“For a long time the only time I felt beautiful-in the sense of being complete as a woman, as a human being, and even female-was when I was singing.” HumansLongBeautifulFeltHuman BeingsLong TimeSingingFemaleOnly Time Author:Leontyne Price
“A military audience is kind of weird. Pretty much how you would imagine a troop of males that haven't seen a female in a long time and have been stuck in a base camp in the middle of nowhere for too long without any alcohol.” KindLongHas BeensAudienceImagineMiddleMilitaryHavensLong TimeFemaleMalesAlcoholStuckCampsMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Missy Higgins
“For a long time, way back in the ’30s and ’40s, there were fabulous female roles. Bette Davis and all those people had incredible, great roles. After World War II, something happened where it was not only "get out of the factories," but "get out of the movies." That's when women's roles started to really [change].” PeopleWorldWayLongWarRolesHappenedLong TimeFemaleIncrediblesWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiFactoriesWorld War IFabulousFemale RolesWomen's Roles Author:Geena Davis
“I was a weird tomboy most of my life. I didn't see the power in my own female form for quite a long time. Maybe that's a good thing.” LongFormMy OwnLong TimeFemaleGood ThingsFemale Form Author:Lizzy Caplan
“I was able to say to everyone, 'Would you be willing to take a role that you've cherished and worked on for a long time and change it to female?' And there was not any hesitation, which was a real win. That hopefully shows a shift in the climate for women in film, although we still have some climbing to do.” LongStillsRealShowsAbleFilmWinningRolesWillingLong TimeFemaleClimateHopefullyClimbingHesitationTime And Change Author:Sandra Bullock
“If you have an overwhelming majority of one sex over the other, and clearly in our case at the moment - and it has been like this for a long time - it is male over female, you tend to have group thinking. You tend to have common references, combined with competition, combined in this case with testosterone. I'm not suggesting it's a toxic mix, but I'm saying it needs to be tempered and altered and modified and made better by diversity.” IfsThinkingNeedsLongHas BeensMadeMomentsSexCommonCasesGroupsDiversityLong TimeFemaleMajorityCompetitionMalesOverwhelmingToxicAlteredSuggestingTestosterone Author:Christine Lagarde
“As the only girl growing up for a long time with only boys, as you pointed out, it seems like I was always surrounded by guys. There was this sense in which my female body was a problem.” LongProblemBodySeemsGuyGirlBoysGrowing UpGrowingLong TimeFemaleFemale BodyGirls Growing Up Author:Shirley Geok-lin Lim
“We have a female prime minister [Theresa May] here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she's wonderful. I think it's the best thing that's happened to us in a long time.” ThinkingMayLongWonderfulHappenedLong TimeFemaleBest ThingsMinistersPrimePrime MinisterLike HerTheresa Author:Kate Bush
“There weren't roles for females in comedies for a really long time.” LongRolesComedyLong TimeFemaleReally Long Author:Sandra Bullock
“I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side.” LongWomenSidesMy OwnStupidLong TimeFemaleFeministInspirational Feminist Author:Maya Angelou