Woman Quotes

Small: Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes of
Germaine Greer
"Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run?"
Germaine Greer, Activist
Small: A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who kno
"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults"
Charles Kingsley, Clergyman
Small: The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men
"The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart"
Anna Julia Cooper, Educator
Small: Its easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook
"It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook"
Anton Chekhov, Dramatist
Small: Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesnt involve a woman
Larry David
"Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesn't involve a woman"
Larry David, Actor
Small: To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must
Helen Rowland
"To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son - and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of
Helen Rowland
"It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son - and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right thr
Helen Rowland
"After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everythin
Helen Rowland
"A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: A mans heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but it is full of little anterooms wh
Helen Rowland
"A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but it is full of little anterooms which are seldom vacant"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: A man never knows how to say goodbye a woman never knows when to say it
Helen Rowland
"A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: Im not busy... a woman with three children under the age of 10 wouldnt think my schedule looked so busy
"I'm not busy... a woman with three children under the age of 10 wouldn't think my schedule looked so busy"
Garrison Keillor, Writer
Small: Woman is at once apple and serpent
"Woman is at once apple and serpent"
Heinrich Heine, Poet
Small: The woman who appeals to a mans vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him,
Helen Rowland
"The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: Some women can be fooled all of the time, and all women can be fooled some of the time, but the same woman can
Helen Rowland
"Some women can be fooled all of the time, and all women can be fooled some of the time, but the same woman can't be fooled by the same man in the same way more than half of the time"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him
Helen Rowland
"It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: It isnt tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying its separating himself from al
Helen Rowland
"It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's separating himself from all the others"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts, and his higher nature - and anothe
Helen Rowland
"Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts, and his higher nature - and another woman to help him forget them"
Helen Rowland, Journalist
Small: I think people really marry far too much it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful
Queen Victoria
"I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness"
Queen Victoria, Royalty
Small: And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men whereas a man may know all wome
Helen Rowland
"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, Journalist
Small: It doesnt matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether Im a woman or a man
John Lennon
"It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man"
John Lennon, Musician
Small: What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us
"What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us"
John Gay, Poet
Small: I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle
"I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle"
Heinrich Heine, Poet
Small: I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an
"I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner"
Arthur Conan Doyle, Writer
Small: Ah! how annoying that the law doesnt allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts
"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I wont stand for th
"There is one thing I would break up over, and that is if she caught me with another woman. I won't stand for that"
Steve Martin, Comedian
Small: I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks
"I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks"
Steve Martin, Comedian
Small: Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. Its something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is o
"Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town"
Steve Martin, Comedian
Small: My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didnt ha
Suzanne Vega
"My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself"
Suzanne Vega, Musician
Small: In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome for the absence of these claims to attent
"In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex"
Marguerite Gardiner, Writer
Small: From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart fr
"From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre"
Milla Jovovich, Model
Small: But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie hes in a place where
"But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't have expected him to be - taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend's wife"
Neil LaBute, Director
Small: We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must ch
"We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it
Amelia Barr
"There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it"
Amelia Barr, Novelist
Small: Most womens pictures are as boring and as formulaic as mens pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scen
Frances McDormand
"Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down"
Frances McDormand, Actress
Small: I dont think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You cant kiss a movie
"I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie"
Jean-Luc Godard, Director
Small: My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity coll
"My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Small: A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medicall
"A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm"
Barbara Mikulski, Politician
Small: Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generou
Sam Houston
"Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to take up arms against a woman"
Sam Houston, Politician
Small: For example, the equivalent of a woman being treated as a sex object is a man being treated as a success objec
"For example, the equivalent of a woman being treated as a sex object is a man being treated as a success object"
Warren Farrell, Writer
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