Female Quotes - Page 21

• There is a great reform required in the education and habits of females.

  Ezra Cornell

  Reform, Habit, Economy

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• Was it possible I'd labeled him incorrectly? Shallow jocksdidn't overcome adversity and accomplish the things Leif had. I'd labeled him, not even knowing him. Just because girls went gaga over him andevery boy wanted to be him didn't make him a jerk. The only jerk in the room happened to be the judgmental, elitist female. Me.

  Abbi Glines

  Girl, Adversity, Boys

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• Sybil's female forebears had valiantly backed up their husbands as distant embassies were besieged, had given birth on a camel or in the shade of a stricken elephant, had handed around the little gold chocolates while trolls were trying to break into the compound, or had merely stayed at home and nursed such bits of husbands and sons as made it back from endless little wars. The result was a species of woman who, when duty called, turned into solid steel.

  Terry Pratchett

  Husband, War, Home

  "Thud!".

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• Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the face of every woman they met; and Catherine, after listening and agreeing as long as she could,with all the civility and deference of the youthful female mind, fearful of hazarding an opinion of its own in opposition to that of a self-assured man, especially where the beauty of her own sex is concerned, ventured at length to vary the subject.

  Jane Austen

  Sex, Men, Self

  Jane Austen, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Jane Austen: All novels, short stories, letters and poems”, p.974, GENERAL PRESS

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• Can a selfish egocentric jealous and unimaginative female write a damn thing worthwhile?

  Sylvia Plath

  Jealousy, Selfish, Writing

  Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Frances Monson McCullough (1991). “The journals of Sylvia Plath”

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• The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.

  Charles Bukowski

  Betrayal, Males, Damnation

  "Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life". Book by Howard Sounes, 1998.

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• I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students had them.

  Kathy Acker

  Half, Body, Piercings

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• Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you?

  Don Whillans

  Climbing, Males, Monkeys

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• I've always been obsessed with penetrating the female psyche. When I shoot, I'm like a tornado. I never sit down, never take a break, never eat. I'm focused on getting that moment of revelation, of insight, of poignancy, of meaning.

  Joyce Tenneson

  Photography, Tornadoes, Photographer

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• My male counterpart will get paid ten times more than me - 10 times. Not double, but 10 times for the same job. We only have this much left for the female actress. I mean, there’s two genders on this Earth. Both are compelling, interesting, diverse, wonderful in all their own separate ways. And yet there’s an influx of male roles and there's just not for women.

  Hilary Swank

  Jobs, Mean, Two

  "Hilary Swank on Why Hollywood Still Favors Men and Her 60-Eggs-a-Day Diet for 'Million Dollar Baby'". Hilary Swank's speech to the students at the Loyola Marymount University School of Film & TV in Los Angeles, California, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 12, 2014.

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• We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Girl, Legs, Shame

  "We should all be feminists". TED Talks, www.ted.com. December 2012.

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• There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions reflected this attitude. Even modern sayings, such as the Cheyenne statement that a people is not conquered until the hearts of the women are on the ground, express the Indians understanding that without the power of woman the people will not live, but with it, they will endure and prosper.

  Paula Gunn Allen

  Inspiring, Attitude, Heart

  Paula Gunn Allen (2015). “The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions”, p.172, Open Road Media

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• I only really understand myself, what I'm really thinking and feelings, when I've talked it over with my circle of female friends. When days go by without that connection, I feel like a radio playing in an empty room.

  Anna Quindlen

  Thinking, Empty Rooms, Circles

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• Until women can visualize the sacred female they cannot be whole and society cannot be whole.

  Elinor Gadon

  Sacred, Whole

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• Perfume is a mark of female identity and the final touch of her style

  Christian Dior

  Style, Identity, Finals

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• But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.

  Nicki Minaj

  Rapper, People, Touching

  Interview with T. Cole Rachel, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 2, 2010.

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• Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it.

  Waris Dirie

  Girl, Baby, Children

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• I think for anyone - male or female - in improv, the biggest thing to get over is the fear. I think every improviser has that.

  Rachel

  Thinking, Males, Get Over

  "Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock comedian Rachel Dratch on her new book and her new baby". Interview with Jesse Thorn, www.avclub.com. May 11, 2012.

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• We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men.

  Emma Watson

  Men, Needs, World

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• If you're a strong female, you don't need permission.

  Lady Gaga

  Strong, Needs, Permission

  Song: Scheiße, Album: Born This Way

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• The transsexually constructed lesbian-feminist feeds off woman’s true energy source, i.e. her woman-identified self. It is he who recognises that if female spirit, mind, creativity and sexuality exist anywhere in a powerful way it is here, among lesbian-feminists.

  Janice Raymond

  Powerful, Creativity, Self

  Janice G. Raymond (1980). “The transsexual empire”

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• We just need a strong female perspective, especially in the world now...when the degrading of women has become such a popular thing.

  Storm Saulter

  Strong, Perspective, Needs

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• American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I don’t think there has ever been another time when women have been as underrepresented on screen as they are now. The biggest problem isn’t genuinely independent cinema, where lower budgets mean more opportunities for women in front of and behind the camera. The problem is the six major studios that dominate the box office, the entertainment chatter and the popular imagination. Their refusal to hire more female directors is immoral, maybe illegal, and has helped create and sustain a representational ghetto for women.

  Manohla Dargis

  Mean, Independent, Ghetto

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• I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Believe, Black, Poor

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• We don't have a lot of men on stage doing flamboyant or theatrical. We have a lot of female pop stars doing it, but where are the guys? Where's the classic pop-rock showman?

  Adam Lambert

  Stars, Men, Rocks

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