William Hazlitt Quotes
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My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan, unknown before her 1963 book, or by Gloria Steinem, whose political activism, as even the Lifetime profile admitted, did not begin until 1969.
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I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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All our best men are laughed at in this nightmare land.
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I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright.
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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?
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Men tend to be selfish.
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'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their conflict with one another. What the heck is going on in contemporary fairy tales? Women are not dominating the world; they are not evil.
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The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness.
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You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand.
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For me, doing a show is great, but I want women to be able to wear the clothes easily as well.
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Women can be two different people - one person at home, another at work.
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The women are stepping up their degree of difficulty more than the men. A lot of us do the same dives as the men now.
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There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together. On the basis of their coming together, they do not transgress against themselves and they do not transgress against others.
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Only men of character are trusted.
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People get really scared when women reclaim words, talk about themselves honestly and also make jokes because it's a really unstoppable combination.
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I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.
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To get a traveling salesman drunk is the height of impossibility.
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I was gay before I began to play soccer over 40 years ago. It's been 28 years since a friend and I organized one of the first gay soccer teams in the world.
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I think that my peers deserve more than products to buy wrapped up in advertising. We need ideas to share and causes to believe in - opportunities to lead and teach.
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Grace in women has more effect than beauty.
