- Person
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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
- Entwined
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wanted to be Jo in 'Little Women.' She's a bit reckless and feckless, always getting into trouble like me. But I'm probably more like Madame Bovary.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to never lose sight of what a special time it is to be a women's basketball player.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Twenty years ago, when I spoke about women getting harassed by politicians, people said I was getting personal. Today, the climate has changed. It has become an epidemic. It's happening in every place.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mythology has largely been written by men and focusses on men - on wars and men, who went to war. But, there are women who influence the decisions of men.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like portraying women of character in my books. Women who exhibit loyalty and courage.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes, I wonder where we older women fit into the social scheme of things once nest-building has lost its charm.
- Grandfathers
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our family was like no one else's. My schoolfriends had fathers and grandfathers and uncles who did things, but in my family, women had been the doers.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't that there weren't menfolk in my grandmother's stories. There were lots of them but they died young or were drifters and dreamers who disappeared or turned to drink or succumbed to melancholia or slow mortal diseases. The women, on the other hand, lived a long time and were full of spit and vinegar until the end.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think fashion is the best value way, the most affordable way in the 21st century, that men and women can express their personality.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the end, the women can be very rebellious, and very capable and all of that, but if she depends on a man economically, she has few possibilities.
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020