---
title: "7 Womanliness Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Womanliness quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Womanliness sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png"
---

> [I'm very proud of my breasts, as every woman should be. It's not cellular obesity. It's womanliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-ekberg/i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-woman-should-be-it-s-not/)

[Anita Ekberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-ekberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png)

> [God gave women instinct and womanliness. Utilized appropriately, the combo effortlessly disorders the mind of any man I've ever met.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farrah-fawcett/god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness-utilized-appropriately-the/)

[Farrah Fawcett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farrah-fawcett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/farrah-fawcett-12847_disorder_god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness_551019.jpg)

> [There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more honestly garnished than with silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-udall/there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanliness-is-more-honestly-garnished/)

[Nicholas Udall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-udall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/nicholas-udall-47180_honestly_there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanline_1550147.jpg)

> [Everyone carries within himself an image of womanliness derived from his mother: it is this that determines whether, on the whole,he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image-of-womanliness-derived-from/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/friedrich-nietzsche-15_carrie_everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image_2206743.jpg)

> [In an ideal state of society we never lose sight of the womanliness of women…why should it be considered a compliment to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wordsworth/in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lose-sight-of-the-womanliness/)

[Elizabeth Wordsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-wordsworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/elizabeth-wordsworth-62280_compliment_in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lo_2257272.jpg)

> [Manliness has been defined as assertion of the self. Womanliness has been defined as the nurturing of selves other than our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-deming/manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion-of-the-self-womanliness-has/)

[Barbara Deming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-deming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/barbara-deming-14719_assertion_manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion_2767507.jpg)

> [Women still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits necessary to be a leader. There is this internalized fear that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arianna-huffington/women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship-with-power-and-the-traits/)

[Arianna Huffington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arianna-huffington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/arianna-huffington-1005_epithet_women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship_2872042.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/#itemlist",
            "name": "Womanliness Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 7,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'm very proud of my breasts, as every woman should be. It's not cellular obesity. It's womanliness.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anita Ekberg"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-ekberg/i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-woman-should-be-it-s-not/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'm very proud of my breasts, as every woman should be. It's not cellular obesity. It's womanliness.” — Anita Ekberg",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "God gave women instinct and womanliness. Utilized appropriately, the combo effortlessly disorders the mind of any man I've ever met.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Farrah Fawcett"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farrah-fawcett/god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness-utilized-appropriately-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/farrah-fawcett-12847_disorder_god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness_551019.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/farrah-fawcett-12847_disorder_god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness_551019.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/farrah-fawcett-12847_disorder_god-gave-women-instinct-and-womanliness_551019.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“God gave women instinct and womanliness. Utilized appropriately, the combo effortlessly disorders the mind…” — Farrah Fawcett",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more honestly garnished than with silence.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nicholas Udall"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-udall/there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanliness-is-more-honestly-garnished/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/nicholas-udall-47180_honestly_there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanline_1550147.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/nicholas-udall-47180_honestly_there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanline_1550147.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/nicholas-udall-47180_honestly_there-is-nothing-wherein-their-womanline_1550147.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more honestly garnished than with silence.” — Nicholas Udall",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Everyone carries within himself an image of womanliness derived from his mother: it is this that determines whether, on the whole,he will revere women, or despise them, or remain generally indifferent to them.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Friedrich Nietzsche"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image-of-womanliness-derived-from/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/friedrich-nietzsche-15_carrie_everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image_2206743.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/friedrich-nietzsche-15_carrie_everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image_2206743.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/friedrich-nietzsche-15_carrie_everyone-carries-within-himself-an-image_2206743.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Everyone carries within himself an image of womanliness derived from his mother: it is this that determines…” — Friedrich Nietzsche",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "In an ideal state of society we never lose sight of the womanliness of women…why should it be considered a compliment to any woman to be told she writes, paints, sings, talks, or even thinks, like a man?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elizabeth Wordsworth"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wordsworth/in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lose-sight-of-the-womanliness/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/elizabeth-wordsworth-62280_compliment_in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lo_2257272.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/elizabeth-wordsworth-62280_compliment_in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lo_2257272.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/elizabeth-wordsworth-62280_compliment_in-an-ideal-state-of-society-we-never-lo_2257272.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“In an ideal state of society we never lose sight of the womanliness of women…why should it be considered a…” — Elizabeth Wordsworth",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Manliness has been defined as assertion of the self. Womanliness has been defined as the nurturing of selves other than our own - even if we quite lose our own in the process. (Women are supposed to find in this loss their true fulfillment.) But every individual person is born both to assert herself or himself and to act out a sympathy for others trying to find themselves - in Christian terms, meant to love one's self as one loves others ... Jesus never taught that we should split up that commandment - assigning 'love yourself' to men, 'love others' to women. But society has tried to.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barbara Deming"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-deming/manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion-of-the-self-womanliness-has/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/barbara-deming-14719_assertion_manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion_2767507.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/barbara-deming-14719_assertion_manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion_2767507.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/barbara-deming-14719_assertion_manliness-has-been-defined-as-assertion_2767507.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Manliness has been defined as assertion of the self. Womanliness has been defined as the nurturing of selves…” — Barbara Deming",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Women still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits necessary to be a leader. There is this internalized fear that if we are really powerful, we are going to be considered ruthless or pushy or strident - all of those epithets that strike right at our femininity. We are still working at trying to overcome the fear that power and womanliness are mutually exclusive.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Arianna Huffington"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arianna-huffington/women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship-with-power-and-the-traits/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/arianna-huffington-1005_epithet_women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship_2872042.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/arianna-huffington-1005_epithet_women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship_2872042.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/arianna-huffington-1005_epithet_women-still-have-an-uneasy-relationship_2872042.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Women still have an uneasy relationship with power and the traits necessary to be a leader. There is this…” — Arianna Huffington",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/",
            "name": "Womanliness Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/anita-ekberg-43741_breasts_i-m-very-proud-of-my-breasts-as-every-wo_96728.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 7 Womanliness quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Womanliness sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Womanliness Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/womanliness/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
