899 private quotes tagged women

“Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.” — Johnny Depp

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“Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow.” — Veronica Franco

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“When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.” — Pope John Paul II

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“When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.” — Honore de Balzac

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“All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man no society will survive a shortage of women.” — Germaine Greer

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“Often, the roles I'm offered in England are melancholic women who are filled with regret for the past, regret for their fading beauty.” — Kristin Scott Thomas

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“If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights.” — Emma Thompson

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“I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.” — Brendan Behan

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“I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part.” — Orlando Bloom

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“There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.” — Chris Rock

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“I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.” — Jeff Bridges

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“If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.” — Orson Welles

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“Italian men do appreciate beautiful women. They're not afraid of the beauty, which is nice.” — Eva Herzigova

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“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.” — Louis D. Brandeis

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“When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.” — Warren Farrell

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“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.” — Audre Lorde

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“Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.” — Natalie Portman

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“I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.” — Bette Davis

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“Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family.” — Clare Boothe Luce

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“Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.” — Annie Lennox

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“No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.” — Salma Hayek

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“I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.” — Nadia Giosia

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“I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.” — Francesca Annis

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