“Girls are always like, 'Oh, you're much better-looking in person than in pictures.' I'm kinda like, 'Er, thank you? I think? As in, I'm not as ugly as you thought?'” ThinkingPersonsGirlUgly Author:Kid Rock
“I think there's a whole bunch of things that go along with being a girl. You're not supposed to have opinions or be tough or strong. You're supposed to be soft and vulnerable, and I find those qualities important in both men and women.” ThinkingMenImportantWholeGirlStrongQualityOpinionMen And WomenToughBunchVulnerableSupposed To BeBeing A Girl Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“Young women don't want to be called feminists because it's not sexy and ah they think that their mothers and grandmothers have achieved everything they want. They don't know how poor women live, how women in rural places live, how 80 percent of women in the world are the poorest of the poor, how still there are 27 million slaves, and most of them women and girls.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantStillsYoungMotherGirlPoorMillionsKnow HowPercentSlaveFeministSexyGrandmotherYoung WomenPoorestMother And Grandmother Author:Isabel Allende
“What intrigues me is that people kind of naturally want to label or pigeonhole the characters. They want to make it easy for themselves to go, "All right. There's the good guy, there's the bad guy, there's the girl. Okay, I get it now." But life isn't one-dimensional. The world isn't simply divided into good versus evil. I think we're all capable of both. So any time the hero does something I'm not crazy about, or the bad guy does something I can relate to, I'll find it more interesting.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantKindDoeI CanCharacterGuyGirlEvilEasyInterestingCrazyHeroCapableOkayLabelsRelateDividedVersusIntrigueBad GuysGood Guy Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“When I first came to America, I went into William Morris Endeavor for a meeting and I was like, "Yeah, I'm from Australia and I do comedy." I think that one of the reasons they signed me is because I wasn't like any other girl. Maybe girls don't get encouraged. The ones who get encouraged to move to Hollywood are the prettiest ones in their hometown of Iowa, or something. Whereas for me, where I come from in the western suburbs of Sydney, no one ever thought professional actors would come from there. Even my own family was like, "No one would want you on a show."” ThinkingWantFirstsReasonShowsAmericaMovingGirlActorsMy OwnComedyHollywoodYeahMeetingsWesternAustraliaEndeavorSuburbsHometownSydneyIowaOther GirlPrettiestMorris Author:Rebel Wilson
“I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.” ThinkingWorldWantLittlesI CanCountryPlayBigsGirlBitsRolesPositionLittle BitCriticalExposureMentoringMy Girl Author:Michelle Obama
“I know a lot of people think of me and they like, oh that girl is really sexy, that girl is really put together, she would never do something as unladylike as a beet eating competition.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTogetherGirlEatingCompetitionSexyThink Of MeThat GirlBeets Author:Mindy Kaling
“Many kids only think about the present moment and don't realize that they are creating a digital footprint, which will follow you forever! You have to be careful about what you put on the Internet. It can even prevent you from getting a job! Other kids... especially girls... give in to peer pressure and take racy photos for boys because they think it will make the boy like them more. This NEVER works. Girls, let him like you with your clothes on.” ThinkingGivingMomentsKidsJobsGirlRealizingBoysForeverLike YouInternetCreatingClothesPressureCarefulDigitalPresent MomentBe CarefulPeersFootprintPeer Pressure Author:Tyra Banks
“When I was growing up, we didn't have this super-skinny, flawless image to compete with. I find it unfortunate that young women may look at those images and think that is the ideal of beauty. It can cause a lot of problems and self-esteem issues if we don't remind girls that being healthy and exactly who you are is the main thing. I'm grateful I didn't grow up with those images.” IfsThinkingLooksMaySelfProblemYoungGirlGrowsCausesGrowing UpIssuesGrowingSelf EsteemHealthyIdealsGratefulWho You AreEsteemUnfortunateYoung WomenSkinnyFlawlessSelf Esteem Issues Author:Kellee Stewart
“I'm a pageant girl from Texas, so I like makeup and hairspray. And the smoky eye? I think I was born with it!” ThinkingEyeGirlBornMakeupTexasPageantHairspray Author:Eva Longoria
“I think girls who looked like me or were from the poorer area where I'm from in Australia, like you don't think "Oh, I'm going to be a movie star." You just didn't think that would happen to girls like me where I'm from.” ThinkingHappensGirlStarsLike YouAreasLike MeAustraliaMovie Star Author:Rebel Wilson
“I don't think I've gone a day in my life without being inspired by Celine Dion. If you would've seen me at her concert in Las Vegas - like, I'm surprised I didn't get kicked out. I was literally sitting at the edge of my seat like the happiest girl in the entire universe.” IfsThinkingGirlUniverseGoneSittingInspiredEdgesSeatsConcertsVegasLas VegasCeline Author:Lea Michele
“It's lame to say that I'm a normal girl, but I think I am.” ThinkingGirlNormalLame Author:Katherine Heigl
