Nell Scovell (Helen Vivian Scovell) Quotes
There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful.
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Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women.
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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.
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I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.
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If a man belittles a woman, it could become a lawsuit. If women belittle men, it's a Hallmark card.
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The thing about women playing boys is that we're not going to age, and we're not going to go through puberty in the middle of a long-running series.
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At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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But all over Ohio - all over America - men and women are going back to work with the pride of building something stamped 'Made in America.'
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I'm the youngest of five girls, and I don't know about you, but it's really hard to be heard when you have five women. I've always been this loud and over the top as a person because I just want to be heard.
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One cannot understand what's happening to women in the Middle East if they don't realize that the mothers are a strong, progressive force. The mothers push the daughters to get out of the harem, to get the education, to achieve what they could not even dream of.
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Do I feel that white directors have to tell only white stories? No. Do I feel that black filmmakers should only tell stories about black people? No. If we say that, then that means Asian people cannot write about anybody but Asians. I don't think a woman should only write about women.
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I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat.
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In Europe you can be Sophia, you can be these older women who are considered very sexy.
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Men, in fact, are excited and looking forward to settling down and having families and being true partners with women in relationships that are full of excitement, unpredictability, adventure, and loyalty.
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There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors.
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We live in one of the most complex ages for young, professional women.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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My dad was a big car guy. If you wanted to spend time with my dad, he was working on the car.
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The actor in me would always like to be more dashing, or slimmer, or have nicer hair.
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I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere - a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our visible persons - and whenever my invisible atmosphere is invaded, it affects my whole nervous system. The proximity of any bodies but those I love best is unendurable to my body.
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Perhaps immortality is a gift of heaven rather than the result of some human effort.
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There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful.
