- 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
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn't have the nerve.
- Black And White
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Hollywood maids' are so idiotic. They grin at everything. I told Norman Lear I didn't want to play a maid because of that 'hee-hee/grin-grin' attitude, and he said, 'Who said I wanted that?' He told me he wanted two strong women that are the black and white of the same coin. I said, 'Oh, well - in that case, I'll be right there!'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's so funny when people think they can't control a movie star. They can. We're just women, you know.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a woman goes out with different men on different days, women only will question her character and call her all sort of names.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have children, and they demand my full and complete attention. They get that when I'm at home, even during the night, but it is really hard, and I do wonder how a lot of women do it without bawling their eyes out every day.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm the female Jay-Z. I never compared myself to other women artists. I compared myself with the best, and the best is Jay-Z.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Giving more to women will, to some extent, come at the expense of men. People sometimes try to sweep that under the rug by saying you will create so much additional resources that everyone will be better off. I don't think that's true.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like my whisky old and my women young.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
The majority of small-holder farmers in Africa are women and, in urban areas, you're primarily looking at women-led households. So we can't solve hunger if we don't have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it's through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020