“The designer side of me has many ideas on how the shoes or woman should look, but the man is thinking 'would I want to see my girl in those shoes?'” ThinkingMenWantShouldLooksIdeasGirlSidesHe ManShoesDesignerMy Girl Author:Christian Louboutin
“I create the concept, which for me is about deciding upon the right girl and the right 'spirit', and thinking of all the things that visually describe her. It's just like putting together a fashion show; for me, that starts with the spirit and the girls as well.” ThinkingWellsShowsTogetherSpiritGirlFashionConceptsFashion ShowRight Girl Author:Marc Jacobs
“It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.” ThinkingFirstsImportantRealTodayYoungGirlCareersGrowing UpGrowingHonorAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“I don't believe consumers want to see fuller-figured girls in ads. Because if they did they would refuse to buy the things they are seeing, and want to buy a different product. If people really want to see a change, they have to speak up on a daily basis to see that change. And I think that models who are suffering from an eating disorder, it is as sad to look at them as the person who is suffering from obesity or who is smoking outside their office or person who is drinking too much at the bar - everybody is suffering from something pretty much.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantBelieveLooksPersonsDifferentSufferingGirlSpeakToo MuchSeeingProductsOfficeEatingModelsBasesDrinkingDon't BelieveRefuseBarsConsumersSmokingDisorderAdsObesityEating DisorderDrinking Too Much Author:Kelly Cutrone
“Beauty is everywhere and it comes in all different forms. Many times I don't find a size zero girl amazing, I find her really shockingly thin or small, and I think that beauty comes in all different forms. Beauty is about how you feel. There are plenty of people who are amazing to look at who are super beautiful, and then there are plenty of people who are easy to look at who are not beautiful at all, they open their mouth or they have an attitude or they are cruel, and they look hideous suddenly.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLooksDifferentBeautifulFormGirlEasyAttitudeMouthsSizePlentyZeroHideousHow You FeelSize Zero Author:Kelly Cutrone
“It's very tough to give advice because it's tough out there for everybody but for a girl it's even tougher, because I don't think the glass ceiling has changed at all in the past 30 years. Otherwise the radio would be covered with girl bands, or girls in bands, so I don't think much has changed on that level. But I think that bands can still have a lot of success trying to go another route.” ThinkingGivingTryingYearsStillsWould BePastGirlLevelsAdviceChangedBandToughGlassesRadioCoveredRoutesCeilingsGlass Ceiling Author:Joan Jett
“I wouldn't be with a man who was scared of me, but I don't think men are scared of me - look at me, I'm tiny. I don't think I'm capable of putting anyone off. I'm a nice girl.” ThinkingMenLooksGirlNiceCapableScaredTinyLook At MeNice Girl Author:Amy Winehouse
“After making love I said to my girl, "Was it good for you too?" And she said, "I don't think this was good for anybody."” ThinkingSaidHumorFunnyGirlMaking LoveMy Girl Author:Garry Shandling
“Kids absolutely not reading. I think it's because they're so screen-oriented [TVs, computers, smartphones]. They do read - girls in particular read a lot. They have a tendency to go toward the paranormal, romances, Twilight and stuff like that. And then it starts to taper off because other things take precedence, like the Kardashian sisters.” ThinkingKidsRomanceGirlReadingStuffParticularTvsComputerScreensTendenciesParanormalTwilightPrecedenceSmartphones Author:Stephen King
“I think that the idea of reaching young girls that are in college is something that we are strongly open to because who better wants to know how to live a more purposeful life than people who are starting out?” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantIdeasYoungGirlKnow HowCollegeStartingReachingStarting OutPurposeful Life Author:Oprah Winfrey
“The biggest obstacle facing girls is education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop to fame and fortune. I want girls in this country to think education is the coolest, most important thing they could ever do in their lives.” ThinkingWantImportantCountryKidsSchoolGirlFameHigh SchoolImportant ThingsFortuneObstaclesPitsBiggest ObstaclesI Want A Girl Author:Michelle Obama
“The range of individuality in children is infinite, but every class of children seemed to have the same groups. And there was a chief girl and a chief boy - a girl that all the other girls of that age looked up to and imitated and a boy that all the boys looked up to and imitated. I realized that if I got them on my side and exclusively taught them for a couple of weeks, maybe for the first full term, then I wouldn't have any trouble. Teachers often make the mistake of thinking they're the boss of the class; they're not. The boss of the class is sitting down there somewhere.” IfsThinkingFirstsChildrenAgeGirlSidesTermMistakeClassBoysTeacherTroubleGroupsWeekTaughtCoupleSittingInfiniteIndividualityI RealizedChiefsRangeBossSitting DownOther Girl Author:Philip Pullman
