- Okay
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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
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many Muslim women that feel like they don't fit society's standard of beauty. I just wanted to tell them it's OK to be different; being different is beautiful, too.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I didn't have that type of person that I could look up to and be like, 'OK, this is someone who dresses like me and I relate to.' I didn't have that growing up, so to give that opportunity to a younger generation of women - and not just Somali women, but anyone who feels different - that means a lot to me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people had a misconception that I would be the perfect poster child for Islam. So I got a lot of Instagram comments like, 'Oh, you don't have your neck covered, you're not a Muslim!' My thing is, stop judging women, especially if you're a man, because you don't know the responsibility that comes with wearing a hijab.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Congo is so fun. The ideal body type coveted by women in the Congo is this extremely curvaceous body. They're going through a number of extreme measures to get that kind of body form, and one of them is by using bouillon cubes.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't they'd be married too.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.
- Service
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- Nov 07, 2020
By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved to see women's films. I think it was better then, except for the studio system.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family-supportive policies, which enable women to remain and progress in paid employment and encourage men to take their fair share of care work, are crucial to achieving gender equality at work.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020