- Mother
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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
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm perfectly happy when I look out at an audience and it's all women. I always think it's kind of odd, but then, more women than men, I think, read and write poetry.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
My poems are almost all written as Diane. I don't have any problems with that, and if other women choose to identify with this, I think that's terrific.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think one of the things that language poets are very involved with is getting away from conventional ideas of beauty, because those ideas contain a certain attitude toward women, certain attitudes toward sex, certain attitudes toward race, etc.
- Security
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- Nov 07, 2020
Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women.
- Nov 07, 2020
Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the biggest challenges is for women to find an organization that's willing to accept them back after they leave the work force to raise children without taking a cut in compensation and responsibility.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
While it would be as wrong of me to attribute these traits to women at the exclusion of men as it would be for a man to do the reverse, I think women can often be very strong team players and good communicators and collaborators.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think it's more important to preserve female friendship than a marriage. But I think that there's a place for female friendship that's really important in the lives of all the women I know. As I've gotten older, it's become much more important to me.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am excited and honored for the chance to sing the music of the iconic women I grew up idolizing, alongside three fabulous and funny gals in 'The Marvelous Wonderettes.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Southern women sometimes get dumbed down when they're turned into characters. I don't like that.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020