"It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am."

Woman, Women, Right, Vanity

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"The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed."

Germaine Greer, Australian Activist

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"Every woman is just a different kind of problem."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

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"I live in a house with four women. Just shut up and say, Yes, ma'am."

Tim McGraw, American Musician

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"It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners."

Jim Elliot, American Clergyman

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"There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"If we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom, this generation of servicemen and women will have extended liberty to the Iraqi people, just as previous generations of Americans have all across the globe."

James Talent, American Politician

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"Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

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"I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman."

Mike Tyson, American Athlete

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"For me, just being on the cover of a magazine wasn't enough. I began to think, what value is there in doing something in which you have no creative input?"

Being

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."

America

"I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels."

Time

"I like to make movies I like to watch."

Movies

"I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role."

Movies

"You know, Mamet is not a huge writer of female parts. Most of his movies don't even have women in them, so I'm lucky I'm in it at all."

Movies

"A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest."

Success

"I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu."

Ballet

"Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important."

Achievement

"If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time."

Time