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"I was offered one of the roles in a big project that shall remain nameless. I thought the whole thing encouraged violent sex crimes toward women. It made horrible, ghastly rape violence seem sexy. I just didn't want to sign my name to it."

"I was offered one of the roles in a big project that shall remain nameless. I thought the whole thing encouraged violent sex crimes toward women. It made horrible, ghastly rape violence seem sexy. I just didn't want to sign my name to it."

Mira Sorvino, American Actress

Woman, Women, Sex, Thought, Name

21

"I'm 18 in this album. I'm not losing fans, and I'm not disrepecting women, but you reach the maturity of taking it to the next level with a girl. It was only necessary for me to have at least one song like that."

"I'm 18 in this album. I'm not losing fans, and I'm not disrepecting women, but you reach the maturity of taking it to the next level with a girl. It was only necessary for me to have at least one song like that."

Chris Brown, American Musician

Woman, Women, Fans, Losing, Maturity

21

"A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him."

"A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him."

Mae West, American Actress

Woman, Women, Fire, Man, Will

21

"If a woman tells you she's twenty and looks sixteen, she's twelve. If she tells you she's twenty-six and looks twenty-six, she's damn near fourty."

"If a woman tells you she's twenty and looks sixteen, she's twelve. If she tells you she's twenty-six and looks twenty-six, she's damn near fourty."

Chris Rock, American Comedian

21

"I'm not sleeping with all the women I appear with."

"I'm not sleeping with all the women I appear with."

Ringo Starr, English Musician

21

"I don't know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to last?"

"I don't know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to last?"

Michael Douglas, American Actor

21

"I have my hormones balanced. Most doctors are giving women synthetic hormones, which just eliminate the symptoms, but it's doing nothing to actually replace the hormones you have lost. Without our hormones we die."

"I have my hormones balanced. Most doctors are giving women synthetic hormones, which just eliminate the symptoms, but it's doing nothing to actually replace the hormones you have lost. Without our hormones we die."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Woman, Women, Doctors, Giving, Nothing

21

"What I really need is for people to know that I don't just do this, I do this and this and this and this. We all have creativity in us and we all are multi-dimensional and we are all interested in a lot of things and that women are fabulous. We can handle a lot of things."

"What I really need is for people to know that I don't just do this, I do this and this and this and this. We all have creativity in us and we all are multi-dimensional and we are all interested in a lot of things and that women are fabulous. We can handle a lot of things."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Woman, Women, People, Creativity

21

"Because we employ no professional preachers, it means that every sermon or lesson in church is given by a regular member - women and men, children and grandparents."

"Because we employ no professional preachers, it means that every sermon or lesson in church is given by a regular member - women and men, children and grandparents."

Clayton Christensen, American Businessman

Woman, Women, Church, Children, Grandparents

21

"I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering."

"I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering."

Yakov Smirnoff, Russian Comedian

Woman, Women, Dream, American, Girls

20

"The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation."

"The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist

Woman, Women, Church, Bible

20

"Cinema has only been around for about 100 years. Has all of the world's violence towards women taken place only within the past 100 years?"

"Cinema has only been around for about 100 years. Has all of the world's violence towards women taken place only within the past 100 years?"

Richard King, American Director

Woman, Women, Cinema, Past, Violence

20

"I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better."

"I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better."

Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Woman, Women, Tennis, Years

20

"Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted."

"Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Woman, Women, Mistake, Open, Thinking

20

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."

Rod Stewart, Scottish Musician

20

"I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves."

"I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves."

Joyce Maynard, American Writer

Woman, Women, Age, Daughter, Encouragement

20

"Most women outlive their spouses. Divorce remains at record rates. It's important for a woman to be able to control her finances."

"Most women outlive their spouses. Divorce remains at record rates. It's important for a woman to be able to control her finances."

Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist

Woman, Women, Control, Divorce

20

"We have had virtually unlimited access to abortion for nearly twenty years. Yet during that same period, more and more women and children have slipped into poverty."

"We have had virtually unlimited access to abortion for nearly twenty years. Yet during that same period, more and more women and children have slipped into poverty."

Robert Casey, American Politician

Woman, Women, Abortion, Children, Poverty

20

"Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you."

"Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you."

John Malkovich, American Actor

20

"Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a child is conscious of itself then it has to me an existence and has a stake in what happens."

