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Woman Quotes

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

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

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

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"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

"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

"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier."

"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

Woman, Women, Afghanistan, Jest

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

16

"Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed."

"Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed."

Dora Russell, English Celebrity

Woman, Women, Control, Birth control, First

16

"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women."

"Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

Woman, Women, Sacrifice, America, Freedom

16

"I've always tried to be conscious of how I represent women in my work. They don't have to be good or strong women, but they have to be complex."

"I've always tried to be conscious of how I represent women in my work. They don't have to be good or strong women, but they have to be complex."

Molly Parker, Canadian Actress

Woman, Women, Work

16

"In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!"

"In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!"

Halle Berry, American Actress

16

"The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency."

"The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency."

Margaret Fuller, American Critic

Woman, Women, Genius, Spiritual

16

"I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do."

"I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do."

Olympia Dukakis, American Actress

Woman, Women, Being

16

"The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news."

"The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

Woman, Women, Belief, News, Old

16

"Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women."

"Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women."

Nora Roberts, American Author

Woman, Women, Romance, Fiction

16

"After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate."

"After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate."

Mel Gibson, American Actor

Woman, Women, Marriage, Conversation, Lies

16

"Genetic studies in Iceland have found that many of the women who were the founding stock of Iceland came from England and what is now France. Some were probably captured and carried off in Viking raids only 40 generations ago."

"Genetic studies in Iceland have found that many of the women who were the founding stock of Iceland came from England and what is now France. Some were probably captured and carried off in Viking raids only 40 generations ago."

Keith Henson, American Scientist

Woman, Women, EnglFounding, France, Generations

16

"On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter."

"On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

16

"I think it will be truly glorious when women become real people and have the whole world open to them."

"I think it will be truly glorious when women become real people and have the whole world open to them."

Isak Dinesen, Danish Writer

Woman, Women, People, Open, Will

16

"The reason women don't play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public."

"The reason women don't play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public."

Phyllis Diller, American Comedian

Woman, Women, Football, Play, Public

16

"I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate."

"I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate."

Rita Mae Brown, American Writer

Woman, Women, Lesbian

16

"Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing."

"Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing."

Nathalie Sarraute, Russian Lawyer

Woman, Women, Writing

16

"It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy."

"It's a very good feeling to be around a man who thinks women are juicy."

Lee Grant, American Actress

Woman, Women, Feeling, Man

15

"No stranger ever comes up and talks to me. I'm the invisible woman."

"No stranger ever comes up and talks to me. I'm the invisible woman."

Siobhan Fahey, British Musician

15

"Sex in the City was a different kind of phenomenon because of the show itself is a phenomenon and to me that's successful because to resonate with women across the board for six years and have only one African-American actor pass through for one episode."

"Sex in the City was a different kind of phenomenon because of the show itself is a phenomenon and to me that's successful because to resonate with women across the board for six years and have only one African-American actor pass through for one episode."

Blair Underwood, American Actor

Woman, Women, Sex, Successful

15

"It's still not easy to find roles that offer more complex images of women."

"It's still not easy to find roles that offer more complex images of women."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

15

"Lights became so hot they melted mascara on women's faces in early television."

"Lights became so hot they melted mascara on women's faces in early television."

Johnny Olson, American Entertainer

Woman, Women, Faces, Television

15

"It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good."

"It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good."

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

15

"Women don't realize how powerful they are."

"Women don't realize how powerful they are."

Judith Light, American Actress

15

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

"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

Woman, Women, Revolution, Joy, Struggle

15

"Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the general proletarian movement. The main task is, indeed, to awaken the women's class consciousness and to incorporate them into the class struggle."

"Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the general proletarian movement. The main task is, indeed, to awaken the women's class consciousness and to incorporate them into the class struggle."

Clara Zetkin, German Politician

Woman, Women, Class, Consciousness, Importance

15

"Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience."

"Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Woman, Women, Action, Heroes, Pretty

15

"Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians."

"Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians."

Lita Ford, American Musician

Woman, Women, Musicians, Wrong

15

"I find that a lot of women respond to my work in that it doesn't make them feel bad about themselves."

"I find that a lot of women respond to my work in that it doesn't make them feel bad about themselves."

Heather Donahue, American Actress

Woman, Women, Work

15

"I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women."

"I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women."

Cary Elwes, British Actor

Woman, Women, Dream, Envy, Will

15

"A woman is a woman!"

"A woman is a woman!"

Heidi Klum, German Model

15

"How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals."

"How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, American Actress

Woman, Women, Work

15

"The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet."

"The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

Woman, Women, Force

15

"The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality."

"The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality."

Ashley Montagu, English Scientist

Woman, Women, Superiority, Fact, Reality

15

"I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it."

"I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

15

"I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women."

"I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women."

Ruth Benedict, American Scientist

Woman, Women, Inspiration

15

"Trying to understand women is a tall order period."

"Trying to understand women is a tall order period."

Rick Schroder, American Actor

Woman, Women, Order, Trying

15

"When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset."

"When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Woman, Women, Vanity, Weight

15

"Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go."

"Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Woman, Women, Home

15

"A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house."

"A woman, the more curious she is about her face, is commonly the more careless about her house."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

15

"I'm very disturbed by violence against women when it is violence."

"I'm very disturbed by violence against women when it is violence."

Helen Garner, Australian Novelist

Woman, Women, Violence

15

"My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there'd be loads of women and drinking!"

"My parents always knew I was hopeless at everything else, I was fortunate in that I was backed all the way. I came to it late and only because I thought there'd be loads of women and drinking!"

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

Woman, Women, Thought, Parents

15

"I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain."

"I wanted to be a journalist, I thought it was glamorous and that I'd meet beautiful women in the rain."

Bill Nighy, English Actor

Woman, Women, Thought, Rain

15

"I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun."

"I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun."

Babe Ruth, American Athlete

Woman, Women, Bed, Drinking, Fun

15

"I haven't had that many women - only as many as I could lay my hands on."

"I haven't had that many women - only as many as I could lay my hands on."

Dudley Moore, British Celebrity

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