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So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

Quote by Geena Davis about country, change

Training of female athletes is so new that the limits of...

Training of female athletes is so new that the limits of female possibility are still unknown.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about limits

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack...

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

Quote by Camille Paglia about woman

I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that...

I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students had them.

Quote by Kathy Acker about body

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female -...

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male. Simone

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about human imperfections, being, woman, man

I can only pray that I will be born female again, and...

I can only pray that I will be born female again, and that men are still men in the world.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about pray, man, world

As an Independent, she has no party backing... Her being the first Independent president trumps the fact that she's a woman. It causes even more upheaval in Washington than her being female.

Quote by Geena Davis about being, woman

People want you to satisfy every possible dream or expectation they would have for a woman president... We still live at a time when a female president is controversial - even though it seems so bizarre that we've made it to the 21st century...

Quote by Geena Davis about expectation, dream, woman, talent, time, people

We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.

Quote by Geena Davis about help, people, woman, god, time

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about force, talent

Nonetheless, it is still popular to assert that all...

Nonetheless, it is still popular to assert that all female criminals are driven by male threat or patriarchal pressure.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about criminals

The more potent, unasked question is how society at large reacts to eager, voluntary violence by females, and to the growing evidence that women can be just as aggressive as men.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about violence, question, society, man

This idea that males are physically aggressive and...

This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for both sexes.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about idea

Even if you have a strong female character, invariably in...

Even if you have a strong female character, invariably in the third act she has to become really vulnerable and wimpy and get her comeuppance.

Quote by Linda Fiorentino about character

I think it would make Frida so happy that through her...

I think it would make Frida so happy that through her life story for the first time, a female director wins an Oscar.

Quote by Salma Hayek about love, happiness, time, life

There has never been a female director who has won an...

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

Quote by Salma Hayek about film, woman

They're right to think that about me, because I'm the person most likely to sleep with my female fans, I genuinely love other women. And I think they know that.

Quote by Angelina Jolie about sleep, people, rightness, love

Murphy's love laws; If the effort that went in research on the female bosom had gone into our space program, we would now be running hot-dog stands on the moon.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, moon, univers, research

Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until...

Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until proven otherwise.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine

If civilization had been left in female hands we would...

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.

Quote by Camille Paglia about civilization

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