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In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.
We can't be empowered women in our career and strong women in our relationships if it weren't for the fact that we're healthy.
And yet women-good women--frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep.
Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
I come from a family of very strong women, women who have endured very tough lives in hopes of a better one for their children.
I think probably like seeing women fight because we're generally not thought to be strong, especially in the case of this movie.
Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect.
I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.
Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.
I like strong women. Strong women characters have always existed in the movies of directors such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.
Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight for what they deserve. I'm proud to be a part of a wave of strong women on TV!
Men are strong, women are smart, but no matter how smart, their bellies are always there to betray women and that's their downfall.
A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.
If the audience shows that it is interested in films portraying strong women, then the producers will be tempted to make such films.
I've always been pretty confident. I grew up in a family of strong women, so I was always taught to be proud of who I am, the way I am.
When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.
I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.
I represent more the healthy, happy, curvy, strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean.
My mother and I used to watch 'Maude,' and I think she loved 'Maude' because my mother wanted to see strong women out there with a voice.
My late mother was very clear to my sister and I that we were to be strong women; that we were to be effective; that we were to be heard.
In a lot of roles, strong women feel like they need to apologize. But men don't need to apologize for being ruthless and women somehow do?
I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.
I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house.
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'
Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened and educated.
Many women devlop the second attention, attract a great deal of sexual attention, and for many years, appear to be very vibrant and strong.
I think my mom is kind of this way, too. We're just such strong women. My mom's been through so much, so I think that's where I got it from.
Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.
The Seventies seemed like this really open time. There were a lot of strong women characters deciding what kind of artists they wanted to be.
My mother is one of seven kids, so I have a lot of strong women in my family, and I have supportive, beautiful relationships with all of them.
I've always tried to be conscious of how I represent women in my work. They don't have to be good or strong women, but they have to be complex.
Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.
Ann Romney makes all women proud by the way she has conducted her life as a strong woman of faith, as a mother, as a wife and as a true patriot.
I was always this guy who appreciated and loved women and supported them and all those little things that were female-skewed, strong women parts.
The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.
Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.
I've always - from my very first film, 'Shopping,' which was Jude Law and Sadie Frost, I mean, I've always liked strong women characters in films.
I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman.
It's hard to keep moving forward, keep working, and keep your head up, but that's what strong women do. Especially being a mom, I can't fall apart.
Women asking for raises should not only know their value, but they should ask with the confidence that they're helping the company to be successful.
I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
I come from really strong women. My mum is really strong, so that's driven that into me, and my grandma was the strongest woman I've known in my life.
Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see.
You cannot stop what the public want. The public want two strong women in the final round and then a woman prime minister and I'm absolutely with that.
Hollywood usually doesn't have strong woman in films like that, and it's stupid, so for the most part they're usually being directed and written by men.
Priyanka Chopra - I have actually adored her since I was 10, maybe, when she became Miss India. She's just super strong, and I crush on all strong women!
In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.
I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.
I've been surrounded by incredibly strong women: incredibly, unapologetically strong women, and I guess that for me has just been the biggest inspiration.