Raise your hand if you hate Monday. The transition from weekend mode into work mode is a real struggle. Sometimes all it takes is a few badass quotes to get be prepared for the week ahead. This weekend witnessed some of the bright-eyed lines at National Women’s Parliament held in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh for women empowerment. To help you survive the Monday blues, here are the one-liners which will satisfy the feminist in you, straight from the largest classroom for women in the world:

“Who are you? This is the key to your expansion!” – Prakriti Poddar

“Politics is my business, because I am in worlds 51% minority” – Aruna Miller

“I am for equal opportunities as I myself am a product of equal opportunities.”- Lt. Governor Dr. Kiran Bedi

“As woman there is visible freedom but there is also a glass ceiling” – Kavitha Rao Kalvakuntla

“Go through the obstacle, go around the obstacle but reach your goal always” – Dr. Seema Rao

“The greatest gift of any individual is ‘Abaya” fearlessness” – E. S. L. Narasimhan

“Turn rejection into success and turn oppression into opportunity” – Shweta Kesarini

“Real dreams are those which don’t let you sleep” – Saloni Sidana

“Do not accept anything blindly. Question everything”- Alka Sirohi

“Create your own brand of excellence” – Vinisha Nero

“Don’t be a woman who needs a man. Be a woman that a man needs.” – Kottapali Geeta

“The younger men and women are ‘No-Nonsense’ generation of India.” – Dr. Ranjana Kumari

“We are same human being at the core” – Dalai Lama

“Hum bharat ni nari hai, komal komal phool nahi hum aag ki chingari hai” – Sagarika Ghose

Translation – We are Indian women, we are not delicate flowers but we are sparks of fire.