I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it.
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Related In a day and age where it seems like women want to be with unstable, psychotic, manipulative freaks;... C. JOYBELL C. I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it... GAL GADOT In real life, women don't enjoy being degraded and treated like objects/receptacles. JACKSON KATZ That's all I could ever hope for, to have a positive effect on women. 'Cos women are powerfu... RIHANNA Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fas... ANNIE LENNOX Women who are harassed, at work, on the street, or even online, are subject to the same rigid purity... JESSICA VALENTI As different economies like China are growing their needed for Petra chemicals and all, the by-produ... BILL JOHNSON I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men. CHRISTIE HEFNER I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion v... RALPH LAUREN It is true that women tend to be more identified with their bodies because in this crazy world, both... ANDREW COHEN I happen to think Latinas, Latin women, are the most beautiful women in the world. So that's wha... GILBERT HERNANDEZ All the women I've grown up with at 'SNL' and other areas, and even the women that work ... PAULA PELL If you look at most women's writing, women writers will describe women differently from the way ... LORRIE MOORE For women in my family, in Korean culture, women are really valued in their youth, and then when the... MARGARET CHO Men are dark animals. Women are the same. But if the females wish to survive, they need to mate with... ROBERT BLACK I dont know who it is to blame. Men for treating women like nothing till they were the most revealin... ANUJ SOMANY I dont know who it is to blame. Men for treating women like nothing till they were the most revealin... AL STADLER The production stage manager took women out of shows and harassed them for their voluptuous nature, ... ALICE ALYCE I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. ... RALPH LAUREN It's hard for women to talk about these things, and for the doctors to really talk about it too,... CYBILL SHEPHERD To see what they look like, women look at a mirror. To look like what they see, women read magazines... MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pa... MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT I could talk for ages about how women are amazing, but essentially we shouldn't be manipulated b... BAT FOR LASHES The thing I want to see before I die is women achieving full equality in the world. I'm very pas... CHERIE BLAIR What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks ro... MELISSA ROSENBERG Even senior women want a more integrated life. They don't want to kill themselves the way Bonnie is ... CAROL EVANS We are seeing more women who are standing up for themselves and noticing they are not being paid fai... ELISABETH GEHL The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women do... JEAN PAUL GAULTIER I am neither the handsomest nor the richest nor the most powerful, but I've had the greatest wom... OLEG CASSINI There are other ways women have been made to disappear. There is the business of naming.In some cult... REBECCA SOLNIT When you see the way some people write women, especially in studio movies, it's like, 'Sorry... JESSICA WILLIAMS Women over 30 are usually somebody's mother in a 'Porky's' movie, being silly and be... RITA MORENO I'm not telling women to be like men. I'm telling us to evaluate what men and women do in th... SHERYL SANDBERG Men's memoirs are about answers; women's memoirs are about questions. Most male authors want... ISABEL ALLENDE Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around... CAMILA ALVES I'm always scared of trends. The runways are always so trend-oriented, but I always feel for the... FRANCOIS NARS I used to think that the worst form of discrimination for women was being hit on or hearing somethin... LEILA JANAH Women are emerging as a major force for change. Countries that have invested in girls' education... SRI MULYANI INDRAWATI I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength ... JANELLE MONAE I'm accustomed to being harassed. MAXINE WATERS He [Wesley Snipes] wouldn't talk to me for two months. I was like, 'What an ass**le.' Actors are use... JENNIFER LOPEZ I used to not like being called a 'woman architect': I'm an architect, not just a woman ... ZAHA HADID I wanted to create clothes for women in their 40s and 50s and 60s who have careers and are sexy and ... JOSEPH ALTUZARRA I really want to speak for young women, especially because I feel like we're constantly brainwas... ALESSIA CARA I'm really inspired by playing strong women. Anything that I can be a part of like that, to be a... MISSY PEREGRYM You can recognize women who are grateful to be a daughter of God by their outward appearance. These ... MARGARET D. NADAULD The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for wome... CANDACE BUSHNELL I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particula... GLORIA ALLRED It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and bein... TAMARA MELLON We know that the most dangerous places in the world are more often than not the most dangerous place... MELANNE VERVEER I'm a good girl, you know? But I'm from the South, and there are some powerful women down th... PARKER POSEY I really like funny women. I'm drawn to women like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig, Am... ZOE FOSTER BLAKE Comedy's really about not being afraid to look terrible, look ugly, look silly, make fun of your... AISHA TYLER The New Women! I could barely recognize them as being of the same sex as myself, their buttocks arro... FAY WELDON Empowered Women 101: Empowered women never live the life they wouldn't want for their daughter. They... SHANNON L. ALDER I've dated some women who have turned me on to some funny things that are strange for men to actuall... RYAN SEACREST I'm constantly complimented for my voice, even by random people at the airport! KABIR BEDI I own works by women artists; it is hard for me to see, literally to see, how women and men differ i... AGNES GUND Women are just beginning to see that; there's something about being a woman that's innately ... KENNY LOGGINS Unfortunately we - and I'm speaking not for Latin America but for Mexico because that's wher... KATE DEL CASTILLO Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom ... MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this busi... MEGAN FOX It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men; for the most part they have to cha... AGNES MACPHAIL Like most women, I hate when a guy tries to pick me up by saying, You are the