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Woman Quotes

"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."

"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."

Keith Hernandez, American Athlete

Woman, Women, Kitchen

10

"The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women I only had black-and-white film with me. She had reddish hair and was a very pretty girl, a nice girl."

"The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women I only had black-and-white film with me. She had reddish hair and was a very pretty girl, a nice girl."

Helmut Newton, German Photographer

Woman, Women, Film, Hair, Pretty

10

"Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression."

"Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Woman, Women, Decisions, Expression, Value

10

"When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is, if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone!"

"When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is, if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone!"

Mariska Hargitay, American Actress

Woman, Women, Advice, Hair

10

"I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves."

"I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves."

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch Politician

Woman, Women, Living, Noses, Self

10

"Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention."

"Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

Woman, Women, Attention, Husbands, Television

10

"Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women."

"Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women."

Kate Smith, American Musician

Woman, Women, Work, Stability

10

"I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have."

"I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have."

Florence Nightingale, English Activist

Woman, Women, Bed

10

"There was something to me that was really compelling about that woman, already knowing she couldn't get pregnant. When I made that movie I was maybe 24, and to be 24 and already know you can't get pregnant, that was really interesting to me."

"There was something to me that was really compelling about that woman, already knowing she couldn't get pregnant. When I made that movie I was maybe 24, and to be 24 and already know you can't get pregnant, that was really interesting to me."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

10

"Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain."

"Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain."

Mary Wollstonecraft, British Writer

Woman, Women, Virtue, Freedom, Present

10

"What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real."

"What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real."

Jean Claude Van Damme, Belgian Actor

Woman, Women, Famous, Illusion

10

"People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic."

"People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Woman, Women, People, African

10

"When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges."

"When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges."

Whoopi Goldberg, American Actress

Woman, Women, Thought

10

"Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety."

"Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

Woman, Women, Focus, May, Violence

9

"The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity."

"The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity."

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

Woman, Women, Government, Development, Denial

9

"Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants."

"Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants."

Elizabeth Montagu, British Writer

Woman, Women, Consequences, Wit, Wounds

9

"I think housework is the reason most women go to the office."

"I think housework is the reason most women go to the office."

Heloise Cruse, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Housework, Office, Reason

9

"There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality."

"There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality."

J. M. Roberts, British Historian

Woman, Women, Church, Sexuality

9

"No, I am not interested in women or sex or anything."

"No, I am not interested in women or sex or anything."

Johnny Greenwood, British Musician

Woman, Women, Sex

9

"The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and hidden women to hide their incompetence."

"The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and hidden women to hide their incompetence."

John Galliano, British Designer

Woman, Women, Incompetence

9

"We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to bear on Parliament, other than the Parliamentary vote, was the real line of progress."

"We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to bear on Parliament, other than the Parliamentary vote, was the real line of progress."

Mary A. Ward, American Author

Woman, Women, Government, Progress, Growth

9

"Look, a lot of women would be turned off with hearing me say how hot I think Brad Pitt is! Know what I mean? So I probably don't help my cause."

"Look, a lot of women would be turned off with hearing me say how hot I think Brad Pitt is! Know what I mean? So I probably don't help my cause."

Ryan Seacrest, American Entertainer

Woman, Women, Cause, Hearing, Help

9

"I wanted something that had the feel of a complete band and a variety of instrument. Apart from doing the album for musical satisfaction, I felt it was an important statement for other women - showing you don't have to rely on other people to do things for you."

"I wanted something that had the feel of a complete band and a variety of instrument. Apart from doing the album for musical satisfaction, I felt it was an important statement for other women - showing you don't have to rely on other people to do things for you."

Danielle Dax, English Musician

Woman, Women, People, Satisfaction, Variety

9

"Women have been kicking ass for centuries."

"Women have been kicking ass for centuries."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

9

"There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments."

"There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments."

Chris Rock, American Comedian

Woman, Women, Food, Compliments, Water

9

"An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this decade and screening could prevent up to 30% of these deaths for women over 40."

