About Women Quotes

For women, the important ingredients for happiness are to forge an identity, serve the Lord, get an education, develop your talents, serve your family, and, if possible, to have a family of your own.

After all those years as a woman hearing 'not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough, ' almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, 'I'm enough.'

I am proud to serve on the House Intelligence Committee, and every day, I see the lifesaving work of our men and women in uniform.

There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world.

In the music industry, intelligence in women is undervalued.

Some of the best fan mail I get are from our men and women in the military and intelligence communities. They say, 'Boy you do your homework, this is exactly how we're doing it.'

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to men and women. He gives you a sense of intelligence, the notion of a guy who can think on his feet.

I grew up in a family with two very strong women, my mother and my older sister, and they were big influences on my life.

I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women.

Perhaps my problem in marriage - and it is the problem of many women - was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.

For many young women, the dream of independence and a home of their own is a tantalising goal, while a lifetime devoted solely to catering for another person's needs would be hard to countenance.

Women are living independently, but we don't yet have the social and economic policies behind us to support that independence.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

Men and women are like right and left hands it doesn't make sense not to use both.

Men and women who decide to flirt with adultery just once can become enmeshed in misery and unhappiness for themselves and their precious families.

I think women of our generation went through Cultural Revolution, went through hardship, coming from nowhere, and suddenly see China's amazing opportunity. So women just seized the opportunity.

I have a lot of amazing women, you know, women in my life who have been an example for me of what not to do.

I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.

I know nothing at all about women. They are an amazing, beautiful mystery.

Women have to harness their power - its absolutely true. It's just learning not to take the first no. And if you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner.

I don't feel that I've faced discrimination. I've had every chance to succeed and more, and I think that's what all women should have.

I have a real pet peeve for women who play damaged characters but don't look damaged.

There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership they just need to be identified and asked.

In the conversation about women in leadership, male voices are noticeably absent.

For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.

If women are not accorded equal place in the leadership of the Catholic Church and the other great world religions, they will always be treated as inferiors in earthly matters as well.

Leadership desperately needs women.

Never take your eye off the ball. Always remember that you and everyone on the team is the servant of the cause - in our case, girls' education and young women's leadership in Africa.

Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.

I've been the co-chair of the Non-Partisan Women's Caucus and vice-chair for several years, taking a leadership role in this women's organization.

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination. In the past, few women have tried, and even fewer have succeeded.

One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I'd like to see that change by walking the walk.

There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing to finance films directed by and starring women.

Most women outlive their spouses. Divorce remains at record rates. It's important for a woman to be able to control her finances.

In addition, I'll be attending women's health expos and medical conferences with the goal to promote dialogue between women and their health-care providers.

I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.

I found that female pathfinders generally integrate characteristics commonly associated with being women - like the capacity to be intimate - with 'male' ones like ambition and courage.

Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.

It was actually a women's writing group I belonged to in graduate school that gave me the courage to move from poetry to fiction.

Research shows that when women are empowered as political leaders, countries often experience higher standards of living with positive developments in education, infrastructure, and health care.

In the world of maternal health, cell phone technology is being used to provide prenatal care, linking pregnant women to health care providers when they can't otherwise reach healthcare facilities.

When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women.

When women earn more, families are stronger, and children have better access to quality health care and education.

I want to encourage women to take control of their health.

I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.

I have a strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.

I come from a family of strong women, who have been positive role models for me.

I'm excited to see the growth in women's cycling, and I think the Women's Tour has had a really positive impact on that change.

When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.

So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.