899 private quotes tagged women

“You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.” — Theodore Roosevelt

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“Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Freedom is a right ultimately defended by the sacrifice of America's servicemen and women.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.” — Johnny Depp

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“All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man no society will survive a shortage of women.” — Germaine Greer

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“When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society.” — Pope John Paul II

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“When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.” — Honore de Balzac

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“I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part.” — Orlando Bloom

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“Italian men do appreciate beautiful women. They're not afraid of the beauty, which is nice.” — Eva Herzigova

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“If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights.” — Emma Thompson

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“I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.” — Brendan Behan

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“If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.” — Orson Welles

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“There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.” — Chris Rock

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“I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.” — Jeff Bridges

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“Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.” — Natalie Portman

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“Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.” — Annie Lennox

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“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.” — Louis D. Brandeis

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“When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.” — Warren Farrell

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“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.” — Audre Lorde

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“A lot of women don't know how to love because there's deep reasons for them not knowing how to love. And what I mean by deep reasons is deep and dark reasons.” — Lil Wayne

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“I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.” — Bette Davis

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“Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family.” — Clare Boothe Luce

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“We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic.” — Emma Thompson

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