Unknown

66. “I wear my crown, show it off, go on, girl.” —Kelly Rowland

67. “I am learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” – AG
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68. “Just because I’m sassy and have a mouth on me doesn’t mean I’m coming from a negative place.” – Kesha
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69. “It is so weird being my own role model.” – Mindy Lahiri

70. “I embrace mistakes, they make you who you are.” – Beyoncé

More Savage Quotes And Sayings

71. “Savage and unpredictable, a woman, like the sea, takes what she wants and spits the remains back into the boiling cauldron of humanity.” – Virginia Alison

72. “A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

73. “Savages are made from broken love and trust.” – Jordan Hoechlin

74. Never did he fail to respond savagely to the chatter of the squirrel he had first met on the blasted pine.” – Jack London

75. “Mountains are Savage but what is the best part about them? They bring people Closer.” – Tanveer Mazhar

76. “Any man who neglects his conscience is a dangerous animal.” – Suzy Kassem

77. “Civilize The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.” – Ancient Chinese Proverb

78. “The world is being run by savages wearing corporate business suits.” – Steven Magee

79. “Anyone could be savage. Everywhere could go dark.” – Maya Jasanoff

80. “There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man’s notion that he is less savage than the other savages.” – Mark Twain

81. “You’re on a different road, I’m in a milky way, you want me down on earth, but I up in space.” – Unknown

82. Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” — Elizabeth Taylor

83. “I had to let go of us to show myself what I could do.” – Unknown

84. “It’s the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.” — Tallulah Bankhead

85. “Keep your head high and your middle finger higher.” — Megan Fox

Savage Quotes For Haters And Jealousy

86. “I don’t dislike my haters, they dislike me. I’m doing nothing wrong, I’m just being me.” – Unknown

87. “You’re going to have haters and you’re going to have lovers.” – Nicole Polizzi

88. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.” – Nicole Polizzi

89. “Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” – Nishan Panwar

90. “Respect your haters; they’re the only ones who think you’re better than them.” – Unknown

91. “Haters are the people who will broadcast your failures and whisper your success.” – Will Smith

92. “To anyone that ever told you you’re no good… They’re no better.” – Unknown

93. “Isn’t it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?” – Sean Covey

94. “Don’t worry about the haters… They are just angry because the truth you speak contradicts the lie they live.” – Unknown

95. “Behind every successful person lies a pack of Haters! I love my haters!” – Gloria Tesch

Savage Quotes To Motivate You

96. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar

97. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” –Lou Holtz

98. “Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower

99. “A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.” -Pat Riley

100. “I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.” -Edmund Hillary

101. “Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” -Les Brown

102. “My motivation is being the best. Pretty simple and straightforward.” -Brian Shaw

103. “Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.” -Bo Bennett

104. “Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can’t be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.” –Lee Iacocca

105. “No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don’t fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.” –Ben Carson

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106 “Learn to use the criticism as fuel and you will never run out of energy.” – Orrin Woodward

107. “I don’t have time, energy, or interest in hating the haters; I’m too busy loving the lovers.” – Steve Marabou

108. Insecure people put others down to raise themselves up. – Habeeb Akande

109. “There’s nothing a man can do, that I can’t do better and in heels.” — Ginger Rogers

110. “It is better to let everyone think you are stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain

111. “You don’t deserve my tears. I guess that’s why they aren’t there.” — Beyoncé

112. “A queen is never late. Everyone else is simply early.” — Queen Clarisse Renaldi

113. “Sweets, you couldn’t ignore me if you tried.” — John Bender

114. “I’m not a stop along the way. I’m a destination.” — Blair Waldorf

115. “If they want to be a problem, they’ll have to answer to me.” — Garnet

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116. “If I had any talent in the world… I would be a great diva.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg

117. “Someday I want to be perfect; until then, I’ll be happy being incredible.” — Maxine Cartoons

118. “Didn’t they tell you that I was a savage? F— your white horse and a carriage.” — Rihanna

119. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

120. “I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.” — Beyoncé

121. “Next time you’ll see someone call a little girl bossy, you walk right up to that person, big smile, and you say, ‘That little girl’s not bossy. That little girl has executive leadership skills.'” — Sheryl Sandberg

122. “I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” — Maya Angelou

123. “I can resist everything, except temptation.” — Oscar Wilde

124. “I’m single because I was born that way.” — Mae West

125. “Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body.” — Lady Gaga

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126. “Being so bad got me feeling so good.” ― Demi Lovato

127. “Take my number down, I just might hit you.” ― Lauren Jauregui

128. “Breakup with your girlfriend, yeah, yeah, ’cause I’m bored.” ― Ariana Grande

129. “I’m permanent. You can’t erase me.” ― Shawn Mendes

130. “Too hot too handle, too cold to hold!” ― Randy Savage

131. I’m sorry that good-looking people like us made you throw up and feel bad about yourself.” ― Derek Zoolander

132. “You’re a million miles too close.” ― Jonas Brothers

133. “I am not apologizing for who I am.” ― Donna

134. “I never trust a narcissist, but they love me.” ― Taylor Swift

135. “If I was you, I’d wanna be me too.” ― Meghan Trainor

Funny Sarcastic Savage Quotes

136. “Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” — Robin Williams

137. “If you’re not going to swim deep with me then get out of my waters.” — Bridgett Devoue

138. “Cheers to my Haters, There is so much more to come!!!” — Leonardo DiCaprio

139. “Extreme liberalism is not a political philosophy. It is a mental disorder.” — Michael Savage

140. “Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

141. Marry me and I’ll never look at another horse!” — Groucho Marx

142. “When a man steals your wife there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.” — Sacha Guitry

143. “There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.” — Will Rogers

144. “I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” — Groucho Marx

145. “If you expect to rise from the ashes, you have to embrace the burn.” — Kat Savage

