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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
- Nov 07, 2020
I have never been one to show off too much skin, and it's not just because I'm a larger woman.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like I've come off as an outspoken woman. Sometimes I think I've come off as confrontational. But I feel like it's been pretty fair. Those are parts of me.
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't have anything to hide. And for the record, I am not against plastic surgery. I believe that any woman that wants to do anything or fix anything that bothers her - if she's doing it for herself - I'm all for it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tend to be slightly fastidious in the company I keep. As a woman, you almost need to be.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
An executive producer with an all-male writing staff once inadvertently revealed his deep, dark fear. While discussing a full-time position for me, he mused out loud, 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change everything.' Of course, what he really meant was: 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change me.'
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Early on in my career, I was often the only woman in the room, writing for shows like 'Late Night with David Letterman,' 'The Simpsons,' 'Newhart,' and 'Coach,' and sometimes I'd feel like I didn't belong.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more successful you are as a man, the more you're liked. And the more successful you are as a woman, the more you're disliked.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can't plan to write a great song. It just happens to you. It drops in your lap. It's the same thing with a woman.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every woman has had the guy she's broken up with park across the street and stare at her door. Every guy has had someone call at two in the morning and hang up. Or you've been the person who has done those things.
- Strong
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a strong woman at all. And I'm not a feminist. In fact, I'm very weak.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020