“ The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends. Shirley Knight
“ Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling. Louisa May Alcott
“ Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions their reasons are always different. George Santayana
“ You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. Erica Jong
“ I'm thankful for the work that feminists like Gloria Steinem have done. I am a feminist, but the geography for women today is vastly different than it was in the '60s. Amber Heard
“ I think 99 percent of women's lib comes from technology making different kinds of lives possible, and then the social adjustment follows the technology - it doesn't precede it. Lois McMaster Bujold
“ People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood. Zoe Saldana
“ I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air. Kristen Bell
“ My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated… Frances O'Grady
“ When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking. Elayne Boosler
“ When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho. Sarah Jessica Parker
“ But it also became the experience, or was the experience, of the writers who were attracted to this kind of humor. They're all men or women who come from the same kind of experience in their own lives… Norman Lear
“ Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice. Nancy Pelosi
“ On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family. Eleanor Holmes Norton
“ I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there. Connie Chung
“ One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man. Marlo Thomas
“ A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you. Marilyn Monroe
“ These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their busines… Julie Burchill
