Jenny Shipley Quotes
Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.
Quotes to Explore
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From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.
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From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
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Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.
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Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!
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There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.
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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 have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.
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Even after they had stopped modeling for Playboy and had settled down with other men to raise families of their own, Hugh Hefner still considered them his women, and in the bound volumes of his magazine he would always possess them.
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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.
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British women can be slightly more reserved; Scottish are a little more crazy and fun, and American are more forthright, which I really enjoy.
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The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
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Women want to feel wanted. Men want to feel needed.
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I've always been comfortable working with women and I've had two happy marriages. Draw what conclusions you like from that.
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Liberals have invented whole college majors - psychology, sociology and women's studies - to prove that nothing is anybody's fault.
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I know a lot of women who embody what it means to be a feminist but do not want to use that word. The misperceptions about what it's all about have gotten into their heads.
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These are old issues. Female power, misogyny, the treatment of women, how you make meaning in the world. And these are all issues that I've been thinking about and writing about for a very long time.
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I feel like there's always somebody out there ready to take your man. If you got a good man, women are like you know their sleeping around.
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I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power.
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In the 1880s, women were decades away from earning the right to vote. Few owned property - if they were even permitted to do so. In addition to childcare obligations, many toiled in work that was either underpaid or not paid at all. Essentially, the gears of progress for women were moving slowly in just about every arena of life.
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I am a believer in the adage - performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power.
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Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.
