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Woman Quotes

"We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain."

"We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain."

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian Criminal

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"We make a lot of mistakes for women, and we'll always do it again."

"We make a lot of mistakes for women, and we'll always do it again."

Casper Van Dien, American Actor

Woman, Women, Mistakes

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"A beautiful woman should break her mirror early."

"A beautiful woman should break her mirror early."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

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"Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them."

"Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them."

Marya Mannes, American Journalist

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"What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown - watch the raindrops coming down the window pane?"

"What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown - watch the raindrops coming down the window pane?"

Jackie Kennedy, American First Lady

Woman, Women, Work, Children

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"There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force."

"There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force."

Ted Stevens, American Politician

Woman, Women, Defense, Force, Gender

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"I am my own woman."

"I am my own woman."

Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman

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"Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read 'Rage of Angels'. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures."

"Another woman approached me while I was having lunch at the Russian Tea Room in New York and told me that the reason she had become a lawyer was because she had read 'Rage of Angels'. To me, that kind of feedback has more meaning than any sales figures."

Sidney Sheldon, American Novelist

Woman, Angels, Meaning, Reason, Sales

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"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

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"Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad."

"Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

Woman, Women, Attention

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"I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists."

"I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

Woman, Women, Artists

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"The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites."

"The truth is there are two hundred white women raped in America by a black man for every one black woman raped by whites."

David Duke, American Celebrity

Woman, Women, Truth, America, Man

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"Southern women often marry a man knowing that he is the father of many little slaves. They do not trouble themselves about it."

"Southern women often marry a man knowing that he is the father of many little slaves. They do not trouble themselves about it."

Harriet Ann Jacobs, American Writer

Woman, Women, Father, Man, Trouble

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"I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that."

"I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that."

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Woman, Women, Babies, Husbands, Want

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"I have no illusions at all about being a sex symbol. None of my former girlfriends ever thought of me that way, and I don't have any packs of women chasing me down the street like a Brad Pitt or someone like that."

"I have no illusions at all about being a sex symbol. None of my former girlfriends ever thought of me that way, and I don't have any packs of women chasing me down the street like a Brad Pitt or someone like that."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

Woman, Women, Sex, Thought, Being

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"I don't mind demanding women."

"I don't mind demanding women."

Chris Noth, American Actor

Woman, Women, Mind

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"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

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"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

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"How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible."

"How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible."

Moon Unit Zappa, American Musician

Woman, Women, Father, Clothes

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"Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women."

"Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women."

Carroll O'Connor, American Actor

Woman, Women, Flattery, Theater

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"I like women. I really like women."

"I like women. I really like women."

Dashiell Hammett, American Author

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"The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood?"

"The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood?"

Clara Zetkin, German Politician

Woman, Women, Machines, Now, Production

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"My guess is there are more women in the TV industry then there are on Wall Street. But it's that same idea of having to play in a man's world and finding that balance without being always stereotyped as a bitch."

"My guess is there are more women in the TV industry then there are on Wall Street. But it's that same idea of having to play in a man's world and finding that balance without being always stereotyped as a bitch."

Charlotte Ross, American Actress

Woman, Women, Idea, Balance, Being

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"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

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"A slighted woman knows no bounds."

"A slighted woman knows no bounds."

John Vanbrugh, English Architect

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"It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks."

"It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks."

Miriam Beard, American Author

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"The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius."

"The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius."

Guy de Maupassant, French Writer

Woman, Women, Genius, Skill

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"The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval."

"The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval."

Vanessa Carlton, American Musician

Woman, Women, People, Approval

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"I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets."

"I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about for me. They feel that you've given away trade secrets."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Woman, Women, Secrets, Trade

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"What Democratic congressmen do to their women staffers, Republican congressmen do to the country."

"What Democratic congressmen do to their women staffers, Republican congressmen do to the country."

Bill Maher, American Comedian

Woman, Women, Country, Republican

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"The most attention I get is in a book store or video shop when I go to the foreign film section. Sometimes that can be fun, but usually those women want to talk about philosophy or something very dense. It's not like they're tearing off my shirt, you know."

"The most attention I get is in a book store or video shop when I go to the foreign film section. Sometimes that can be fun, but usually those women want to talk about philosophy or something very dense. It's not like they're tearing off my shirt, you know."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

Woman, Women, Attention, Film, Fun

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"I am always on the women's side."

"I am always on the women's side."

Mary Chesnut, American Author

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"With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated."

"With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated."

Jenny Shipley, New Zealander Statesman

Woman, Women, Adoption, Community, Gender

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"This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest."

"This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest."

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

Woman, Women, Chicago, Man

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"Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors."

"Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Woman, Women, Thought, Opportunity, Action

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"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships."

"I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships."

Gilda Radner, American Actress

Woman, Women, Clothes, Cute, First

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"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

Alexei Sayle, British Comedian

Woman, Women, People

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"Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won."

"Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won."

Pam Grier, American Actress

Woman, Women, Fighting

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"Not only is it not remarkable to be a single woman, there's no stigma attached. You see more and more women choosing to be single as well as happenstance."

"Not only is it not remarkable to be a single woman, there's no stigma attached. You see more and more women choosing to be single as well as happenstance."

Pepper Schwartz, American Sociologist

Woman, Women, Remarkable

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"Women have the right to say: this is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades."

"Women have the right to say: this is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades."

Tillie Olsen, American Novelist

Woman, Women, Reality, Right

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"Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him."

"Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him."

John Ritter, American Actor

Woman, Women, People, Gay

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"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

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"It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women."

"It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women."

Rosanna Arquette, American Actress

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"Disguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman, rules us still."

"Disguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman, rules us still."

Thomas More, English Author

Woman, Disguise, Rules, Will

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"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Woman, Women, Feminism, Vulnerability

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"The Golden Girls certainly proved that there was a large audience for a show about older women."

"The Golden Girls certainly proved that there was a large audience for a show about older women."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

Woman, Women, Girls

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"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

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"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

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"And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them."

"And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

Woman, Women, Man, May, Order

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"I've grown up so much here. It's been two years. I've become a woman here, I've become an actress here."

"I've grown up so much here. It's been two years. I've become a woman here, I've become an actress here."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

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