"Just as everybody has the vote including women, I think children should, because as a child is conscious of itself then it has to me an existence and has a stake in what happens."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

Woman, Women, Children, Existence, Vote

20

"When anything goes, it's women who lose."

"When anything goes, it's women who lose."

Camille Paglia, American Author

19

"Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves."

"Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves."

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

19

"When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be leavened with a feminine presence."

"When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be leavened with a feminine presence."

Evan Dando, American Musician

Woman, Women, Jokes, Needs, Ugly

19

"I think hidden underneath a lot of teachers are very sexy women."

"I think hidden underneath a lot of teachers are very sexy women."

Andie MacDowell, American Actress

Woman, Women, Teachers

19

"With women, I've got a long bamboo pole with a leather loop on the end. I slip the loop around their necks so they can't get away or come too close. Like catching snakes."

"With women, I've got a long bamboo pole with a leather loop on the end. I slip the loop around their necks so they can't get away or come too close. Like catching snakes."

Marlon Brando, American Actor

Woman, Women, End

19

"The failure of women to produce genius of the first rank in most of the supreme forms of human effort has been used to block the way of all women of talent and ambition for intellectual achievement."

"The failure of women to produce genius of the first rank in most of the supreme forms of human effort has been used to block the way of all women of talent and ambition for intellectual achievement."

Anna Garlin Spencer, American Minister

Woman, Women, Talent, Genius, Achievement

19

"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."

"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."

Andrea Jung, American Businessman

19

"A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't."

"A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Career, Children, Freedom

19

"I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with safe, healthful ingredients."

"I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with safe, healthful ingredients."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Woman, Women, Cosmetics

18

"I am tired of angry feminists. I like my women happy, gregarious... and bathed."

"I am tired of angry feminists. I like my women happy, gregarious... and bathed."

Evan Sayet, American Comedian

18

"Just because I haven't yet had any project surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever they want to their bodies that make them feel good about themselves."

"Just because I haven't yet had any project surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever they want to their bodies that make them feel good about themselves."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Woman, Women, Project, Right, Want

18

"I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement."

"I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement."

Dorothy Allison, American Writer

18

"Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don't know why I am more interested in women, because I don't go to any psychiatrists, and I don't want to know why."

"Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don't know why I am more interested in women, because I don't go to any psychiatrists, and I don't want to know why."

Pedro Almodovar, Spanish Director

Woman, Women, Problems, Reason, Talk

18

"For the past few years I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone with women I have met online."

"For the past few years I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone with women I have met online."

Anthony Weiner, American Politician

Woman, Women, Past, Years

18

"It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks."

"It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks."

Carre Otis, American Model

Woman, Women, Heart

18

"Forget romantic fiction, a survey has found that most women would rather read a good book than go shopping, have sex, or sleep."

"Forget romantic fiction, a survey has found that most women would rather read a good book than go shopping, have sex, or sleep."

Janet Street-Porter, British Broadcaster

Woman, Women, Sex, Fiction, Forget

18

"In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy."

"In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy."

Sally Kirkland, American Actress

Woman, Women, Europe

18

"I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy."

"I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy."

Yves Saint Laurent, French Designer

Woman, Women, Clothes, Famous, Joy

18

"The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her."

"The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her."

Marcelene Cox, American Columnist

18

"A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet."

"A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet."

Anna Held, Polish Entertainer

18

"Not for models. SuicideGirls is a mystery to me because I thought only women ran the site."

"Not for models. SuicideGirls is a mystery to me because I thought only women ran the site."

Richard Kern, American Filmmaker

Woman, Women, Thought, Mystery

18

"When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing."

"When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Woman, Chastity, Nothing, Will

18

"Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world."

"Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world."

Kaiser Wilhelm, German Statesman

Woman, Beer, Will, World

18

"Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same breath."

"Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same breath."

Gail Sheehy, American Writer

Woman, Women, Sex

18

"I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with."

"I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with."

Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman

Woman, Women, Rights

18

"Women in New York have to work much harder to compete with the supermodels for attention."

"Women in New York have to work much harder to compete with the supermodels for attention."

Jessica Cutler, American Author

Woman, Women, Work, Attention

18

"Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties."

"Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties."

George Clooney, American Actor

Woman, Women, Drugs, Office

18

"Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?"

"Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?"

Patricia Clarkson, American Actress

18

"Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are."

"Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Woman, Women, Time, Action

18

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in."

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Woman, Women, Family, God, Trying

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