Female Quotes · Page 17

“When men imagine a female uprising, they imagine a world in which women rule men as men have ruled women.”

— Sally Kempton

Law may prescribe that the male nipples be made equal to the female ones, but they still will not give milk.

— Allan Bloom

Boats and ships are female because they are beautiful, lovable, expensive and unpredictable.

— Robert A. Heinlein

[Feminist:] One who believes in the liberation of that which has been suppressed as female in a man.

— Betty Friedan

An awful lot of female celebrities are very beautiful whereas a lot of male celebrities are not so hot.

— Graham Norton

“There is not just one entry route that purports to explain all types of female criminality.”

— Leanne Fiftal Alarid

The mysteries of the female sex! We men can never hope to fathom your depths, but only try not to drown in…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I hope when people see that female-led production companies are working, there will be more of us.

— Trudie Styler

We live in a very masculine society, a very patriarchal society, still. So we also have the benefit of the experience of…

— Pollyanna McIntosh

I emitted some civetlike female stink, a distinct perfume of sexual wanting, that he had followed to find me here in the…

— Janet Fitch

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be…

— Anita Borg

Male female slave or free; peaceful or disorderly; maybe you and he will not agree; but you need him to show you…

— Bruce Cockburn

It's a confidence booster for me to be known as a female who can take on any action, which is nice, to…

— Rachel Nichols

Female spies typically represented one of two extremes: the seductress who employed her wiles to manipulate men, and the cross-dresser who blended…

— Karen Abbott

I've wanted to produce for a long time. I'd love to get a bunch of my girlfriends together - a female writer,…

— Kaya Scodelario

As we search as a nation for constructive ways to challenge racism and white supremacy, it is absolutely essential that progressive female…

— Bell Hooks

Now I’m just standing here on the conveyor. Along for the ride. I reach the end, turn around, and go back the…

— Isaac Marion

In many patriarchies, language, as well as cultural tradition, reserve the human condition for the male. With the Indo-European languages this is…

— Kate Millett

Every animal on the planet attracts mates with the goal of reproduction. Frogs swell their bodies. Male gorillas beat their chests. Have…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

What's a problem with India, in particular, is female feticide - aborting a female fetus. It is unacceptable and illegal, but it…

— Barbara Crossette

There are certain aspects of me that can be bad-ass sometimes, but being able to push it to the extreme is something…

— Tinsel Korey

Surfers travelled and opened up and changed. It became more mainstream, less of a cult. And it diversified. On any given day…

— Tim Winton

For some, a sign of your success starts with, 'I'm going to buy a big house.' Then, 'I'm going to start buying…

— Ted Leonsis

Testosterone is a sex hormone, and I think it is the most social of hormones. The major social effect of testosterone is…

— James McBride

Being real some guys will never know how to treat a female...

— Lonniedagreat

I'm not a total feminist, but I believe in rights for females.

— Pam Grier

In my view, Zhang Lanxin is one of our best female martial artists, and I can't rate her highly enough.

— Jackie Chan

As a female, you're always terrified that if you blow it, you've blown it for your whole gender.

— Kari Skogland

There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman

No female will take you seriously if you flirt with every girl.

— MlY AB

“He sifts the radio waves, but it's all men singing like women and women singing like men...”

— David Mitchell

As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.

— Liu Yang

“You know what, your imagination works faster than your mind.”

— Simona Panova

Can a selfish egocentric jealous and unimaginative female write a damn thing worthwhile?

— Sylvia Plath

I was always looking for the female characters in sci-fi and fantasy who were more than just the girlfriend.

— Noelle Stevenson

I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films.

— Ava DuVernay

I have always believed that we all have male and female within us.

— Meredith Monk

The women doing comedy do not even think of themselves as 'female' comedians.

— Jen Kirkman

When you having a good day a female always got to mess it up...

— Anonymous

If you want to do a female version of 'The Expendables,' I'll be in that one.

— Pierce Brosnan