"My three husbands were afraid of me. I……" — Nawal El Saadawi
"My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman."
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52 Quotes by Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi has 52 quotes on this site.
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If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.
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Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.
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My skin is soft, but my heart is cruel, and my bite is deadly.
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You poor, deluded woman...do you believe there is any such thing as love?...You're living an illusion. Do you believe the…
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Words should not seek to please, to hide the wounds in our bodies, or the shameful moments in our lives.…
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Here the oppression of women is very subtle. If we take female circumcision, the excision of the clitoris, it is…
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Many people come here and they think my apartment is a poor relative to my name. But you cannot be…
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages. People feel they…
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Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy…
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Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.
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Danger has been a part of my life ever since I picked up a pen and wrote. Nothing is more…
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When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
— Dido Armstrong
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
— Abigail Adams
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
— Amy Adams
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
— Lucille Ball
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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