"An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this decade and screening could prevent up to 30% of these deaths for women over 40."

Matthew Lesko, American Entertainer

Woman, Women, Cancer, Will

9

"I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover."

"I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover."

Germaine Greer, Australian Activist

Woman, Women, Fight

9

"Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world."

"Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

9

"Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children."

"Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children."

Victoria Principal, American Actress

Woman, Women, Victory, Children, Help

9

"Proof that they do not understand the republic is that in their fine promises for universal suffrage, they forgot women."

"Proof that they do not understand the republic is that in their fine promises for universal suffrage, they forgot women."

Delphine de Girardin, French Novelist

Woman, Women, Promises, Proof

9

"I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she had to be played, but I must say that it was fun exploring that side of myself. Women don't get to do that very often."

"I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she had to be played, but I must say that it was fun exploring that side of myself. Women don't get to do that very often."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

Woman, Women, Fun, Play

9

"Dancing on 'Dancing With The Stars' really broadened my fan base. I jumped off the stage backwards one week, and so many women come up to me now and say, 'You're so brave. I can't believe you put yourself out there like that'. If that inspires some girl out there, then great, because boys aren't the only ones who get to have fun. We get to have fun too."

"Dancing on 'Dancing With The Stars' really broadened my fan base. I jumped off the stage backwards one week, and so many women come up to me now and say, 'You're so brave. I can't believe you put yourself out there like that'. If that inspires some girl out there, then great, because boys aren't the only ones who get to have fun. We get to have fun too."

Monique Coleman, American Actress

Woman, Women, Boys, Dancing, Fun

9

"I got the role I loved the most at a point in my career when most women are being phased out."

"I got the role I loved the most at a point in my career when most women are being phased out."

Candice Bergen, American Actress

Woman, Women, Being, Career

9

"This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of women in a drawing-room."

"This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is an insignificant book because it deals with the feelings of women in a drawing-room."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Woman, Women, War, Feelings, Deals

9

"I always play women I would date."

"I always play women I would date."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

Woman, Women, Play

9

"I like working with actresses, and I like women a lot, not for obvious reasons, but just in that that there's so much about what they bring to the scene that keeps it so interesting. Their instincts are so different, and they never explain them to you."

"I like working with actresses, and I like women a lot, not for obvious reasons, but just in that that there's so much about what they bring to the scene that keeps it so interesting. Their instincts are so different, and they never explain them to you."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

Woman, Women, Obvious

9

"I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country."

"I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country."

Barbara Mikulski, American Politician

Woman, Women, Country, Hurt

9

"So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first."

"So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first."

Gavin DeGraw, American Musician

Woman, Women, First

9

"You're not working with models, you're working with real women who have, like, anatomy. Models do not have anatomy."

"You're not working with models, you're working with real women who have, like, anatomy. Models do not have anatomy."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

9

"I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me."

"I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me."

Elena Kagan, American Judge

Woman, Women, Gratitude, Inspiration, Day

9

"The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it."

"The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Woman, Women, Battle, Rights

9

"Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own children."

"Last but not least among serial killer methodologies, we have women who kill their own children."

Pat Brown, American Entertainer

Woman, Women, Children

9

"Women have to air it out, hold on to it, work on it."

"Women have to air it out, hold on to it, work on it."

Kim Delaney, American Actress

Woman, Women, Work

9

"Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown."

"Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Woman, Women, Kids

9

"A woman is as young as her knees."

"A woman is as young as her knees."

Mary Quant, English Designer

9

"Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing."

"Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing."

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American Writer

Woman, Women, Reality, Sharing

9

"There are also just as many, if not more, women who are anxious to hold down the status quo."

"There are also just as many, if not more, women who are anxious to hold down the status quo."

Susie Bright, American Writer

9

"No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots."

"No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots."

Shirley Manson, Scottish Musician

9

"The woman who loves always smells good."

"The woman who loves always smells good."

Remy de Gourmont, French Novelist

9

"I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity."

"I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

Woman, Women, Insecurity

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