“When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio?”
Women have always shaped the world, even when the world refused to acknowledge it. These quotes explore feminism, strength, identity, motherhood, ambition, and the ongoing work of making sure half the population gets a full seat at the table.
“Men are self-confident because they grow up identifying with super-heroes. Women have bad self-images because they grow up identifying with Barbie.”
“When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio?”
“The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.”
“Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.”
“Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don't.”
“The problem is, women have stopped setting the bar high.”
“As to honor - you know - it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.”
“Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.”
“There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often.”
“I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic.”
“Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.”
“I support women, men, anybody who is in a place that's not their strongest and who is ready to push forward.”
“After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi.”
“Women are still second-class citizens.”
“Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?”
“Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy they've been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.”