Woman Quotes

"A woman is as young as her knees"

"I met an American woman and got married so I had to get a job"

"A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future"

Leonard Bernstein, Composer

"Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done"

Benjamin E. Mays, Educator

"Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur. Within your own home, you can be a powerful woman as a mother, influencing your children's lives"

Jill Scott, Musician

"If a man is talking in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?"

Jenny Weber

"Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do"

Thuy Trang, Actress

"The Victorian era is the sexiest age for me, but I also like a woman in a pair of jeans"

Dylan McDermott, Actor

"I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along"

Ang Lee, Director

"I wanted a woman who had the body and the power of a real pilot. I interviewed hundreds of woman, but Jessica just seemed perfect for the part. I couldn't get her out of my head. I continued to bother her and she finally gave in"

Rob Cohen

"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand"

Susan B. Anthony, Activist

"The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately"

Catherine Bell, Model

"The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money"

Marcel Achard, Playwright

"A man usually falls in love with a woman who asks the kinds of questions he is able to answer"

Ronald Colman, Actor

"A woman is a citizen who works for Mexico. We must not treat her differently from a man, except to honor her more"

Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Statesman

"I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough"

Shirley Bassey, Musician

"People expect me to be with some stripper... That's just the kind of woman I work with"

Luther Campbell, Musician

"I get on the floor, and I can do things a woman a fifth my age can't do"

Kitty Carlisle, Musician

"A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent"

Alice Stone Blackwell, Journalist

"The country needs the political work of women today as much as it has ever needed woman in any other work at any other time"

Judith Ellen Foster, Activist

"When I was a young man, I had a mentor on women and he said when you meet a woman that you think you like, don't ask her for a drink. Take her out for a bowl of soup. Because a woman who can enjoy a bowl of soup is bound to be more interesting"

Art Cooper

"It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry"

Dionne Warwick, Musician

"There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room"

Diana Krall, Musician

"A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself"

Marguerite de Valois, Royalty

"A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far"

Fannie Hurst, Writer

"A woman is always a mystery: one must not be fooled by her face and her hearts inspiration"

Edmondo De Amicis, Novelist

"Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress"

Sheila Jackson Lee, Politician

"Men don't want another man to look at their woman because they don't know how to handle it"

John Galliano, Designer

"There is nothing a woman can't do. Men might think they do things all by themselves but a woman is always there guiding them or helping them"

Marjorie Joyner, Businesswoman

"Behind every great man there is a suprised woman"

Maryon Pearson, Statesman

"In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation"

Ken Follett, Author

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

Barbara Billingsley, Actress

"I was like a kept woman during my twenty-one years at MGM"

Walter Pidgeon, Actor

"I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is - but then, of course, heterosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is, too. And being a man is a serious problem and being a woman is, too. Lots of things are problems"

Edward Gorey, Author

"This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears"

Emily Murphy, Activist

"Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible"

Richard J. Needham, Cartoonist

"Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can"

Yousuf Karsh, Photographer

"I think every woman should have a one-night stand. If it's done right, it can be liberating"

Rachel Perry, Celebrity

"Given that we glimpse what distinguishes man from the beast, is there anything that distinguishes woman from man?"

W. L. George, Writer

"The definition of a beautiful woman is one who loves me"

Sloan Wilson, Novelist

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