- Opinion
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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
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a woman, this is one of these areas where you have to walk a fine line: the classic, 'Are you soft and squishy, and you hug everybody, and you're a cheerleader?' versus, 'Are you the hard-nosed you-know-what female dog?'
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Women on Board' provides a roadmap for high-performing women leaders to join high-performing boards. It is a must-read for every sitting board director, man or woman, and for everyone who aspires to a corporate board seat.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most happy marriage I can picture or imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people say, 'There aren't enough women on panel shows,' the answer is to make the host a woman.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do you know there were two pilots made for 'Have I Got News For You' before the series started two decades ago: one hosted by Angus Deayton and one hosted by me. But I was told that they couldn't have a woman in charge of the news.
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't got the patience for small talk, although I once saw a woman standing on her own in the corner, and I realised it was Monica Lewinsky, and I had the nicest evening with her - she was charming.
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I heard 'Jolene,' I was 12 years old, and it was performed by Jack White. I remember watching that video and forgetting it was from a woman's point of view, and forgetting it was a country song, and forgetting it was originally by Dolly Parton.
- Nov 07, 2020
Oh, happy triumph of the poet! - to hear his verses wedded to sweet sounds, and warbled by the woman he loves!
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020