Faith Quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

If you have yet to be called an incorrigable, defiant woman, don't worry, there is still time

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

If you have ever been called defiant, incorrigible, forward, cunning, insurgent, unruly, rebellious, you're on the right track.

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

The word that came to me now was "defiant." Because a person had to be defiant to be able to stand amid the wreckage…

— Karen White

I was always seen as defiant. And I did know that as a kid. It just wasn't something that was stamped out of me.…

— Marielle Heller

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words.

— William Congreve

I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage,…

— Bella Abzug

When a woman shouts, she isn't usually praised for it. She's condemned as aggressive and coarse.

— Michelle Dean

Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!

— Shakti Gawain

There are words which a man cannot resist from a woman, even though he knows them to be false.

— Anthony Trollope

A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.

— Philip Sidney

It's OK to assert yourself. Obviously, as a woman, I do experience the consequence of asserting yourself - you're not supposed to assert yourself.

— Sinead O'Connor

“Soft flesh mingled with defiant will to create one frustratingly perfect woman.”

— Michelle M. Pillow