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title: "1 Equal Opportunities Quotes By Margaret Qualley"
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> [The goal is to not be patted on the back for hiring a woman, because it shouldn't be an exceptional thing. It should just be commonplace that women should have equal opportunities as men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/the-goal-is-to-not-be-patted-on-the-back-for-hiring-a-woman-because/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

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## More by Margaret Qualley

> [I actually quit ballet when I was offered a job, an apprenticeship at North Carolina Dance Theater Company, run by John Pierre Bonnefoux and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-actually-quit-ballet-when-i-was-offered-a-job-an-apprenticeship-at/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I went to the Professional Children's School in New York, and I started modeling because I could do that until I actually figured out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-went-to-the-professional-children-s-school-in-new-york-and-i/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I was a dancer, growing up, and I definitely thought that was going to be my profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-was-a-dancer-growing-up-and-i-definitely-thought-that-was-going-to/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I don't really know what I'm doing, to be honest. I come up with things, and maybe it works, and maybe it doesn't, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-don-t-really-know-what-i-m-doing-to-be-honest-i-come-up-with-things/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-gender-parity-is-a-crucial-part-of-any-healthy-society-it-s/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [Ballet, there's a right way to do things, and it's black and white, and it's all striving for perfection. Acting is not that way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/ballet-there-s-a-right-way-to-do-things-and-it-s-black-and-white-and/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-was-one-of-those-dancers-who-they-say-wants-to-feel-the-floor/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [It's a normal part of the culture of ballet to go to a nutritionist in your first few weeks. They write down everything you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/it-s-a-normal-part-of-the-culture-of-ballet-to-go-to-a-nutritionist/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think being in the city is the perfect way to figure out what I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-being-in-the-city-is-the-perfect-way-to-figure-out-what-i/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I left home at 15 to go to the North Carolina School of the Arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-left-home-at-15-to-go-to-the-north-carolina-school-of-the-arts/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I think I would find being in Hollywood intense if I had more of a social life, but all I do is stay indoors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-think-i-would-find-being-in-hollywood-intense-if-i-had-more-of-a/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-lived-alone-i-didn-t-know-anybody-in-new-york-and-i-was-definitely/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I like a bohemian floral dress, but then I'll throw on a leather jacket or a pair of lace-up boots to give it an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-like-a-bohemian-floral-dress-but-then-i-ll-throw-on-a-leather/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I just realized I wanted to do more than ballet. I was offered an apprenticeship, so I was about to join a company and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-just-realized-i-wanted-to-do-more-than-ballet-i-was-offered-an/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

> [I explored the arts in general; I took painting classes and sketching classes and acting classes and all sorts of different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-explored-the-arts-in-general-i-took-painting-classes-and-sketching/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

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