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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
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important for people to realize that music is gender-less. We are proving that every single day. On this tour, there are more women than men in the audience, and it's beautiful to see these girls own these hard-rock moments.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perry's career. His films open with $25 million almost consistently.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of colour in particular. I feel we've been present throughout history, but our voices have been neglected.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't quite remember the exact moment when I became obsessed with writing a play about the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but I knew that I wanted to somehow tell the stories of the Congolese women caught in the cross-fire.
- Message
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message was that women can be onstage, but women can't really be backstage.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my family history, there are generations of women who were abandoned by men. It's one of the themes of my family.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hmm, can I be obvious and say there is probably a double standard for male vs. female directors? Sadly, I think that's actually the case. And it probably stems from the fact that there are proportionately so many fewer women directors than men ones that each project is perhaps more closely scrutinized for its content.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've fallen for straight men, I've fallen for gay men, I've fallen for straight women and gay women. I really have. I had crushes on really every single kind of person in the world.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Women of the Storm made a big difference for me, because it really put some real-life faces with the situation, and not just politicians.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020