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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.

My formative years were in Houston. I was in middle school, and everyone was dropping the last half of their names and adding an 'o' to the end. My little crew that I had, we were an all-female rap group,...

Quotes by Lizzo

When we're on stage doing a song about positive body image or another about female empowerment, everyone out there is super into it and right there with us. It's been awesome. I feel like we fit right in.

Quotes by Lizzo

I enjoy female rappers, not because they're female but because I can connect to them more.

Quotes by Lizzo

I think there's something very lovely and hilarious about exploring the particular neuroses of the female mind. It's just not the same thing with men. I mean, there are exceptions, but for the most part, women beat themselves up in...

Quotes by Lizzy Caplan

As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.

Quotes by Liu Yang

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

Quotes by Liu Yang

I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens.

Quotes by Liu Yang

I have a lot of female fans.

Quotes by Lita Ford

And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.

Quotes by Little Richard

I spent 15 years at IBM, then five years at Freescale Semiconductor.

Quotes by Lisa Su

Six years after I wrote the first draft of 'Plan B,' I received my first paycheck as a writer. It included both the $3,000 in deferred option money as well as half the fee for performing the initial rewrite. The...

Quotes by Lisa Lutz

I get asked why there aren't more female directors all the time. I'm kind of reluctant to talk about it. That's not because I think the question is irrelevant or stupid. It's just that there are so many mitigating factors.

Quotes by Lisa Cholodenko

I don't know much about international policing and I would love to learn more. Especially in this day and age when the Internet is rapidly reducing borders and crime can happen on a larger scale than ever before. These things...

Quotes by Lisa Gardner

It is difficult to get men to pick up a female author. Women will read men, but men won't read women.

Quotes by Lisa Gardner

My mother's childhood was complex, disjointed, and disturbing. As children, we would gather round and ask her to tell us again and again The Story of Her Childhood. It was Grimmsian, Andersenesque: a classic fairy tale replete with goodies and...

Quotes by Lisa Jewell

That whole idea of chick lit being a thing that you just lump all the commercial female writers into - it went on for years.I'd switch on the radio, and I'd hear, 'Two female authors are here to discuss chick...

Quotes by Lisa Jewell

I can't be alone among fiction writers in regarding the world, so much weirder than anything we could make up, as beating us at our own game or in racking my brains over what could possibly constitute a contribution when...

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

Well, Hale was one of the first people who suggested to President Johnson that there should be a commission.

Quotes by Lindy Boggs

And Hale was devoted to President Kennedy, and there was some talk following the assassination that Hale had warned the President not to go to Dallas, and the connotation was that it would be physically dangerous for him to do...

Quotes by Lindy Boggs

Hale had answered when the President of the United States can't go to a city of the United States and be protected, we've come to a very difficult time in our nation's history, and encouraged him to come.

Quotes by Lindy Boggs

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.