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Quotes About Women

Aye, I ken fine how strong women are," he said quietly. "And you're strong enough for what must be done, m' annsachd—believe me.
~ Diana Gabaldon
Do women hold back the evolution of such things as freedom and other social ideals, out of fear for themselves or their children? Or do they in fact inspire such things – and the risks required to reach them – by providing the things worth fighting for? Not merely fighting to defend, either, but to propel forward, for a man wanted more for his children than he would ever have.
~ Diana Gabaldon
Do women hold back the evolution of such things as freedom and other social ideals, out of fear for themselves or their children? Or do they in fact inspire such things—and the risks required to reach them—by providing the things worth fighting for?
~ Diana Gabaldon
She pulled my hair, he said reflectively. Took a clump of it out by the roots. I'll tell ye, Sassenach; if ever I feel the need to change my manner of employment, I dinna think I'll take up attacking women -- it's a bloody hard way to make a living.
~ Diana Gabaldon
As for sweeping the floor, polishing the windows, dusting, and general drudgery of that sort Ã¢â'¬Â¦ well, if women's work was never done, why trouble about how much of it wasn't being accomplished at any given moment?
~ Diana Gabaldon
Åžimdiye kadar 18.yüzy?l leydilerinin bay?lmas?n?n korselerinin s?k? olduÄŸundan dolay? düÅŸündüÄŸümü fark ettim ama ÅŸimdi nedenini daha iyi görüyordum,bay?lma sebepleri 18.yüzy?l erkeklerinin ahmakl???ndan kaynaklan?yordu.
~ Diana Gabaldon
hid a smile at the mention of wool waulking. Alone among the Highland farms, I was sure, the women of Lallybroch waulked their wool not only to the old traditional chants but also to the rhythms of Molière and Piron.
~ Diana Gabaldon
up to your ears in whores and poetesses in Paris." "Poetesses?" Jamie was beginning to sound amused. "What makes ye think women write poetry? Or that a woman who writes poetry would be wanton?" "Well, o' course they are. Everybody kens that. The words get into their heads and drive them mad, and they
~ Diana Gabaldon
I had a sudden memory of the waulking shed, where the women sat in two facing rows, barefooted and bare-armed in their oldest clothes, bracing themselves against the walls as they thrust with their feet against the long, sodden worm of woolen cloth, battering it into the tight, felted weave that would repel Highland mists and even light rain, keeping the wearer safe from the chill.
~ Diana Gabaldon
It is strange," Mr. Willoughby said, and the air of reflection in his voice was echoed exactly by Jamie's, "but it was my joy of women that Second Wife saw and loved in my words. Yet by desiring to possess me—and my poems—she would have forever destroyed what she admired." Mr.
~ Diana Gabaldon
How little you know of women, my love," I said.
~ Diana Gabaldon
Lying on the floor, with the carved panels of the ceiling flickering dimly above, I found myself thinking that I had always heretofore assumed that the tendency of eighteenth-century ladies to swoon was due to tight stays; now I rather thought it might be due to the idiocy of eighteenth-century men.
~ Diana Gabaldon
The most important thing I've learned about women, Sassenach, is which one to choose.
~ Diana Gabaldon
I think the woman's side has been much better in Asia.
~ Kei Nishikori
Throughout my career I have been an advocate for women, in all aspects of their lives.
~ Marianne Williamson
I'm astonished at the freedom with which a depressingly large number of men feel they can just say what they want and write the most hideously misogynistic stuff about women.
~ Fiona Bruce
One is always attracted to pieces of theatre with great roles for women.
~ Phyllida Lloyd
I think the women that we dress, the women who buy our clothes, they have a certain strength. It could be about the clothes, it could be about themselves. It's just attractive.
~ Francisco Costa
I think women of my age are still attractive.
~ Diana Rigg
Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they look like they should be on the catwalk.
~ Mayim Bialik
I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice.
~ Leandra Medine
I feel more comfortable being confrontational and authoritative. It's important for women in this business.
~ Banks
Authorities in Rabat believe that if we create a Moroccan character, even in a work of fiction, we are responsible for the image of Moroccan women.
~ Leila Slimani
It's really exciting to be a part of the Women's Division here in NXT.
~ Carmella