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Feminine Quotes

Quotes exploring femininity, gender roles, and identity.

These feminine quotes explore what the word 'feminine' has meant across art, politics, and gender theory, including how the feminist movement reshaped the term. Several lines contrast feminine and masculine qualities in art, passion, and social roles.

As a result of the feminist revolution, 'feminine' becomes an abusive epithet.

Quotes by Wyndham Lewis

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

Quotes by Karl Kraus

Masculine and feminine roles are not biologically fixed but socially constructed.

Quotes by Judith Butler

Age Quotes

Art is feminine.

Quotes by Juan Gabriel

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Quotes by Jessie Ware

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

I'm pretty feminine.

Quotes by Farrah Abraham

I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.

Quotes by Emma Bonino

Alive Quotes

Taste is the feminine of genius.

Quotes by Edward Fitzgerald

I grew up around a lot of feminine energy.

Quotes by David Walton

Masculine and feminine aspects exist in all beings.

Quotes by David Deida

Intuition is a strong feminine quality.

Quotes by Carolina Herrera

I do not... look very feminine. Diana, Princess of Wales is feminine... I am... femi-none.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

American Quotes

A tall woman can be just as feminine as a petite woman.

Quotes by Brigitte Nielsen

I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud.

Quotes by Brian Clough

The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.

Quotes by Betty Friedan

I do tons of feminine things.

Quotes by Ben Feldman

A thicker brow looks more feminine.

Quotes by Anastasia Soare

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Feminine quotes page cover?
It gathers quotes reflecting on femininity, gender roles, and how the idea of feminine has been defined and redefined over time.
Why do people search for feminine quotes?
Readers use them for writing about gender, identity, or art, or simply to reflect on what femininity means to them personally.
Do the quotes suggest feminine and masculine roles are fixed?
No, one quote specifically argues that these gender roles come from society rather than biology, reflecting a view common in gender studies and feminist thought.
Is there a quote connecting femininity to art?
Yes, one short quote simply states that art is feminine, while another compares feminine passion to masculine passion using an epic-versus-epigram metaphor.
How does feminism factor into these quotes?
One quote notes that after the feminist revolution, the word feminine itself became an abusive epithet in some contexts, showing how the term's meaning has shifted.

For related perspectives on identity, see quotes tagged American Women or Alive, which also touch on selfhood and expression.