Lena Dunham Quotes

I could truly have gone through life thinking that women were these venomous creatures. Turns out, they're not.

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

If you talk about an issue, what comes back is a description of what you're wearing. Reporters only want to know how tall you are and if your teeth are capped.

When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'

As soon as woman raises her voice or uses her pen in defense- however cool and earnest- of her own side of the question, there is an immediate outcry made in order to drown her. It is so easy for men to talk of ‘the clamor of shrill voices,’ ‘the cackle of female tongues,’ that in the pleasure of so describing them they occasionally forget that they have not answered their opponents’ argument…

the graffiti around the library contained several swastikas as well as a variety of "racist, derogatory, and sexist statements. The "most disappointing and discouraging" graffiti was in the men's bathroom. Scrawled on a stall in permanent marker, she says, were swastikas, racist phrases, and the words: "Hail President Trump!"

As I got older, I had to learn to not have people speak for me. It was the first time I recognized, 'Oh, sometimes people are going to condescend to me because I'm a woman, or sometimes people aren't going to give me opportunities because of the way I look.'

Sexism is real.

I don't think I'm a bigot or a racist. But I have a truck, a Blazer. I drink beer. There are some women I do hate.

You always get the odd comment, along the lines of the women are not as good as the men, and I get called a lesbian.

I have met fantastic men in my life and horrible women. I have also met some amazing women and terrible men. I have seen women who are sexists.

People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.

What is it with all of these young single white women? Overeducated - doesn't mean intelligent.

A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult and impossible.

Mr. Latino with the big ego got bested by a ditzy, blond bimbo.

Feminists don't like me, and I don't like them. I don't get their point. I don't know why feminists have it out for me, but that's their problem, not mine.

Now you have to decide whether or not you want to be part of the bigotry that is Donald Trump. You have to decide whether you want to be part of the sexism and misogyny that is Donald Trump.

You know, it's not fair. Women are judged inferior until we prove ourselves, and men are judged superior until they prove what assholes they are.

When women criticize men it's called feminism. When men criticize women it's called misogyny

I'm not much interested in travelling scholarships for women - or in fact in scholarships, tout court! - they'd much better stay at home and mind the baby. Still less am I interested in scholarships for female Yids.

Every woman deals with sexism most every day of their lives. Growing up, it's just in your day-to-day. There are all these preconceived notions of what it means to be a woman or a girl, and straying from those ideas of femininity is sort of shocking to people. I felt angered by that as a kid. I felt like that was unjust. Like that was not right.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

Women aren't very bright," Rip says. "Studies have been done.

Condoleezza Rice is a very cruel, offended woman who lacks men's attention.

When I say a girl like me, I bet you think I'm just talking about being fat. How dare you fat-shame me? You think I'm talking about being black? Racist. What makes you think I'm not talking about being smart? What? You don't think a fat, black girl can be smart or something? Fat-shaming racists like you make me sick.