- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was raised by a woman who was her true and authentic self. So I feel like it's very important to put on for people who aren't that confident or people who don't realize the value in self-love.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely am drawn to strong females who are successful, smart women because I am a woman like that. I think it's important to portray those kinds of women on film and television. Especially as a black woman, I think it's important.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely am drawn to strong females who are successful, smart women because I am a woman like that. I think it's important to portray those kinds of women on film and television.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Support other women! We are taught to be competitive with other women, to vie with them for the 'girl spot' in a group or job. Anything that helps an individual woman is good for all of us! Love and support your friends!
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a short film at Outfest, 'Where Are the Dolls,' based on an Elizabeth Bishop poem done, where I play this woman who is sort of walking the streets and ends up alone dancing in a club. I have this hot and heavy scene with a very beautiful actress. It became very popular.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I wear mostly skirts past the knee.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not wearing hijab has seriously, seriously hurt my career. Mass media wants to see a woman in a veil. But I think it helps me because it makes it easier for my audience to relate to me. I'm not the scary 'other' they keep seeing on 'Fox News.'
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I arrived at the Capitol in 2007 to take my oath as a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives, I had the privilege of filling the seat held for so long and so well by my friend Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress. I was so grateful to her.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Protecting Medicare and Social Security, health care, workers' rights, and a woman's right to choose remain top priorities for me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My deep emotional connection to my mother, a remarkable woman who made a hard choice to save her children, and who valiantly struggled to care for us as a single parent, is the current that has driven my entire life. Everything I've accomplished is a testament to her fortitude.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a woman, I am a minority person, and I speak in a very plain way. And I think that reaches people.
- Funny Movie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don't really have a choice in the matter. My goal is just to be funny.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020