- Personality
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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.'
- Nov 07, 2020
It's true that I'm not ashamed of my body. I'm comfortable, and I think more women should be more confident.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of good police officers. There's thousands of perfect traffic stops. Lot of good men. Lot of good women. But those don't get the stories.
- Epidemic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Violence against women and children resembles an epidemic. It has spread through society, sparing no social group or class.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified through social custom, culture, and popular media.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
In working to end violence against women and children, we need to ensure that men are centrally involved. Men need to organise themselves in a sustained campaign against gender-based violence.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is a need to have more women running companies, but you can't... appoint women just to appoint women, just to satisfy a particular condition. What you want more than anything is to develop women in the organisation who will, when they get to the top, be fully capable of delivering and doing the job effectively.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where I'd like to see more women is at the executive table.
- Excluded
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- Nov 07, 2020