“Not getting girls is the story of my life. I have always had a bit of a tough time with the ladies. I don't know whether it's that I don't have game or just don't feel comfortable in my own skin, but females pick up on that.” KnowsFeelsStoriesGirlGamesBitsMy OwnComfortablePicksToughFemaleSkinsTough TimesStory Of My Life Author:Josh Peck
“You had to be tough to be a female member of Congress.” MembersToughFemaleCongress Book:Ferraro: My Story Source: Ferraro: My Story
“I don't want to be classed as a humorist. It makes me feel guilty. I've never read a good tough quotable female humorist, and I never was one myself. I couldn't do it. A "smartcracker" they called me, and that makes me sick and unhappy. There's a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.” WantFeelsHellToughFemaleSickDistanceWitUnhappyGuiltyHumoristsCalisthenics Author:Dorothy Parker
“When I first got the job, I was told nothing about my character. She's an anthropologist and she's tough, she's a female Indiana Jones. That's what I went into [Lost] knowing.” FirstsCharacterJobsLostKnowingToughFemaleIndianaAnthropologists Author:Rebecca Mader
“Any movie you see, if Tom Cruise is in an action movie or whatever it is, The Avengers, there's going to be a kick-ass female character. Usually one. And there's a term for this, but I don't know what it is. But someone's coined a term where there's one female character who's incredibly tough and strong and just as good as the guys at whatever it is they’re doing, and usually wearing black, skin-tight clothes, and [she] has no personality whatsoever, and is not funny.” IfsKnowsCharacterActionGuyStrongBlackTermPersonalityClothesToughFemaleSkinsAssKicksTomsCruiseFemale CharactersAction MovieKick AssAvengersBlack SkinWearing BlackTight Clothes Author:Geena Davis
“I write a little bit about what it's like to be a female boss in my book [ Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] and the things I've noticed about that, but by and large, it's just a tough job in general.” WritingLittlesBookJobsBitsLittle BitToughFemaleBossHanging Out Author:Mindy Kaling
“For me, I believe that just seeing women be strong and tough is not answering the question of what a female hero looks like. Women have their own set of skills that are worth exploring and seeing on screen.” BelieveLooksStrongI BelieveSeeingHeroSkillsToughFemaleScreensExploring Author:Brie Larson
“Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.” ShowsToughFemaleMalesHip HopHipsHopsAwardsCategoriesSplittingAward Shows Author:Queen Latifah