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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
- Fate
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- Nov 07, 2020
No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.
- Mentor
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- Nov 07, 2020
A strong and dedicated mentor can help a young woman get her foot in the door, get a promotion and get a raise.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first day in the police was July 16, 1972. I was the only woman in the IPS. I remember getting a lot of questions. Are you sure you want to do this? Have you thought about your family? Why did you choose to be here? There was a lot of amazement and doubt.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started Biocon in 1978, the obstacles I needed to navigate were manifold - ranging from infrastructural hurdles to issues related to my credibility as a business woman. With no access to venture capital, money was scarce and high-cost, debt-based capital was all I had.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate the title of being called 'the richest woman in India,' but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like a woman who has a vocabulary larger than 'shoes' and 'handbags.' But a nice pair of legs to go in the shoes is always good, too.
- Idol
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh, gosh, first of all, Paula Deen is my idol. I adore that woman. I got to be on her show a few months ago, and I'm telling you that was at the top of my bucket list.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a girl's girl. I'm a woman's woman. I'm a cool girl.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not one of those Hollywood moms where my kid is three weeks old and I'm a size zero. I'm a real woman and I'm a working woman and a working mom.
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother taught me early on not to be afraid to put myself out there - especially as a woman.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020