- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Woman Quotes
On being seen, and being heard, as a woman.
This set touches on the extra scrutiny women face in performance careers and the emotional stakes of being noticed romantically. For related identity-focused lines, see I Am.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I was aware when I started doing stand-up, especially on my own, that, yeah, I'm getting up on stage, and I'm a woman, and I dress in a sort of typically feminine fashion.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a man is talking in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often wonder if my being a fairly small Asian woman with a high-pitched quietish voice plays a role in how often men feel entitled to come up to me and tell me, 'You have this doll act,' or whatever.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I am not the first woman to ask this, but how can I be both damaged and loveable? How do I become the protagonist of a story?
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's literature with a capital L, but when a woman considers the same topics, it's romance, or a beach book - in short, it's something unworthy of a serious critic's attention.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was really glad to meet Jane Clark because it did give me an insight. I couldn't imagine what kind of woman she was. I was hugely impressed by her energy, straightforward nature and enthusiasm for life.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
But John Landis wrote a good relationship which is really what the film's about. A very straightforward young woman who's very sure of herself and she meets a young man who needs some taking care of.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very grateful that I have never had to be or ever chosen to be or accidentally found myself to be in the space of the other woman.
- Art
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I go way back to Loretta Lynn, I always cite her as being able to capture what I think is every woman's story... she very openly used her art as an expression of what she was going through in her life. So that authenticity is something I admire.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You get crushes on people. You have to see them every day in that week. They're a fantastic person, and it could be a man or a woman.
- Nov 07, 2020
I also had Wonder Woman Underoos that I really liked. I actually wore them as an outfit to school.
- Artist
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020