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- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think women of our generation went through Cultural Revolution, went through hardship, coming from nowhere, and suddenly see China's amazing opportunity. So women just seized the opportunity.
- American Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
Chinese women are much more modest than American women when it comes to clothes. We tend to show less flesh.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
During the period of China's rapid economic growth, there were plenty of opportunities for entrepreneurs, including women. It allowed me to develop my business.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am so honored to join the company of a roster as celebrated and diverse as Covergirl's. I can't wait to share some of my own beauty tips with fans and work alongside Covergirl to continue empowering girls and women to celebrate their individuality.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of organizations have pointed out that under public financing systems, you see a lot more candidates of color and a lot more women. But you also see the power base behind these candidates is more representative and far less exclusively wealthy.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a meeting a while back with a big group of women - actors and producers and writers - who are all ethnic minorities and we just aired what we thought was happening and why, and someone said that, as a black or mixed race actress, you feel like you're renting space instead of carving out a career. But I'm just going to get on with it.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
We live in a capitalist society and if we're talking about the people at the bottom of the food chain, it's women of colour.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always thought my alternative life, if I wasn't acting, would be to become a midwife. I love women. I want to help them exist.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Walking in the street, particularly in a city like New York, every single day, I am reminded of how objectified women can be. Being catcalled every day, multiple times a day, all the time... it just constantly happens.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people feel like women should dress in a way that doesn't promote attention-seeking. But this is just my body. My body in itself isn't only sexual.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to not like being called a 'woman architect': I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. Guys used to tap me on the head and say, 'You are okay for a girl.' But I see the incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it could be done, so I don't mind that at all.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect. They don't hate women. It's a very different kind of mentality.
- Nov 07, 2020
The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020