Femininity Quotes

122 quotes by 104 authors

When one begins to think about it, America depends rather heavily on women's passive dependence, their femininity. Femininity, if one still wants to call it… — Betty Friedan
Freud says, Man fears that his strength will be taken from him by woman, dreads becoming infected with her femininity and then proving himself a… — Camille Paglia
The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact power has… — Katharine Graham
Masculinity cannot exist without femininity. On its own, masculinity has no meaning, because it is but one half of a set of power relations. Masculinity… — Sheila Jeffreys
Radical feminist theorists do not seek to make gender a bit more flexible, but to eliminate it. They are gender abolitionists, and understand gender to… — Sheila Jeffreys
Masculinity is part of a binary and requires its opposite, since, in the absence of femininity, masculinity would have no meaning. — Sheila Jeffreys
Don't gossip- particularly about other women. Kindness is the secret to true femininity. — Carole Landis
It meant something to me â€“ the idea of a coat guarding and hiding a womanâ€™s body. For me, a woman who is absorbed in… — Yohji Yamamoto
To awaken chivalry we must return to femininity. We must stop doing the masculine things and become the gentle, tender, dependent women we were designed… — Helen Andelin
By living up to their calling, women will succeed in guaranteeing a proper recognition of the unique value of femininity and its crucial mission in… — Alice von Hildebrand
Femininity in general is seen as frivolous. People often say feminine people are doing â€œthe mostâ€, meaning that to don a dress, heels, lipstick, and… — Janet Mock
It is only when a woman surrenders her life to her husband, reveres and worships him, and is willing to serve him, that she becomes… — Marabel Morgan
Femininity and sport can go together. — Rebecca Lobo
There's nothing masculine about being competitive. There's nothing masculine about trying to be the best at everything you do, nor is there anything wrong with… — Rebecca Lobo
Authentic femininity is a combination of class, tenderness and virtue. When a woman possesses these traits, a man will naturally want to be more of… — Jason Evert
People of all sexes have the right to explore femininity, masculinity-and the infinite variations between-without criticism or ridicule. — Leslie Feinberg
The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power, ... We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your… — James E. Faust
Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity! — Gabrielle Reece
My femininity is always something I've tried to preserve in this dog-eat-dog world. — Margaret Smith

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