Alanis Morissette Quotes

I adopted the assumption of many of my generation that women were intellectually inferior to men, that we were not capable of governing, leading, managing anything but our homes and our children.

The notion that somehow women are wildly different infuriates me.

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.

The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.

I think people are frightened of women making big decisions.

I'll always prefer to play with women and hang out with women, and I'll always be a feminist.

Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.

Misogyny not only for Joyce Banda but for women.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

Whenever a female takes a strong stand for herself, the majority of the time they have to really, really narrow it down to being feminine and wearing dresses and just being lipstick chic.

And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often choose roles that are different from men's.

Women in salsa - women everywhere - we always gotta be defending ourselves.

Politics is not the Business of a Woman.

a nation would not profit under a woman as its leader

Women have to stand up to tremendous discriminatory practices, whether inherited traditions, whether imposed norms, male perceptions of power and control. The women always have to go through that and cannot take any privilege for granted.

Women must become more conscious of themselves as women and of their ability to function as a group. At the same time they must try to wipe from men’s consciousness the need to consider them as a group or as women in their everyday activities, especially as workers in industry or the professions.

In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men. They are far superior and always have been.

Women who can, do. Those who can't become feminists.

Every woman is just a different kind of problem.

I'm personally fed up with people seeing women and girls cast as victims.

There's no prize for being the best woman.

Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.

I don't understand this concept of women-oriented films or stories based on women, because nobody uses the term, a 'man-oriented' film. Why do you have to separate girls from boys?