Difficult Quote by George R. R. Martin

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

— Alison Pill

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

— Rita Mae Brown

I have always felt that perhaps women have sometimes almost embraced the same values as men, and the same character as men, because they…

— Wangari Maathai

The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power, ... We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power.…

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

If women are not perceived to be fully within the structures of power, surely it is power that we need to redefine rather than…

— Mary Beard

Have you ever heard of a woman bloody dictator or tyrant? I think not. If there were more women in power, I think we…

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

It's such a rarity to have women in senior powerful positions. We can name them all. Fact is, women can handle power and handle…

— Christine Nixon

I think it can be very tough for women in any industry in which men dominate, and women historically have not had a lot…

— Jackie Fuchs

I hate to say there are female and male ways of dealing with power, because I think each of us has a male and…

— Christine Lagarde

The world needs women to redefine what it means to be a person of power

— Elizabeth Lesser

I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground that are…

— Nicola Walker

I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.

— Sally Quinn