Quotes About Women Working Hard

#1. And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women.

Louise Slaughter

#2. You asked for help," Wilson said. I also tried to blow up your ship with you in it. "That was before you knew me," Wilson said. I'm sorry about that. "I'm not going to tell you not to be sorry," Wilson said, "but I can understand wanting to get your body back.

John Scalzi

#3. I used to give her [my wife] to read the column every week before I sent it to the editors. And sometimes she was so mad - are you crazy? You're not going to send that, or, you're not going to write that about me. So I would go, OK. You have five hours. Go ahead, write the column yourself.

Sayed Kashua

#4. While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as it is sensual, and it requires a lifetime to appreciate it.

Natalie MacLean

#5. People may go on talking for ever of the jealousies of pretty women; but for real genuine, hard-working envy, there is nothing like an ugly woman with a taste for admiration.

Emily Eden

#6. I think a lot of people, but particularly a lot of women, get to this stage when I'd say they're over 50. We face a lot of hard judgment from the world, we women. If you're a full-time mother, you should be out working. If you're out working, your kids must be being overlooked.

Anna Quindlen

#7. In the realm of love and sex, it's girls who are in the position of working hard to adapt themselves to the needs and fantasies of the mercurial males whose approval and attention they seek.

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

#8. A universal truth that most mature women have learned, often the hard way ... When choosing a mate, keep in mind, only nature has the ability to turn sand into pearls. If the relationship isn't happy, healthy, or working, move on ... unless of course you prefer sand.

K.E. Garvey

#9. Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that - whatever success they have, that same success - to their own core skills.

Sheryl Sandberg

#10. The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.

Marilynne Robinson

#11. The mind is divided into parts that sometimes conflict. Like a rider on the back of an elephant, the conscious reasoning part of the mind has only limited control of what the elephant does.

Jonathan Haidt

#12. You'll be careful out there?" Ethan asked. A line of worry appeared between his eyes. "I will. But we're just going for pizza. And Luc knows where I'll be, just in case of a zombie apocalypse.

Chloe Neill

#13. You can be strong as any boy if you'll work hard and train yourself in athletics, the way boys do.

Jill Lepore

#14. If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.

Albert Einstein

#15. I don't work a five-day week as a rule, and I've managed to fill that time up. It hasn't been that hard. I volunteer at school. I'm working because I love it. Yet, I don't not envy women who have a stay-at-home job, because you miss stuff.

Deidre Hall

#16. I mean, I'm married first of all to one of, if not the most wonderful women in the world. She is everything - funny, attractive, hard-working, she has integrity, she loves me to bits.

Seal

#17. I love traveling around and talking to women in groups like the Girl Scouts, and being able to work with them is such an honor. For me, it's always about working really hard and being able to help other people, which is what I've done with both of my books.

Katherine Schwarzenegger

#18. My attention was riveted to Keirran.
He shot me a pained, embarrassed wince. "Yeah. I was going to tell you ... sooner or later. There just wasn't a good time." He paused, his voice going very soft. "I'm sorry ... Uncle.

Julie Kagawa

#19. Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.

Margaret Mead

#20. Blood is thicker than water, I know, but it's unnatural stuff to drink so much of. ("The Wife Of Ted Wickham")

A.E. Coppard

#21. Every woman with a career has to make sacrifices when it comes to her children. It's no different with me, as a political activist, than with businesswomen, of which there are thankfully more and more in Russia. Or a female cabinet minister.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

#22. Stress is the demon in our society, stalking the cities and the countryside, striking down young and old and growing in strength daily.

Srikumar Rao

#23. I watch a lot of sports. But when I'm not working, I'm with my daughters every chance I get.

Louis C.K.

#24. David Mamet's writing is pretty spectacular, obviously. I like the honesty of it; I like how funny it is and how sad it is.

T. R. Knight

#25. Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of just being 'the fourth acting Skarsgard.'

Bill Skarsgard

#26. I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess and in life.

Susan Polgar

#27. Contrary to the macho culture of Mexico, both my grandmothers were very brave young widows. I was always very close to these hard-working, intelligent women.

Carlos Fuentes

#28. If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.

Helen Wills

#29. Being a mother is more exhausting than working, and sometimes I push myself too hard and burn myself out. I can appreciate how exhausting it must be for women who have to do everything themselves all the time.

Salma Hayek

#30. I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We work just as hard as men do. I've been working, playing tennis, since I was three years old. And to be paid less just because of my sex - it doesn't seem fair.

Serena Williams

#31. For guys who are into fitness, I think it's important to wear slim-fit stuff that is pretty tight so they can show off the bodies they have been working hard to have. Women are going to appreciate that.

Carl Hagelin

#32. America's legacy has been crafted by generations of hard-working men and women who moved to the United States from all over the globe to pursue their dreams.

Charles B. Rangel

#33. Are you keeping up your good studies at school and working as hard as you always did?

Diane Samuels

#34. It's not easy cutting welfare bills. It's not easy cutting the deficit.

George Osborne

#35. Many women assume they can't be good mothers and have challenging careers at the same time, so they might give up trying to do both as they get to a crucial point in their career. Although it can be hard at times, it's important for women to recognize the benefits of working outside the home.

Susan Wojcicki

#36. I represent the small businesses, the women, and the families working so hard to rebuild our communities.

Sher Valenzuela