- Men
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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
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things were so much better in the 1970s, when I was a young women undergraduate at Yale. I am grateful to have come of age during that period.
- Nov 07, 2020
Women don't try to use me.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't faced a casting couch in the South or Bollywood. But yes, I have faced my share of harassment in both industries. I don't have the guts to name them because they are powerful people - men and women who made sure I felt helpless.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
While growing up, I have had women around me, be it my mother or aunt, who have individually shown me how to be strong.
- Pictures
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you look at all the pictures of women in magazines, everybody's got a forehead that looks like a billboard. Completely blank.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some women are great, and you wouldn't have been able to get to where you are without them, and others are doing what they can to undermine you.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women because it's so hard, and I have so much respect for anyone who can do it. I'm a big fan of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and people like that.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are focused on getting things done and bring fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to a political system that's crying out for change.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
In every school, community center, city hall, and state capitol, there are women who are making their voices heard and standing up for the people they serve - women who aren't just demanding change but finding ways to create it. They are making an impact, and along the way, they're inspiring others to do the same.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the past is an indication, when women are given a job to do in Congress, they get it done.
- Enforcing
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a prosecutor and a senator, one of my main criminal justice priorities has been enforcing and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a bill with deep roots in Minnesota, seeds planted by former Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was one of the first women partners at my law firm, the first woman in my Minnesota prosecutor job, and the first woman elected from my state to the Senate. So advice from women who had done similar things was important for me.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women politicians tend to lead by being accountable for results. We focus on goals and outcomes. You can't get by on just swagger.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020