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146. “I’m sorry that people are so jealous of me…but I can’t help it that I’m so popular.” — Gretchen Wieners

147. “I get what I want, like it or not.” — Charli XCX

148. “No, I’m not a snack at all. Look, baby, I’m the whole damn meal.” — Lizzo

149. “Let me blow your mind.” — Eve

150. “I’m throwin’ shade like it’s sunny.” — Nicki Minaj

151. “I’ve got thick skin and an elastic heart.” — Sia

152. “Listen up, fives, a ten is speaking!” — Jenna

153. “I’m a boss and I shine like gloss.” — Doja Cat

154. “I reject your reality and substitute my own.” — Adam Savage

155. “Look, I don’t mean to be a btch…well, actually I do.” — Santana Lopez

Savage Quotes About Being Bright

156. “It is in refinement and elegance that the civilized man differs from the savage.” — Samuel Johnson

157. “The civilized man is a more experienced and wiser savage.” — Henry David Thoreau

158. “The gods’ most savage curses come upon us as answers to our own prayers. Prayer is a dangerous business.” — Lois McMaster Bujold

159. “Problem-solving is hunting; it is savage pleasure and we are born to it.” — Thomas Harris

160. “The savage lives simply through ignorance and idleness or laziness, but the philosopher lives simply through wisdom.” — Henry David Thoreau

161. “The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage; they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human.” — Victor Hugo

162.  “Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.” — Michel de Montaigne

163. “If no set of moral ideas were truer or better than any other, there would be no sense in preferring civilised morality to savage morality.” — C. S. Lewis

164. “Since I personified the savage on the stage, I tried to be as civilized as possible in daily life.” — Josephine Baker

165. “The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” — Minot Judson Savage

Savage Quotes Perfect For Being A Badass

166. “I’m one of those people who doesn’t follow trends. I set them.” — Zendaya

167. “You’re italic, I’m in bold.” — Billie Eilish

168. “Life is short. Make every hair flip count.” — Em.x

169. “We deal in lead, friend.” — Vin

170. “B*tches get stuff done.” — Tina Fey

171. “I’m going to eat your fucking eyeballs and wear your faces when I’m done with you!” ― Jake Bible

172. “I’m your huckleberry.” — Doc Holliday

173. “You should see me in a crown.” — Billie Eilish

174. “Number 1: No one is like me.” — Harley Quinn

175. “Ten different looks and my looks all kill.” — Cardi B

Savage Quotes To Embrace Failure And Success

176. “Play by the rules, but be ferocious.” — Phil Knight 

177. “The only thing standing between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” — Joel Brown

178. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard

179. “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

180. “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” — Oscar Wilde

181. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs

182. “Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.” — Sarah Louise Delany

183. It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.” — Elizabeth Kenny

184. “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” — Helen Keller

185.”Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill

Savage Quotes On Persistence And Effort

186. “I’m not a businessman; I’m a business, man!” — Jay-Z

187. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll

188. “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” — Kyle Chandler

189. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” — Mark Zuckerberg

190. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

191. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker

192. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain

193. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali

194. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” — Booker T. Washington

195. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sharp-Witted Savage Quotes For Fearless Souls

196. “Don’t be a slave to your ego; let it be your servant.” — Maxime Lagacé

197. “I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.” — Harvey Specter

198. Sometimes you have to cut ties with people to keep your peace.” — Oprah Winfrey

199. I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.” — Kurt Cobain

200. “You can’t control other people. You can only control your reactions to them.” — Benjamin P. Hardy

201. “If you have nothing good to say, come sit by me.” — Alice Roosevelt Longworth

202. Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.” — Al Capone

203. “Be a voice, not an echo.” — Albert Einstein

204. “I never lose. Either I win, or I learn.” — Nelson Mandela

205. “Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.” — Mallory Hopkins

Raw And Unapologetic Savage Quotes For Empowerment

206. “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” — Mark Twain

207. “I don’t want to be liked. I want to be respected.” — Queen Latifah

208. The only time to look down on someone is when you’re helping them get up.” — Jesse Jackson

209. “People will stare; make it worth their while.” — Harry Winston

210. “Haters are my motivators.” — Nicki Minaj

211. “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions.” — Catherine Cook

212. “If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.” — Toni Morrison

213. “They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same.” — Kurt Cobain

214. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” — Katharine Hepburn

215. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” — Stephen R. Covey

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216. “I refuse to be put in a box.” — Jennifer Lopez

217. “I don’t need your situation.” — Jordyn Woods

218. “When in doubt, freak ‘em out.” — Sharon Needles

219. “I’m too busy writing history to read it.” — Kanye West

220. “You’re not going to tell me who I am.” — Nicki Minaj

221. “Baby, just don’t give a damn.” — BTS, ‘Love Maze

222. “I’ve always been famous, it’s just no one knew it yet.” — Lady Gaga

223. “You can’t sit with us!” — Gretchen Wieners, Mean Girls

224. “Don’t get bitter, get better.” — Alyssa Edwards

225. “Ego so big, you must admit. I’ve got every reason to feel like I’m that b*tch.” — Beyoncé, ‘Ego’

Which Of These Savage Quotes Was Your Favorite?

For you to create happiness and fulfillment in today’s world, you must find and embrace your inner boss.

It’s important to own your style and confidence and show that you’re a unique and essential part of your world.

You are strong, resilient, and unique.

Forget about being modest and instead share your excitement, your passion, and your proudest moments.

Hopefully, the quotes above have inspired you to speak your mind and stand up for what you believe in.

Which of these savage quotes resonated with you best?

Do you have any other favorite quotes to add?

Feel free to share with us in the comment section below.