Quotes tagged ‘Feminist’

(44 total)

“Platitudes can pass for wisdom, but the wording mustn’t offend.”

“I'm not a feminist. I'm a lawyer.”

— Charles Randolph, Megyn Kelly, Charlize Theron, imdb.com

“Natalie Portman’s fashion choices always make a statement, but at this year’s Academy Awards the oscar-winning actor decided to use style to send a message about the state of Hollywood. Tonight, she stepped onto the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre Portman clad in a Maria Grazia Chiuri designed embro…”

— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, vogue.com

“Hauss also stressed that her art is a sincere expression of herself – 'We’re too often perceived as something we’re not, and the best way to change that is to actually show ourselves, make ourselves be seen, be heard.'”

— Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė , Bored Panda, boredpanda.com

“Josh: You know, I love feminism, you know. I mean I basically am feminism. Ella: I just absolutely don’t believe you. Josh: I will never open a door for you. Never. Not ever.”

— Thomas Ward, Hannah Gadsby, Liz Doran, Josh, Josh Thomas, imdb.com

“I have a horrible feeling that I'm a greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, morally bankrupt woman who can't even call herself a feminist.”

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, imdb.com

“We are bad feminists.”

— Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, imdb.com

“It’s an examination and a celebration of designers who’ve changed the way we dress, from Rei Kawakubo and Miuccia Prada, both of whom rejected the pretty in favor of the beautiful; to Stella McCartney and Eileen Fisher, our designer environmentalists; to Phoebe Philo and Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mul…”

— Vogue, vogue.com

“It's important to me to see women working with their hands in places that challenge them physically.”

— Deborah Czeresko, imdb.com

“Jackson Marchetti: So what is your thing then? Maeve Wiley: Complex female characters.”

— Laurie Nunn, Maeve Wiley, Emma Mackey, imdb.com

“I want my work to be in unconventional places. You write in poetry journals to get fellowships and grants, not for an audience. My readers don’t read journals — they are homegirls that normally wouldn’t be interested in poetry or they’ve always read poetry and find me.”

— Yesika Salgado, latimes.com

“If "The Star-Spangled Banner" boldly proclaims the country's greatness as fact, "America the Beautiful" is more aspirational. Bates is not asking whether the flag has survived an artillery strike. Rather, this young feminist poet, who had just emerged from a deep depression, is asking if the nation,…”

— ERIC WESTERVELT, npr.org

“Do I see myself as a feminist idol? No. I don’t see myself as anything. I do not see myself as a trailblazer. I don’t think about that. I get up, and I do my day, and I do my work, and I see friends. But I don’t sit and think about how I see myself, or what my legacy is.”

— Barbara Walters, vanityfair.com

“Who said you can’t wear a flower crown and still remain a fearsome thing?”

— Amanda Lovelace, instagram.com

“Vartox: On my planet, females bow before males. Supergirl: This is NOT your planet.”

— Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg, Kara Danvers, Melissa Benoist, imdb.com

“The first lesson I ever learned was never to wait for a man's rescue.”

— Drew Lindo, Queen Catherine de' Medici, Megan Follows, imdb.com

“Seth: Summer, can I walk you to class? Summer: I can walk myself. Seth: Great, then you can walk me, too.”

— Allan Heinberg, Seth Cohen, Adam Brody, imdb.com

“Me: Did you know people only use half their brains? 6-year-old: Maybe boys.”

— James Breakwell, twitter.com

“I will take every penny he has in the bank and every dollar of political capital that he has in this town. I will court feminist groups and mothers groups and religious groups. I will bury him. And I will dance on his grave. And then? I will run for office.”

— Mark Wilding, Shonda Rhimes, Mellie Grant, Bellamy Young, imdb.com

“She is innocent too — like a baby — and she worships her husband. That is an error! To worship a man is a great mistake — she will find it so. Men are not to be too much loved — no, no!”

— Marie Corelli, amazon.com