Women Quotes
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Personally I get so much of my inspiration from women in other countries, so I don't feel like American women are the leaders and I don't agree with the notion that Americans can accomplish more or do more. But I do think that what we can uniquely do here in America is mobilize and galvanize a lot of these ideas and resources. It's a war of ideas. We, Islamic women, are very well supported in this country by institutions, academic and nonprofit, that are already in the field endorsing women's rights and tolerance. The women in other communities have been the pioneers in this work.
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Women spend 30 percent more time doing household chores. No surprise. But women also spend more time volunteering in their community. And if you add up all of the hours of non-leisure time, women are working more than men. So I thought that was very interesting, and I was surprised about the voluntarism piece, but when you think about it, it makes sense.
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The emancipation of women must be the work of women themselves, independent of the class struggle.
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Women are the field that produces our nation. And if you can't protect your women, you can't protect your nation.
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Women who are to some extent resistant, whom one cannot possess at once, whom one does not even know at first whether one will ever possess, are the only interesting ones.
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We women are fools to do so much for the man we love. And we forget to stand for ourselves.
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Men should be able to see themselves in female characters and female strength, just as much as women are able to see themselves in male characters.
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Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.
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We must, if we are to be consistent, and if we re to have a real pedigree herd, mate the best of our men with the best of our women as often as possible, and the inferior men with the inferior women as seldom as possible, and keep only the offspring of the best.
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To cheapen the lives of any group of men [or women], cheapens the lives of all men [and women], even our own. This is a law of human psychology, or human nature. And it will not be repealed by our wishes, nor will it be merciful to our blindness.
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I mean this is not like a very dry political book. This is - it was a very quick and entertaining and interesting read because there were so many stories, at least for me, of real women and - and sort of the issues that they face, and her commitment to wanting to help them.
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I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.
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I am honoured to have the support of so many strong and determined women.
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I thought today’s women were independent and had a lot of sexual freedom. ... Well, I guess they fooled me.
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I've always thought men and women are not too well suited to each other. It's inevitable that they should come together, but, again, how well suited are they to live together in the same house?
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My mother made me truly appreciate women.
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I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be a part of it, and if it works for them, they take it with them.
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Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.
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Most people don't know this, but I never wanted Man Repeller to be about me. It was titled that to identify a genre of women.
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When women fight to protect their rights ... they hang on longer than the men
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I was raised to think women had babies, stayed at home, and men worked. By the time I got ready to do it, I thought I had all the answers. Only somebody had changed the questions.
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The women's national team is a very successful team, and that success has given us a platform to speak on gender equity issues. Millions of young women play soccer in this country, and it's empowering for them to see that our contribution to the game is valued.
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I think women are strong, and they have never been weak.
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Women in general have to think about certain things that men don't - like being safe in the street at night or something.
