- 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
- Crown
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't need a title or a crown or a sash to be able to stand together with other women.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I managed to escape a violent carjacking. It was a very traumatizing point in my life and it made me realized that many women in South Africa are affected by crimes like this.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
And when I won Miss Universe, I got a global platform, which gave me a louder voice to be able to reach more women from every corner of the world. No matter where we live, our circumstances or how we grew up, we want to feel love, we want to feel cared for, and we want to feel powerful.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I admire woman like Marissa Mayer, the first female engineer and then CEO of Yahoo. Women who don't only strive to be the equals of men, but who strive to live up to their full potential.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
Becoming Miss Universe made me realize that women worldwide face the same challenges daily, such as various forms of violence and crime, physical and emotional abuse, and toxic relationships, among others.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
My hope is that Unbreakable will inspire women to believe in themselves, to value themselves and to know that asking for help does not mean you are weak.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do not believe that is right.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started a campaign in South Africa called Unbreakable where I empower women all over my country with skills and knowledge how to handle difficult situations, and I really hope to use the Miss Universe platform to elevate that cause.
- Brave
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- Nov 07, 2020
It takes one brave woman to implement change and for other women to be able to follow that.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love my play 'The Trials and Tribulations Of A Trailer Trash Housewife' because I get these letters from all of these women who literally have left their spouses who were abusing them. You know, I'm just breaking up marriages right and left. But, that need to be broken up.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through the years, I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have shared how much they relate to my 'Sordid Lives' family, and how many gay men and women used it to come out to their conservative families through the humor of the film.
- Beautiful Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not the classic type - fair skin, very beautiful women of a classic type, I'm talking about now.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I happen to be interested in watching a face age. I like faces of women aging so it makes me personally quite sad. That's a beautiful gift from God. If people don't want to see that anymore then I won't be in anymore movies.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020