Quotes about women

A collection of quotes on the topic of women.

„At first, being a female role model really terrified me. But it hasn't turned out to be an awful burden. I get a lot of letters from women who tell me that, after watching Xena, they have bought the Harley-Davidson they always wanted or left an abusive relationship.“

— Lucy Lawless New Zealand actress 1968
Robin Eggar (July 27, 1997) "Is it a bird? - Interview", The Sunday Times, p. Style 8.

„Women are beautiful in the light of the day, but are even more so in the shadows of the night.“

— Andrzej Majewski Polish writer and photographer 1966

Beauty, Light, Night

„I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women.“

— Louis XIV of France King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715 1638 - 1715
Comte de Mirabeau. Esprit de Mirabeau (v.1, page 246)

„Nobody who has seriously dealt with the men and women in today’s military believes they are a disaster. They are a national treasure of all races, all religions, all walks of life.“

— Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States 1946

Life, Men, Religion

„Why do gentlemen's voices carry so clearly, when women's are so easily stifled?“

— Sarah Waters, Affinity

„This is a mans world.
This is a mans world.
But it would be nothing, nothing
Without a women or a girl.“

— James Brown American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist 1933 - 2006
It's a Man's Man's Man's World, written with Betty Jean Newsome, from It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966)

World, Girl

„At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records.“

— Kurt Cobain American musician and artist 1967 - 1994

Hate, People, Color, Way

„That is the corrosive paradox of gender feminism's misandrist stance: no group of women can wage war on men without at the same time denigrating the women who respect those men.“

— Christina Hoff Sommers, Who Stole Feminism?: How Women Have Betrayed Women

Men, War, Time

„Well, it was a church person in the early days, Mahalia Jackson. And Rosetta Tharpe. These spiritual, very strong voices. I only knew that they were figures in the black race, recognizable and respected. But I must admit, I've always covered the songs of males. I haven't followed up on women or listened to that much women's music.“

— Tina Turner singer, dancer, actress, and author 1939
Her answer on the question who her first musical influences were. Mark Bego: Tina Turner: Break Every Rule, 2005, page 18.

Music, Strong, Personality