“ It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man'sto keep unmarried as long as he can. George Bernard Shaw
“ Civilized Man says: I am Self, I am Master, all the rest is other--outside, below, underneath, subservient. I own, I use, I explore, I exploit, I control. What I do is what matters. What I want is wha… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Independence is a complex word in a foreign tongue. To resist occupation, whether you're a nation or merely a woman, you must understand the language of your enemy. Conquest and liberation and democra… Barbara Kingsolver
“ Mrs. MacAndrew shared the common opinion of her sex that a man is always a brute to leave a woman who is attached to him, but that a woman is much to blame if he does. W. Somerset Maugham
“ I was admonished to adopt feminine clothes; I refused, and still refuse. As for other avocations of women, there are plenty of other women to perform them. Jeanne d'Arc
“ I don't see what women see in other women," I'd told Doctor Nolan in my interview that noon. "What does a woman see in a woman that she can't see in a man?"Doctor Nolan paused. Then she said, "Tendern… Sylvia Plath
“ Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won't run. Phyllis Diller
“ I won't be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult. E.M. Forster
“ One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, and compassion Simone de Beauvoir
“ Don't marry a rich man. Marry a good man. He will spend his life trying to keep you happy. No rich man can buy that! Staness Jonekos
“ In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-worker's party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are a… Sloane Crosley
“ Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly impor… Annie Lennox
“ You can't be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily those two things aren't ideal. We have an awful lot to work on and to debate about in relation to our working lives, because it isn't worki… Emma Thompson
“ I think all women have a friend who at some point dumped them or betrayed them or deeply disappointed them. And at the same time all women have a friend who they dumped or betrayed or hurt in some way… Lisa See
“ I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important. Madeleine Albright
“ I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-… Madeleine Albright
“ I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be 48. That's the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I thi… James Thurber
“ I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading. Amy Poehler
“ I never expected to get the Tom Jones treatment and it amazes me that I do. Strangely it's women who throw their underwear at me when I'm performing live. My male fans tend to be quite shy. My female… Ellie Goulding
“ Failing to find in women exactly the same kind of sexual emotions, as they find in themselves, men have concluded that there are none there at all. Havelock Ellis
