“[On being asked how it felt to be the first female conductor of the Boston Symphony:] I've been a woman for a little more than fifty years, and I've gotten over my original astonishment.” YearsFirstsLittlesFeltWomenMusicFemaleOriginalsFiftyBostonSymphonyConductorAstonishment Author:Nadia Boulanger
“Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal. If everyone were male starting tomorrow, the human race would die out, so being male cannot be nature's intended way.' Or you could substitute the word 'female.' In either case, the argument makes no sense: Being male or female is perfectly normal.” PeopleIfsWayHumansDiesRaceCasesTomorrowGayNormalFemaleArgumentOriginalsMalesStartingHuman RaceFlawsSubstitutesDefectivePerfectly Normal Author:Marilyn vos Savant
“My advice to female directors is not to wait until you feel like your ideas have been pre-certified or until you think you've gotten some approval for them. Then it's too late! Follow your gut. That's hard to do, but the only way to be original.” ThinkingWayFeelsHas BeensIdeasHardWaitingAdviceLike YouDirectorsLateFemaleOriginalsGutsToo LateApproval Author:Abigail Disney
“Scripture is vast, and people can pick and choose what they emphasize, and so for hundreds of years verses that said that you are to welcome the stranger, that with Christ there's neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, we've broken down the dividing wall with the original church, where Christians were first called Christian was the church of Antioch in which for the first time you had Jews, Gentiles of all different ethnicities come together as one people. That's when they were called Christians.” PeopleYearsFirstsSaidDifferentChristianTogetherChristChurchBrokenWallPicksFirst TimeFemaleOriginalsMalesJewStrangerScriptureWelcomeGreekVersesEthnicityDividingBroken DownGentilesTogether As OneAntioch Author:Michael Emerson
“I hate that we're always called "the all-female Ghostbusters," because you wouldn't refer to the original as "the all-male Ghostbusters."” HateFemaleI HateOriginalsMales Author:Paul Feig
“I'd extend an invitation to Lisbeth Salander. She would definitely shake the party up and get it started. I think she is hands down one of the most original, innovative, kickass female fictional characters ever.” ThinkingCharacterHandsPartyFemaleOriginalsShakesInnovativeInvitationsFictional CharacterKickassLisbeth Salander Author:Megan Chance
“There have been hermaphrodites around forever, Cal. Forever. Plato said that the original human being was a hermaphrodite. Did you know that? The original person was two halves, one male, one female. Then these got separated. That's why everybody's always searching for their other half. Except for us. We've got both halves already.” KnowsHumansPersonsHas BeensSaidTwoHuman BeingsHalfForeverFemaleOriginalsMalesPlatoOther HalfDid You KnowHermaphrodites Book:Middlesex: A Novel Source: Middlesex: A Novel