- Life
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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.
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- Neighborhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's great that we all talk about investment, but there needs to be action behind it as well. If we don't push for the change for women's football to go in the right direction, then it won't come by itself.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Norway has a great history of women's football, but it's harder now. We've stopped talking about development, and other countries have overtaken us.
- Emanate
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- Nov 07, 2020
The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've heard people say in the U.N. community among mediators they don't like women as mediators because they're too quick to compromise.
- Strengthen
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you strengthen women, you strengthen the world.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
When men talk about war, the stories and terminology vary - it's this battle, these weapons, this terrain. But no matter where you go in the world, women use the same language to speak of war. They speak of fire, they speak of death, and they speak of starvation.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The notion of having your muse was not something that was built for women originally. That's not to say women don't have muses. I get muses in terms of actors or writers who inspire me, so I understand the concept.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020