Top 1200 Strong Women Quotes & Sayings - Page 7

Things have definitely changed from my times, when there were just no strong roles written for women, I will not deny that.

Despite the modern dogma to the effect that women were a subject sex until the nineteenth century 'emancipated' them from history, women in history had demonstrated strong wills and purposes, had made assertions, and had directed or influenced all human destiny, including their own, since human life began.

I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive.

I'm proud that many of Missouri's lawmakers stood strong to protect the lives of the innocent unborn and women's health.

Women have their heads in their hearts. Man seems to have been destined for a superior being; as things are, I think women generally better creatures than men. They have weaker appetites and weaker intellects but much stronger affections. A man with a bad heart has been sometimes saved by a strong head; but a corrupt woman is lost forever.

I'm a strong believer in the fact that women are born to multi-task. God has made us like that.

Some women want the strong silent type, so they can tell him to shut up and rearrange the furniture.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

I think that the boy-woman is a very strong image and a lot of fascinating women are like that: Gala [Dalí].

I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.

I've been very lucky to work in a newsroom where there are lots of strong, funny, clever women in senior positions.

I have always actually been with and attracted to very strong women, and I think I've learned a lot from them.

Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where it counts. In 'ere.

A strong dollar reflects a strong country and a strong economy, and we need to make sure that we get the - stop the practice of devaluing the dollar.

I know, as an overachiever straight-A student in school, I always responded to smart, strong, women represented on screen.

The lifting up of the woman does not require the tearing down of the man. In fact, a strong woman appreciates a strong man. Conversely, a strong man is not intimidated by a strong woman.

God's grace turns out men and women with a strong family likeness to Jesus Christ, not milksops.

It's kind of epic to see four women really be physically and mentally strong, in themselves and in their lives. That's what 'Widows' is.

Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.

Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls.

If strength is measured by intelligence, honesty and depth of character, then yes, strong women are hot as hell.

I never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women.

Women are like tea bags.They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.

I'll always identify with the image of a strong woman. I believe that in what I do and in my sense of self, there's a vindication of women. There's power.

I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.

If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1.

The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.

There really needs to be more of progressive shows and strong characters that women should aspire to be like.

Olga E. Kagan was the strongest woman I knew - and probably the reason I've spent my life with other strong women.

Carrie Bradshaw made it okay for New York women to take fashion chances and show that they are fabulous and strong.

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women.

I've always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, 'I'm sorry, that's just wrong,' I tend to think she must be doing something right.

...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death)

I do believe that not just the churches but strong communities, strong trade unions, strong families can make a difference in terms of producing persons much more virtuous than what one usually finds in a gangster culture.

Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong... It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals.

Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling.

We just need a strong female perspective, especially in the world now...when the degrading of women has become such a popular thing.

We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.

The worst thing that can happen for people who don't want women to be strong is that we help each other and become a force.

Strong women wear their pain like stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it.

Especially in entertainment geared toward young people, the women are much stronger than they used to be. There's not really the damsel in distress anymore. I think the stereotype still possibly lives in different genre pictures but, in entertainment for the younger generation, they're used to women being equal and being strong. I think if you don't portray that, it would be kind of weird.

I feel that drag queens impersonate very strong, independent women who inspired us throughout our lives.

I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.

I definitely come from a line of strong women. It's not only like my mother and my grandmother, but my aunties too.

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong.

My mother is one of seven kids, so I have a lot of strong women in my family, and I have supportive, beautiful relationships with all of them.

I think strong rhetoric and strong action are two separate things. Anyone can use tough words. Anyone can go over the top and say things that sound strong. But sounding strong is not enough. You have to know exactly how you're going to do it. And if you look at some of the policies he's talked about, they would not make America stronger.

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

I wanted to show the history and strength of all kinds of black women. Working women, country women, urban women, great women in the history of the United States.

Women are not In their best fortunes strong, but want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal.

I believe that women are many different types of people. There are brave women, there are cowardly women, there are altruistic women, there are selfish women. Most people are a combination of the same.

When I see two women kissing, my only physical reaction is a strong desire to vomit in both of their mouths.

The heart of 'Truevine' is about the travails of two strong black women who agitate to get justice for their family.

My mother is gay. She was married to my dad up until I was 9. She was just like, 'I'm tired of this. I'm just going to be with who I want to be with.' So I've been raised by women, through my mom and also my aunt. My aunt is bi, and most of her partners have been women. I was always surrounded by a very strong tribe of people.

The much-vaunted sex appeal of American women is drawn from films, reviews and pin-ups, and is in large print fictitious. A recent medical survey in the United States showed that 75% of young American women are without strong sexual feeling and instead of satisfying their libido they seek pleasure narcissistically in exhibitionism, vanity, and the cult of fitness and health in a sterile sense.

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night.

With the Bond girls, they've always been these sexy but quite strong women, and that's a nice combination to design for.

My inspiration comes from many sources, and one of those sources is precisely the maison Versace. When I was a little boy, my family was not very well off. I had a sister who worked in a hairdressing salon. I lost my dad when I was 4 or 5 years old. I grew up with eight sisters and my mom. Nine incredible women all a little "à la Donatella Versace." Real strong women from the South of Italy, women who had sensuality. They had a confidence in their body and in their sensuality. And it was a poor family, I am very proud to say it.

I think as women we've always been very used to growing up reading and identifying with male protagonists, especially in fantasy. There's a saying in publishing that girls will read about boys, but boys will only read about boys, and it's important to give women strong heroines.

Women are like wine: strong, spirited, full bodied, intoxicating, and potent. And we never cease to surprise.