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Emma Watson is a British actress born on April 15, 1990. She gained worldwide fame for her role as Hermione Granger in the 'Harry Potter' film series. After her success in acting, she has also transitioned into an actress and a feminist, actively participating in social welfare activities.

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“Young girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them that you can be the warrior.”

Young Girl Taught Warrior Delicate Princess Hermione

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“It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies, in our governments, and in our workplaces.”

Needs Home Government Belief Understanding Greater Equal Our Society Workplace Participants

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“I just try and surround myself, for the biggest proportion of time that I can, with people who make me feel normal, because constantly feeling abnormal is quite difficult.”

People Feels Trying I Can Feelings Difficult Normal Proportion Surround Abnormal Normal And Abnormal

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“I love painting and have a need to do it.”

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“I'm finally able to tell you... that I will be playing Belle in Disney's new live-action Beauty and the Beast! It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I'll get to dance to 'Be Our Guest' and sing 'Something There'. My six year old self is on the ceiling - heart bursting. Time to start some singing lessons. I can't wait for you to see it.”

“We had fun just messing around and being awkward like they would be awkward. There's always that stage in a friendship when you wonder whether it could be more.”

Would Be Fun Wonder Stage Awkward Had Fun

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“We are tapping into what the world wants: to be a part of change.”

World Want Tapping

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“Harry Potter's like Santa Clause: something you can't see but wish was real so badly that you end up believing in it.”

Believe Real Ends Wish Harry Potter Santa Potters Santa Claus Clauses Santa Clause

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“Concentrate on comfort - even if that means wearing the same thing over and over, because when I feel comfortable, I feel so much more relaxed and have a much better time.”

Ifs Feels Mean Comfort Comfortable Relaxed

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“I can be 100 years old but I will always be proud to say I was in Harry Potter.”

Years I Can Proud Harry Potter Be Proud Potters

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“Women share this planet 50/50 and they are underrepresented, their potential astonishingly untapped.”

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“I think it's so much sexier to be understated. It's more intriguing to be sexy in a less obvious way.”

Thinking Way Obvious Sexy Intriguing Understated

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“If I'm feeling tired, I just say, 'I'm going to paint my nails purple and put some lipstick on!'”

Ifs Feelings Tired Paint Nails Purple Lipstick

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“Don’t think I’m going off to find myself though. I already know who I am.”

Thinking Knows Who I Am

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“We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men.”

Men World Needs Female Parliament

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“If I've learned anything, it's really just to stop trying to find answers and certainties.”

Ifs Trying Answers Certainty I've Learned Stop Trying

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“If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.”

Ifs Men Feels Order Accepted Controlled Aggressive Compelled Submissive

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“I don't know anything about American history or presidents. I don't know what tailgating is! I've never been to an Olive Garden!”

Knows President Garden American History Olives Olive Garden

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“I find the whole concept of being ‘sexy’ embarrassing and confusing.”

Whole Concepts Sexy Embarrassing Confusing Eyebrows Pluck Being Sexy

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“I want to avoid becoming too styled, too ‘done’ and too generic. You see people as they go through their career, and they just become more and more like everyone else. They start out with something individual about them, but it gets lost.”

People Want Done Individual Lost Careers Becoming Generic

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“Feminism is not here to dictate to you. It’s not prescriptive, it’s not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice. If you want to run for President, you can. If you don’t, that’s wonderful, too. I’m lucky I was raised to believe that my opinion at the dinner table was valuable. My mum and I spoke as loudly as my brothers.”

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“There are so many scripts and they are fantastic. I think I would like to do something different, maybe something smaller.”

Thinking Different Scripts Fantastic

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“Gender equality, historically has been predominantly a women's movement for women. But I think the impact of gender inequality and how it's affecting men hasn't really been addressed.”

Thinking Men Has Beens Inspiring Movement Impact Gender Inequality Gender Equality Gender Inequality

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“People associate feminism with hate - with man hate - and that's really negative. I don't think that's what feminism is about at all - it's really positive. I think that's why women became reluctant to use the word.”

People Thinking Men Use Hate Inspiring Feminism Negative Gender Associates Reluctant Gender Equality Really Positive

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“Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That's it, that simple.”

Simple Inspiring Feminism Gender Gender Equality

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“Men think it's a women's word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You're a feminist. You're a feminist. That's it.”

Ifs Thinking Men Believe Mean Inspiring Sorry Feminist Gender Gender Equality

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“The reality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me to be nearly a hundred before women can expect to be paid the same as men for the same work.”

Ifs Men Years Reality Equal Hundred Paid Equal Pay Equality Of Man

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“Women have a natural tendency to want to nurture and take care of men. You always think that the guy is going to end up coming around and that you’re going to be the one that saves him - like the Oasis song.”

Thinking Men Want Ends Care Guy Song Natural Take Care Tendencies Nurture Oasis Take Care Of Me

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“The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly. And, at the moment, one of is wings is clipped an we're never going to be able to fly as high.”

Needs Humans Moments Able Race Bird Wings Human Race

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About the Author

Born: April 15, 1990
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 279

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