“I think about what I wish I had known when I was a teen and tween. I struggled with a lot of insecurity and self-doubt as a young girl and the side-effects of that were long lasting, well into my late twenties.” ThinkingWellsLongSelfYoungGirlWishSidesKnownDoubtEffectsLateTwentiesInsecurityLastingSelf-doubtSide EffectsLong LastingTweensLate Twenties Author:Deborah Reber
“I think it's important for girls at a young age to be involved in as many things as possible. Especially safe communities of people that teach them great life lessons like self-confidence and courage. And getting girls to go to camp especially in the summer where they can meet new friends, learn new things, and not just sit at home and watch TV.” PeopleThinkingImportantSelfHomeAgeYoungGirlCommunityWatchesTeachTvsInvolvedLessonsSafeSummerSelf ConfidenceCampsLife LessonNew ThingsYoung AgeNew FriendsConfidence And CourageMeeting New Friends Author:Shawn Johnson
“I think what I am always trying to do is make clothes for every girl to wear, to make things that you are going to accessorize from day to night. I am really trying to focus on casualwear - making your basic sweatpants cool, trendy, and funky.” ThinkingTryingNightGirlFocusClothesAlways TryingEvery GirlTrendyFunkySweatpants Author:Whitney Port
“A lot of young girls don't realise how diverse the career opportunities are in games development. Many think that you need elite math skills and a vast knowledge of all things tech to work in games, and haven't thought about avenues like design, producing, art, writing or composing.” ThinkingNeedsWritingArtYoungGirlOpportunityGamesCareersHavensDesignDevelopmentSkillsAll ThingsMathRealisingElitesDiverseAvenuesComposingCareer OpportunitiesMath Skills Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“I'm not really caught up with celebrity women. I think a regular girl that goes to school or works at a Complex or Spin or Blender or whatever, one of those magazines. She'd probably be flyer to me than the person she's writing about.” ThinkingWritingPersonsSchoolGirlComplexesCaughtMagazinesCaught UpFlyersBlenders Author:Wale
“You can be distracted by your love life, by the baseball game, movies, by the nonsense. "Can I get my kid into this private school? Can I get this girl to go out with me Saturday night? Am I going to get the promotion in my office?" All this stuff, but in the end the universe burns out. So I think it's completely meaningless.” ThinkingEndsKidsSchoolNightGirlUniverseGamesStuffOfficeBaseballNonsenseLove LifeMeaninglessSaturdayPromotionDistractedSaturday NightBaseball GamesThis GirlBurn OutPrivate School Author:Woody Allen
“I think if you create well balanced characters that are well represented, boys and girls relate to them whether they're boys or girls.” IfsThinkingWellsCharacterGirlBoysRelateBalancedBoy And Girl Author:Jennifer Lee
“I am a girl without game. I'm not interested in games. I think that, if you are someone who playing hard to get comes naturally to, go with God and do that.” IfsThinkingHardGirlGamesNot InterestedPlaying Hard To Get Author:Anne Hathaway
“I think girls have to play a little hard to get because we come with so much bravado.” ThinkingLittlesHardPlayGirlBravado Author:Jamie Foxx
“I always say that I can play sort of six variations on one girl, all of whom are a variation on me. Maybe I'll think of myself as an actor if, like, I do a corset drama.” IfsThinkingI CanPlayGirlActorsDramaSixVariationCorsets Author:Lena Dunham
“I'm that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I'm Dorothy. She's my favorite.” ThinkingPersonsGirlFansSeasonsLifetimeIncludingMy FavoriteGoldenIntimateMassivePortraitsDvdsGolden Girls Author:Sara Bareilles
“Boys are rarely told that their virginity is a gift, or indeed that their sexuality is about “giving” something to another person – lightly or not. Boys “get laid”, “get lucky”, “get some”. They “take a girl’s virginity”, “take advantage”; if they’re thoughtful, they “take their time”. Boys are not taught to think of themselves or their virginity as something to be offered up, unwrapped and enjoyed.” IfsThinkingGivingPersonsGirlBoysTaughtLuckyAdvantageSexualityEnjoyedThoughtfulVirginityGetting Laid Author:Emily Maguire
“I used to be in love with Sandra Bullock when I was growing up. Sandy B. was my girl. I remember seeing Speed when I was in seventh grade and just thinking, 'That's her.'” ThinkingRememberUsedGirlGrowing UpGrowingSeeingSpeedUsed To BeGradesMy GirlSandySeventh Grade Author:Chris Evans
“I'll see a beautiful girl walking up to me and I'll think, Oh, my God, I can't believe my good luck. But then she'll say, 'Where's your son?' or 'My mother loves you'.” ThinkingBelieveI CanAgeBeautifulMotherGirlLove YouSonWalkingLuckAgingBirthdayGood LuckYour Son50th BirthdayBeautiful GirlMother Love Author:James Caan
“I have almost no memory of them [St. Trinian's films]. I don't think I've seen them since I was quite young. I was a bit frightened of the girls. I fancied them. Even though I was young, I found them attractive and rather frightening. I've always been attracted to frightening girls! I'm married to one!” ThinkingFilmYoungGirlFoundBitsMemoriesMarriedAttractiveFrightenedFrighteningNo Memory Author:Colin Firth