And, oh God, in my misspent youth as a housewife, I, too, used to bake bread, in those hectic and desolating days… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
I had one of my coaches that told me that I was going to amount to nothing but a housewife. I'd seen… — Jade Cargill Copy Share Image
“Fact: Mrs. Isabella Beeton’s “Book of Household Management” did indeed describe housewives as Household Generals. This is Mrs. Steward’s favorite book, followed… — Vered Ehsani Copy Share Image
As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I still don't know what I'm going to be. I love acting. I would love to be an English teacher. I would… — Bethany Joy Lenz Copy Share Image
Housework never really bothered me... what bothered me about it later was that it was expected to be your life... when you're… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
If there's anything more popular on 'Housewives' than a fight over hair, it's a housewife diving into water. It's a prerequisite for… — Carole Radziwill Copy Share Image
My dad never decided what he wanted to do; at times he fought in the army, was a teacher, a boxer, a… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
We'll eradicate Twitter. I don't care what the international community says. Everyone will witness the power of the Turkish Republic. There is… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
Thank you... 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' for demonstrating a universal truth: Idiots like me will always watch idiots like you fight on… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said… — Giles Deacon Copy Share Image
I don't think God is a gender. He presents himself as a father but he comes to us with the tenderness of… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I love the romance of what I do, although because of Isabella, Lady Gaga and Grace Jones, people think I have crazy… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
I was born in a middle class Muslim family, in a small town called Myonenningh in a northern part of Bangladesh in… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
Truth is what every man sees lurking at the bottom of his own soul, like the oyster shell housewives put in the… — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how… — A. B. Yehoshua Copy Share Image
I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
How to Be an American Housewife is filled with dreams and love-the kinds that come true and those that don't. Margaret Dilloway… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
Because I'm shooting 'The New Normal' and 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' at the same time, so my schedule is double. I leave… — NeNe Leakes Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolutely been my focus. That's… — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls... searching for the peak of ripeness and flavor...… — Keith Floyd Copy Share Image
“I enjoy doing housework, ironing, washing, cooking, dishwashing. Whenever I get one of those questionnaires and they ask what is your profession,… — Tasha Tudor Copy Share Image
The original necessity for the ceaseless presence of the woman to maintain that altar fire - and it was an altar fire… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
Some people in Hollywood think of me as a model for dramatic midlife transitions: suburban housewife to Emmy-winning actress. But I never… — Kathryn Joosten Copy Share Image
Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen,… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
Nature, being a wise and provident lady, governs her parts very wisely, methodically, and orderly: Also, she is very industrious and hates… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Our culture is set up on a feud mentality, or a "Housewives" mentality, that women just fight. And it's such a shallow… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I don't want to be considered a hero… Imagine [if] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to… — Miep Gies Copy Share Image
I've become a real housewife. Terry doesn't mind me working, in fact he loves me to be independent. But I only get… — Marta Kristen Copy Share Image
I was brought up to be uncompromisingly bloody-minded by my mother. She equipped me, without knowing it, to be someone who is… — Viv Albertine Copy Share Image
I don't limit myself. I think that's what this lifestyle allows for you - freedom to sort of do more than the… — Bebe Buell Copy Share Image
I think Desperate Housewives is a pretty good show, I watch it, I like it and I don't love reality tv that… — Bob Saget Copy Share Image
The first time I passed through the country (Switzerland) I had the impression it was swept down with a broom from one… — Ernesto Sabato Copy Share Image
The pickings are pretty slim when you have to play the part of a housewife who doesn't go out of her apartment… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Reality TV now doesn't feel reality TV when it started. The line between reality and fiction is blurred. So many of these… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to… — Martha Plimpton Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell a dream-come-true story about going from a closeted gay kid who loved pop culture to an out adult… — Andy Cohen Copy Share Image
My life always came first. When I got nominated for Diary of a Mad Housewife, I didn't think, 'Aah, now I'll get… — Carrie Snodgress Copy Share Image
In the case of 'The Housewives,' I call the 'Housewives' sociology of the rich. I think it's just fun to watch. It's… — Andy Cohen Copy Share Image
“A housewife's work has no results: it simply has to be done again. Bringing up children is not a real occupation, because… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
![“I don't want to be considered a hero… Imagine [if] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.” quote by Miep Gies](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9ec/miep-gies-32151_duty_i-don-t-want-to-be-considered-a-hero-ima_207762.jpg)
