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Ale Quotes

A small, varied set of reflections.

This is a modest, loosely connected collection, grounded mainly in a historical comparison of the scale of wartime scientific effort between two countries. Other entries touch briefly on film ratings and the kinds of scripts actors look for. Related quotes appear in our Life quotes.

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

Female authors were still using male names when I was young, or they were neatly shoehorned into 'women's books' except for those few that men could always point at when the disparity was pointed out.

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

What is interesting to me is looking at how male and female writers depict men who, come in behind to fill those domestic duties, deal with personal and cultural lack of respect for doing what is lingeringly perceived as 'women's...

Quotes by Sherwood Smith

I know the great team at Sherpa Capital will continue to rise and scale new heights.

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

What I find with my fellow female members of Congress is that we tend to work very hard. While we're very focused, we can also multitask a lot better.

Quotes by Shelley Moore Capito

Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn't have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She...

Quotes by Shemar Moore

We have a product for sale called news, and I'm a salesman.

Quotes by Shepard Smith

I have always had a desire to prove people that looked past me wrong, whether it was because I was a female trying to wrestle or fight in MMA or because I grew up on the wrong side of town.

Quotes by Shayna Baszler

Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire...

Quotes by Shawn Ryan

I would love to retire a City player and I have my fingers crossed it is something that can still happen. When I did leave in 2005, I broke down crying on the way to sign for Chelsea, but back...

Quotes by Shaun Wright-Phillips

There are rumours that Real Madrid have offered Gareth Bale and #70 million in exchange for Raheem Sterling but I don't think City should even consider it.

Quotes by Shaun Wright-Phillips

I'm 25, so I've already gone through what my character Ged goes through, though it's on a general scale because I haven't studied at a wizard's school.

Quotes by Shawn Ashmore

I guess I kind of lived in a fairytale world... looking at everything through rose-colored glasses. I probably always will, to a certain extent.

Quotes by Sharon Tate

My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious.

Quotes by Sharon Van Etten

Society is patriarchal, so film industry by definition is certainly patriarchal. The male gaze dominated.

Quotes by Sharmila Tagore

I never used to see anything on TV where the man was in the weaker position. It was always the female showing emotion, breaking down, being emotionally torn apart by men.

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

My interest in Women in Film came from attending the Crystal Awards in 1998 where Meryl Streep and producers Gale Anne Hurd and Lucy Fisher were honored with the annual award.

Quotes by Sharon Lawrence

Florence Nightingale was an amazing figure. She created the American Red Cross. She saw the suffering from bad health conditions on the battlefield and in the military hospitals, and she fought like crazy to change the conditions; to make sure...

Quotes by Sharon Lawrence

Our policies for increasing agricultural production and productivity have been scale neutral; that is, our policies are equally effective irrespective of the size of the holdings.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men.

Quotes by Shari Sebbens

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are gathered on this page?
This page brings together an eclectic mix — a devotional message about the Hindu goddess Durga, a filmmaking reflection on movie ratings, a historical note on the scale of the American and German atomic bomb efforts during World War II, and a quote about seeking out ambitious acting roles.
Is there a devotional quote about Durga?
Yes, one quote describes Ma Durga as "a Mother of the Universe" and "a symbol of female dynamism," closing with a warm holiday greeting: "Happy Durga Ashtami 2021!" It's shared here as a respectful devotional message. For more on life's meaningful moments, see the Life quotes page.
Is there a quote about movie ratings?
Yes, one quote reflects on the challenge of an R rating, noting, "I didn't realize how limiting an R rating is," and describing a film made "as a cautionary tale for 14- and 15-year-old girls" who ultimately "were not allowed to see the film by their parents." For more on personal reflections like this, see the Like quotes page.
Is there a quote referencing World War II history?
Yes, one quote gives a factual, historical comparison: in America, "it was decided to attempt the production of atomic bombs with an effort that would constitute a large part of the collective American war effort," while the quote describes Germany's parallel effort as far smaller by comparison. This is presented as plain historical fact, with no added commentary. For more personal reflections, see the Me quotes page.
Is there a quote mentioning real actors?
Yes, one quote names Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster as examples of the kind of career approach to aspire to, describing wanting "to find scripts written for white actors" the way Denzel Washington reportedly does, "or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors." These are mentioned exactly as they appear in the quote itself. For more, see the Men quotes page.

Given the range of unrelated material gathered here, this page is best treated as a general, wide-ranging set rather than a tightly themed one. See also Like quotes and Men quotes.