Wendy E. Long (Wendy Elizabeth Long) Quotes
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I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.
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When I come home from a shoot, I'd rather reheat food I've made than eat takeout.
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I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
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I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.
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The attractive lady whom I had only recently been introduced to dropped into my lap... I chose not to dump her off.
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I just put on what the lady says. I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision.
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I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.
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Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.
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I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.
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I'd rather be doing something than not doing something.
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Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol.
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On the whole, I'd rather be in Philidelphia.
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'Feminism' is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isn't it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldn't it?
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I think we all remember Emma Peel from 'The Avengers,' the feminist icon that she was in the late '60s.
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I'd much rather wear out than rust out.
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San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening.
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If Lady Gaga is like an orange Bugatti Veyron, then I am like a black 1970 Chevelle.
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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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The ideal feminist world shouldn't be one where women suppress their human instincts for attention and desire. We shouldn't be weighed down with the responsibility of explaining our every move. We shouldn't have to apologize for wanting attention, either. We don't owe anyone an explanation.
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I've participated in many demonstrations since I was a child. When I was at medical college, I was fighting King Farouk, then British colonization, against Nasser, against Sadat who pushed me into prison, Mubarak who pushed me into exile. I never stopped.
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This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.
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Gymnastics demands so much of our time. We train all week and travel and compete on weekends. The people you're surrounded by really become your second family, your best friends, your sisters. My coach was like a second mother for me.
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I'd rather be a lady of the evening than a feminist.
