Women Quotes

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford. — Hannah Arendt
I also have this incredible love for women. — Kevyn Aucoin
When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside. — Mary Kay Ash
The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes. — Bella Abzug
You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell
When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different… — Chinua Achebe
All fat women look the same; they all look 42. — Margaret Atwood
We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. — Margaret Atwood
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to… — Margaret Atwood
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. — Jane Austen
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. — Jane Austen
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. — Jane Austen
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without… — Jane Austen
It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before. — Jane Austen
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. — Jane Austen
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony. — Jane Austen

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