Quotes about Woman
A woman's hopes are hopes are woven of sunbeams; a shadow annihilates them.
— George Eliot
Jesus said, 'Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's,' and part of that was to go to war, protecting whatever nation was under control of the king. I wouldn't agree with any interpretation of Scripture that was used to say that a man or a woman shouldn't protect their families.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Nature is in earnest when she makes a woman.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.
— Florence Nightingale
She is a monster, without being a myth, which is rather unfair.
— Oscar Wilde
There is something in that name that seems to inspire absolute confidence. I pity any poor woman whose husband is not called Ernest.
— Oscar Wilde
The woman went on. She had not looked back. She went out of sight up the road: swollen, slow, deliberate, unhurried, and tireless as augmenting afternoon itself. She walked out of their talking too; perhaps out of their minds too.
— William Faulkner
Everywhere the woman went she drew her little rainbow of happiness along with her.
— Janette Oke
I spent most of my career, including my time at McKinsey, never acknowledging that I was a woman. And, you know, fast forward - I'm 43 now - fitting in is not helping us.
— Sheryl Sandberg
It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage.
— Alveda King
Well, honestly I feel like an ordinary woman.
— Jennifer Aniston
A woman's elegance will charm you for days, her beauty will charm you for weeks, her grace will charm you for years, and her virtue will charm you for a lifetime.
— Matshona Dhliwayo