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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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Initially, women only had to portray married wife roles on TV, but now there are show that are offering other roles to portray for women. Earlier, all drama used to revolve only around married women, which is not the case now. Even the male actors have a good opportunity for better roles now.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think human beings have a really broad spectrum of traits, and I almost feel implicated when we say, 'Men are like this, women are like this.' Nobody was telling me, 'Don't get dirty, don't play in the mud, girls don't do that.'
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith.
- Exploited
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need not give others a chance to exploit you always. We should know what kind of exploitation is taking place. I cannot create an incident to say that women have been exploited in Malayalam film industry.
- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Mariska Hargitay on 'Law and Order: SVU' is a really good example of a female lead I'd like to emulate. She's really been able to captivate men and women in a way that's appealing, which is a tough line to follow.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
From birth to age 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 she needs a good personality. From 55 on, she needs good cash.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, I always saw Karen Millen as a resource for women who were a bit older.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a lot of TV shows out there, the women are the weak ones, and the men are the strong ones.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we don't start representing women properly on screen now, we're never going to change our opinion of them as a society.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've done shows before where it's supposed to be about the women, and then it quickly turns out it isn't.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old.
- Listening
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fashion should be about making clothes that make all women look beautiful, not making women starve so that they can fit in a size 8.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020