Feminism Quotes · Page 179

Even if a woman is abused a very long time ago, it comes out in her life in a negative way.

— Catherine Deneuve

“I think of feminism as poetry; we hear histories in words; we reassemble histories by putting them into words.”

— Sara Ahmed

Women are great bullsh*t detectors. They know when it's not real.

— Sharleen Spiteri

Women have gained access to the institutions, but not enough power to overhaul them.

— Ellen Goodman

You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.

— Anonymous

We must develop a truly global roadmap to eradicate all forms of discrimination still suffered by women.

— Pedro Sanchez

The truth is, women don't stand up, they're too hushed, they don't like to say stuff.

— Lisa Lopes

Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.

— Pauline Marois

The one point on which all women are in furious secret rebellion against the existing law is the saddling of the right…

— George Bernard Shaw

Generally speaking, when a woman offers unsolicited advice or tries to help a man, she has no idea of how critical and…

— John Gray

I mean, how can you not be a feminist if you have a brain in your head? If you’re not a feminist,…

— Jon Krakauer

I was raised to be a very strong and independent woman without anybody ever saying the word feminist or having any political…

— Kellyanne Conway

Women are women, and so are men, and the delusion that we are spiritually separate from or are about to spiritually separate…

— Anohni

If her security rests upon her alliance with a man, another woman may take that man away; therefore women have no unity…

— Frederick Lenz

“the basic theme is the dichotomy of womanhood. the woman cut in two. every society creates laws to exercise power over women…

— Catherine Breillat

We try to teach women how to be strong, how to believe in themselves, how to make themselves happy, as opposed to…

— Lisa Lopes

We also ought to recognize that unpaid labor falls predominantly to women. The other thing I would do in countries like the…

— Melinda Gates

“When, as happened recently in France, an attempt is made to coerce women out of the burqa rather than creating a situation…

— Arundhati Roy

“We are the blood of the witches you thought were dead. We carry witchcraft in our bones whilst magic still sings inside…

— Nikita Gill

Man is more naturally violent than woman. Four times as many men are involved in homicides as women. You might not pick…

— Jim Webb

I’m going to lie this one right on the line, right here, right now: I’m pro big pants. Strident feminism NEEDS big…

— Caitlin Moran

“The 2015 legislation concerning “coercive control” was also a step forward, attempting to tackle the techniques other than violence that are used…

— The Guardian

I would not want to be called a feminist. The feminists don't believe in success for women and, of course, I believe…

— Phyllis Schlafly

“A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak,…

— Sheng Wang

In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.

— Abdu'l-Bahá

“Once they have dedicated themselves to a cause, women will fight to the end for it.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Even women have been known to enjoy the privileges of a flat.”

— Edith Wharton

Many women remain unmarried only because they were too smart to ever marry a man dumb enough to marry them.

— Claude Marchand

Women can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.

— Gloria Steinem

It's time to understand that women aren't just about love, care, beauty and body, but also about respect.

— Shriya Saran

Men need to feel important. They feel better when they're with younger girls or unknown girls.

— Lauren Bacall

In love, what a woman mistakes for disgust is actually clearsightedness. If she does not admire a man, she scorns him.

— Honore de Balzac

The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.

— Betty Friedan

I wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier.

— Amy Winehouse

Really, feminism is just about equality, and that's all. It's just saying equal rights.

— Abi Morgan

Real women are self independent & are positive role models for young females.

— Anonymous

Feminism: An ideology that believes that women too are human!

— Bubbles

The feminists hate me, don't they? And I don't blame them. For I hate feminism. It is poison.

— Margaret Thatcher

There is nothing more threatening to Democrats than strong Republican women!

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

“Women's lib does not mean imitating men's worst qualities just so we can lower ourselves and be equal to them.”

— Kim Gruenenfelder