hottest girl I've ... KAREN MCDOUGAL I am saddened by the prevalence of powerful men disrespecting and objectifying women - and getting a... GRETCHEN CARLSON I would love to see women be able to be powerful, complex, smart, opinionated and taken seriously, e... AMBER HEARD It is important for women to know who they are, and to know what makes their hearts sing. DEBORAH NORVILLE Why don't women have respect for themselves nowadays? What happen to the woman who learned her g... BRANDON T. JACKSON I love to give the fans what they want. They're what I miss most when I'm not wrestling. Tha... HULK HOGAN Naturally, my stories are about women - I'm a woman. I don't know what the term is for men w... ALICE MUNRO I am for the muscles. I would like to have a lot of muscles, because women like it. I'm for body... MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ In addition to being an economic security issue, the failure to pay women a salary that's equal ... KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND It's funny - I read that women look to chiseled-faced guys for one-night stands, and to round-fa... GARRETT HEDLUND Grace is always natural, though that does not prevent its being often used to hide a lie. The rude s... MARQUIS DE CUSTINE 'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their... JACK ZIPES Women are the real reason we get up every day. I'm talking about real men. If there were no wome... STEVE HARVEY What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, bu... MARY AUSTIN What women have to stand on squarely is not their ability to see the world in the way men see it, bu... MARY HUNTER AUSTIN I'm very organised these days, and I keep my life in my handbag, like most women. BRITT EKLAND I'm all about empowering women. And by lining them up against the wall and weighing them, surely... DIANE VON FURSTENBERG The more women look in their glasses, the less they look to their houses. VIKRANT PARSAI In many parts of the world, women and girls are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they lack ... HILLARY CLINTON I feel like I'm a very good role model for women. BLU CANTRELL There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happ... ASHLEY RICE I love seeing women looking great in my clothes. I don't care who they are. I don't quantify... L'WREN SCOTT Women are no longer being defined by where they were born or their colour. That's huge. HANNAH SIMONE I'm paving the road for other women and men who know they're destined for greatness, but the... CHRISSY METZ The skirts are lovely, ... They move very well and they're very feminine. They make women look reall... CAROLINA HERRERA It's wonderful to be appreciated for being quirky, and to see Zooey Deschanel and the quirky, in... MAYIM BIALIK The New Women! I could barely recognize them as being of the same sex as myself . . . .They are sati... FAY WELDON Most men somewhere in their psyche are still dragging women around by their hair. It's terrible.... DANNY DEVITO At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?... COLIN KAEPERNICK Women in the 1950s were so much sexier. That's what I aspire to look like. KELLY BROOK We as men, in particular black men, are constantly supported, nurtured, forgiven, apologized for, le... JESSE WILLIAMS The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY I like being surrounded by people who have very little fear and very little respect for the past - n... DAN ROSENSWEIG Market research shows that older women like seeing older women in ads, and that younger women do, to... ISABELLA ROSSELLINI I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know wha... CATE BLANCHETT There are real-world, devastating consequences for disabled women marginalised by the kinds of attit... STELLA YOUNG Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
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SUZANNE COLLINS I know what blood poisoning is, Katniss," says Peeta. "Even if my mother isn't a healer." I'm j... SUZANNE COLLINS No. Now, shut up and eat your pears. SUZANNE COLLINS You have a... remarkable memory." "I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't p... SUZANNE COLLINS Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distr... SUZANNE COLLINS I realize only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me. SUZANNE COLLINS Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and... SUZANNE COLLINS What about Gale?" "He's not a bad kisser either," I say shortly. "And it was okay with bo... SUZANNE COLLINS Oh, Peeta, Don't make me sorry I restarted your heart. SUZANNE COLLINS There's a chance that the old Peeta, the one who loves you, is still inside. Trying to get back to y... SUZANNE COLLINS But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a... SUZANNE COLLINS At a few minutes before four, Peeta turns to me again. "Your favorite colour . . . it's green?" SUZANNE COLLINS She's not here," I tell him. Buttercup hisses again. "She's not here. You can hiss all you like. You... SUZANNE COLLINS I raise my left arm and twist my neck down to rip off the pill on my sleeve. Instead my teeth sink i... SUZANNE COLLINS They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you. SUZANNE COLLINS That what I need to survive is not Gale's fire, kindled with rage and hatred. I have plenty of fire ... SUZANNE COLLINS Closing my eyes doesn't help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness. SUZANNE COLLINS I think....you still have no idea. The effect you can have. SUZANNE COLLINS I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there's no relief in waking. SUZANNE COLLINS Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Es... SUZANNE COLLINS Are you, are you coming to the tree? Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me. Stra... SUZANNE COLLINS Ally." Peeta says the words slowly, tasting it. "Friend. Lover. Victor. Enemy. Fiancee. Target. Mutt... SUZANNE COLLINS I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dial... SUZANNE COLLINS There are much worse games to play. SUZANNE COLLINS Some walks you have to take alone. SUZANNE COLLINS You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in y... SUZANNE COLLINS I must have loved you a lot. SUZANNE COLLINS Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us! SUZANNE COLLINS What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruct... SUZANNE COLLINS You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers. "Real," I answer. "Because t... SUZANNE COLLINS It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart. SUZANNE COLLINS The anguish I always feel when she's in pain wells up in my chest and threatens to register on my fa... SUZANNE COLLINS For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. SUZANNE COLLINS