- 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
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
No woman or girl is going to want to spend time looking at pretty dresses on the Internet. Vogue is going to be around for a long time to come.
- Missed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's nice not to have lines when you frown, especially on TV. I don't know why people make such a fuss about it. No one is interested if a woman has her teeth capped or her hair dyed.
- Bestow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
- High Priority
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- Nov 07, 2020
A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through the ages, from the beginning of time, I'm certain man has covered woman's face with masks. They are, however, his masks, not hers.
- President
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Trump's gonna be a great president. And Hillary's a great woman too.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Western man declares that in order to be beautiful, a woman must look 14 years old. If she dares to look 50, or worse, 60, she is beyond the pale. By putting the spotlight on the female child and framing her as the ideal of beauty, he condemns the mature woman to invisibility.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There, they tell me to wear the veil. Here, they are telling me to put my hips in a little girl's skirt, and I am this lovely full woman. You've got this Ph.D. and you're worrying, 'Am I skinny enough?'
- Dark
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- Nov 07, 2020
The woman with dark hair, wide hips, and a few extra pounds has always been the essence of beauty in Morocco.
- Thoughts
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020