- People
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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
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women have a level of outward compassion that a lot of men don't necessarily have. Guys feel as deeply as women, but they don't share it as much.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that enchants me the most is the ability women have to feel other people's pain. The total empathy that women have is extraordinary.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I so often heard from women that they saw this beautiful fashion, but it didn't always work for them - whether it was cultural reasons, lifestyle reasons, body type reasons. So it seemed like in my mind there was a gap there, that women really wanted to be able to customize items to fit their needs and their tastes.
- Hot
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fashion sector is very hot in New York, especially the fashion tech sector, and a lot of women have been the leaders in the industry.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many women throughout the world who appreciate beautiful design and have the budget to buy designer fashion but sometimes have a hard time finding the things that they really want or that suit their lifestyle or their culture or whatever it may be.
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- Nov 07, 2020
To set a trap for a handful of promiscuous individuals, the Zina law has laid a minefield for women in difficult circumstances.
- Few Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
There used to be very few women in prisons, but this changed with the introduction of the hudood laws.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Musharraf government has declared martial law to settle scores with lawyers and judges. Hundreds of innocent Pakistanis have been rounded up. Human rights activists, including women and senior citizens, have been beaten by police. Judges have been arrested and lawyers battered in their offices and the streets.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women's rights was thought of as a Western concept. Now people do talk about women's rights - political parties talk about it, even religious parties talk about it.
- Religion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every religion curbs women rights to some extent. Some countries acted against religions and put a ban on wearing hijab, which was also a violation of human rights.
- Religion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything is a risk in Pakistan: If you defend women, it's a risk. If you defend non-Muslims it's a risk. If you discuss religion, it's a risk. But you can't really sit there like a vegetable in your own society. And I'm committed to that society... and I feel I need to turn around and speak as I should.
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- Nov 07, 2020