Women Quotes - Page 17

• A bevy of fair women.

  John Milton

  Men Women, Fairs

  John Milton, Henry John Todd (1801). “The Poetical Works of John Milton”, p.382

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• Women polish the silver and water the plants and wait to be really needed.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Water, Waiting, Silver

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.46, BookBaby

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• Eve is a twofold mystery.

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  Mystery

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1838). “The seraphim, and other poems, by E.B. Barrett”, p.81

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• Women more than men can strip war of its glamour and its out

  Lillian Wald

  War, Men, Glamour

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• Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

  Dianne Feinstein

  Inspirational, Witty, History

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• Woman's normal occupations in general run counter to creative life, or contemplative life, or saintly life.

  Anne Morrow Lindbergh

  Running, Contemplative Life, Creative

  Gift from the Sea ch. 2 (1955)

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• It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.

  Isabel Colegate

  Writing, Ideas, Habit

  Isabel Colegate (2009). “The Shooting Party”, p.2, Counterpoint

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• It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

  Betty Friedan

  Live Life, Lost Youth, Easier

  "The Feminine Mystique".

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• No woman wants to see herself too clearly.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Want, Women Want

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.50, BookBaby

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• ...man is the only animal that strikes his women-folk.

  Jeannie Gunn

  Animal, Strikes, Folks

  Jeannie Gunn (1908). “We of the Never-Never: A Novel”

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• The woman, in a battle of fists or guns, may not be as great a power as a man; but a woman behind a vote is every bit as useful as a man.

  Irene Parlby

  Gun, Voting, Battle

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• What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce. Mark Twain Women are an alien race set down among us.

  John Updike

  Race, Aliens, Mark

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• Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Queens, Long, Kingdoms

  "An Old-Fashioned Girl". Book by Louisa May Alcott, 1869.

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• Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

  Jane Fonda

  Memorable, Wrinkles, Age

  "Jane's wrinkled but Fonda herself now". "The Sydney Morning Herald" Newspaper, December 22, 1985.

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• Good-looking girls break hearts, and goodhearted girls mend them.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Girl, Heart, Looking Good

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.50, BookBaby

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• Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.

  Amelia Earhart

  Courage, Failure, Sisterhood

  Letter to George Putnam, 1937

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• Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

  Billie Jean King

  Inspirational, Funny, Sports

  FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from Apr 30, 2010

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• Even the most respectable woman has a complete set of clothes in her wardrobe ready for a possible abduction.

  Sacha Guitry

  Clothes, Abduction, Ready

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• He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes on the heart of a woman.
  [It., Ne l'onde solca, e ne l'arena semina,
  E'l vago vento spera in rete acogliere
  Chi sue speranze fonda in cor di femina.]

  Jacopo Sannazaro

  Heart, Wind, Arena

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• Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.

  Edna Ferber

  Inspirational, Memorable, Mean

  Edna Ferber (1952). “Giant”

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• Men weren't really the enemy - they were fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill.

  Betty Friedan

  Diversity, Enemy, Suffering

  "The Christian Science Monitor", April 1, 1974.

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• There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.

  Indira Gandhi

  Memorable, Atheism, India

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  I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

  Dolly Parton

  Funny, Inspiring, Girly

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• I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

  Mae West

  Sarcastic, Witty, Real

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.

  Florence Nightingale

  Nursing, Opportunity, Roots

  "The Life of Florence Nightingale" Vol. II, by Edward Tyas Cook, (p. 406), 1914.

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