- Great Men
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the Wanda Jacksons and the Debbie Harrys, all these strong women? I wanna be the woman that rocks.
- Character Roles
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is more for women in terms of character roles now. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith have constantly changed over the years and challenged themselves with different roles. That's impressive.
- Illiterate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yiddish, originally, in Eastern Europe was considered the language of children, of the illiterate, of women. And 500 years later, by the 19th century, by the 18th century, writers realized that, in order to communicate with the masses, they could no longer write in Hebrew. They needed to write in Yiddish, the language of the population.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe women and minorities often wait for permission to be invited to something; we need to stop doing that.
- Madness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really wanted to do a deep-dive into the idea that women are always called 'crazy,' and we are painted with such broad strokes because it's so easy to stereotype women and write them off. I got tired of that, and I wanted to explain: We are not crazy. There's a method to our madness.
- Pool
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- Nov 07, 2020
The women who are pool waitresses are another worldly species. They're half-desert lizards. They never have sunburns.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've built a career on evenly entertaining men and women. And I'm kind of known for not making either side feel bad.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people have to understand that 'empowering' for women doesn't mean negating men.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My passion in life isn't politics. It truly is connecting to people and women.
- Kindness
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know what it's like to be mocked because of your skin color. I don't know what it's like to feel overweight. All I can do as a woman is have compassion, treat other women with kindness, and allow them to just be happy and not judge them for it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020