- 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
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oh, there's a teenage girl inside all women. It comes out mainly when we walk into a room filled with other women and immediately feel self-conscious. I do, anyway. I'm always convinced I'm going to fall flat on my face or something.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women don't have to be defined by others. We have the power to define ourselves: by telling our own stories, in our own words, with our own voices.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like so many others, I came to romance during the golden age of it - Judith McNaught, Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsey and Jude Deveraux were at the height of their historical domination. Without those women, I wouldn't be a romance novelist.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through their relationships... why would we want to read about them?
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trump's campaign is not a collection of ignorant statements. It is a candidacy of hate and fear that poses serious risks to people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, and LGBTQ people.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Transgender people, especially transgender women of color, face pervasive discrimination throughout life, including by those sworn to protect us.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together.
- Nov 07, 2020
How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been fascinated by Asian culture, and I love that women can play the lead in a horror film.
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been interested in the history of radical feminism - what happened to those women of the 1960s and '70s.
- Being Afraid
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women should be happy with their bodies. Not being afraid of yourself is very empowering.
- Different Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely happier dancing in Germany; in the U.S., there's a different level of competition. I find in general that I try to get my voice heard about protecting women. It comes from everything I've been through personally - I'm opinionated, and that doesn't make it that easy.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020