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Woman Quotes

"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

18

"I am woman, hear me bitch."

"I am woman, hear me bitch."

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

17

"It's still about the women. It's not called Desperate Plumber. People are more interested in cat fights."

"It's still about the women. It's not called Desperate Plumber. People are more interested in cat fights."

James Denton, American Actor

Woman, Women, People

17

"There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm."

"There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

Woman, Women, Strength

17

"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

17

"In their 30s women really start to live... they're not children anymore, and they're not just mothers."

"In their 30s women really start to live... they're not children anymore, and they're not just mothers."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

Woman, Women, Children, Mothers

17

"I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men."

"I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Woman, Men, Women, Want

17

"I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad."

"I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad."

Eminem, American Musician

Woman, Women, Hate

17

"A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke."

"A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

17

"I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win."

"I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win."

Mata Hari, Dutch Dancer

17

"I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me."

"I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me."

Blythe Danner, American Actress

Woman, Women, Play

17

"The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it."

"The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it."

Roseanne Barr, American Actress

Woman, Women, Power

17

"I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous. It must be very inexpensive."

"I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous. It must be very inexpensive."

Johnny Carson, American Comedian

17

"I am serving the Lord and helping women save babies."

"I am serving the Lord and helping women save babies."

Norma McCorvey, American Celebrity

Woman, Women, Babies

17

"The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile."

Sacha Guitry, French Director

17

"Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised."

"Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised."

Daniel Pinkwater, American Author

Woman, Women, People, Will

17

"There are not many roles where women are really active."

"There are not many roles where women are really active."

Kathleen Quinlan, American Actress

17

"I think women are excellent social critics."

"I think women are excellent social critics."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

17

"The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys."

"The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys."

Pharrell Williams, American Musician

17

"Everybody's looking for the niche to make the difference. Some people think they see the mother lode in the beautiful people, especially the vote of the beautiful women."

"Everybody's looking for the niche to make the difference. Some people think they see the mother lode in the beautiful people, especially the vote of the beautiful women."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Mother, People, Difference

17

"I'd like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they're wearing what they like and what suits them. It's not a status thing."

"I'd like to believe that the women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they're wearing what they like and what suits them. It's not a status thing."

Marc Jacobs, American Designer

Woman, Women, People, Clothes

17

"No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing."

"No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing."

Cokie Roberts, American Journalist

17

"Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due."

"Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due."

James Cook, British Explorer

Woman, Women, Composers, Musicians

17

"High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead."

"High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead."

Christopher Morley, American Author

17

"There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack."

"There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Woman, Women, Want

17

"Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is."

"Is a woman raped every three minutes or every six minutes? It is far too much, whatever it is."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

17

"Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors."

"Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors."

Voltaire, French Writer

17

"They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish - they're the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out."

"They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish - they're the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out."

Joan Van Ark, American Actress

Woman, Women, Country

17

"Looks are temporary and don't mirror what's inside. And usually, a great looking man is so vain. Maybe most good-looking women are too. I hope I'm not!"

"Looks are temporary and don't mirror what's inside. And usually, a great looking man is so vain. Maybe most good-looking women are too. I hope I'm not!"

Dorothy Stratten, Canadian Celebrity

Woman, Women, Hope, Man

16

"When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy."

"When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy."

Taryn Manning, American Actress

Woman, Women, Experience, Gentleman, News

16

"I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job."

"I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job."

Francois Truffaut, French Director

Woman, Women, Impression, Job

16

"What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers."

"What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers."

Flora Tristan, French Feminist

Woman, Women, Superiority, Contrast, England

16

"If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women."

"If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women."

Christopher Hampton, British Playwright

Woman, Women, American, Capitalism, Girls

16

"Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did."

"Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did."

Barbara Billingsley, American Actress

16

"The crowd, still shouting, gives way before us. We plough our way through. Women hold their aprons over their faces and go stumbling away. A roar of fury goes up. A wounded man is being carried off."

"The crowd, still shouting, gives way before us. We plough our way through. Women hold their aprons over their faces and go stumbling away. A roar of fury goes up. A wounded man is being carried off."

Erich Maria Remarque, German Writer

Woman, Women, Being, Faces, Man

16

"So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today."

"So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Woman, Women, Fate, Play, Today

16

"The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film."

"The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film."

Kim Cattrall, English Actress

Woman, Women, Film, Theatre

16

"Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them."

"Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them."

Diane Johnson, American Novelist

Woman, Women, Feeling, Nothing, Rules

16

"I would go to radio stations and they were supposed to be interviewing me and playing my record and they would say, We're playing too many women right now, we can't play your record."

"I would go to radio stations and they were supposed to be interviewing me and playing my record and they would say, We're playing too many women right now, we can't play your record."

Kristin Hersh, American Musician

Woman, Women, Now, Play, Right

16

"It's hard for women to talk about these things, and for the doctors to really talk about it too, and to even have the knowledge of what's going on. That's why I'm doing this and urging women to speak out and talk to their doctors frankly."

"It's hard for women to talk about these things, and for the doctors to really talk about it too, and to even have the knowledge of what's going on. That's why I'm doing this and urging women to speak out and talk to their doctors frankly."

Cybill Shepherd, American Actress

Woman, Women, Knowledge, Doctors, Talk

16

"Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves."

"Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves."

Brian Austin Green, American Actor

Woman, Women, People, Care, Respect

16

"To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now."

"To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now."

Holly Johnson, English Musician

Woman, Women, Basketball, College, Now

16

"Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery."

"Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery."

Grace Kelly, American Actress

Woman, Women, Mystery

16

"A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman."

"A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

16

"Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em."

"Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em."

Ivan Turgenev, Russian Novelist

16

"I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them."

"I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

16

"It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman."

"It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman."

Federico Fellini, Italian Director

16

"We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness."

"We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness."

Katherine Harris, American Politician

Woman, Women, Attention, Effort

16

"Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation."

"Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation."

Carre Otis, American Model

16

"One of the reasons I don't see eye to eye with Women's Lib is that women have it all on a plate if only they knew it. They don't have to be pretty either."

"One of the reasons I don't see eye to eye with Women's Lib is that women have it all on a plate if only they knew it. They don't have to be pretty either."

Charlotte Rampling, French Actress

Woman, Women, Eye, Pretty

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