- Book Signings
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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
People ask me why I write strong women, and I say, 'Well, I don't like stupid ones.' Who would want to read about weak and whiny women? Are they people who assume women are weak and whiny? If so, why do they think that?
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you try to live as well as you can, then hopefully your face will reflect that. But it's unfair that we put so much pressure on women to look good and then give them so much stick when they go under the knife to achieve this.
- Independent
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been on the side of fully emancipated women with independent minds.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been single forever, and, oh God, I love every minute of it. I don't wish to sound offensive, and it always does when women say that, doesn't it?
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love women but am aware we're dangerous and deeply competitive, although I gave up being competitive long ago.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great things about The New York Women's Foundation is we raise money and give it in grants to small community-based organizations focused on helping women help themselves - around domestic violence, economic security, education, and sexual rights.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think one of the problem that most women have is that they're not really good at advocating for themselves. They're great at advocating for other people.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
They're hard workers, they're really smart but they're not very good about marching into their boss's offices and saying 'I need a raise!... Women tend to have the attitude that, 'if I put my head down, I work really hard, I'll get recognized.'
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter if they're in front of the camera or behind the camera. I know women who are producers who are surviving on nothing but juice and almonds.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women's job in Hollywood.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell stories about women's struggles. And I said yes, but at the same time, it's also important to tell stories about women's triumphs, women being slackers, women being criminals, women being heroes.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general getting the opportunity to play a multitude of roles, telling a multitude of stories - just to express human experience from a woman's perspective. I hope, someday, we can get to that point. I'm all about representation.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who are my age have responded to the idea and are excited about the movie.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020