“Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.”
— H. L. Mencken
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Soon we saw that money going to
“Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96% of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are women.”
— Muhammad Yunus
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Then I read Little Women, and of
“Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo – Jo being the writer and the misfit.”
— Patti Smith
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Women have always been the strong ones
“Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.”
— Coco Chanel
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Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women.
“Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women.”
— Teri Garr
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A man who graduated high in his
“A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.”
— Barbra Streisand
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All successful people men and women are
“All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.”
— Brian Tracy
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Good women always think it is their
“Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything.”
— Anita Brookner
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The more equality women have, the fairer,
“The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.”
— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
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If this world is going to be
“If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so.”
— Isabel Allende
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I have frequently been questioned, especially by
“I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.”
— Marie Curie
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