Female Aspirations Quotes

I was going to be a great woman novelist. Then the war came along and I think it's hard for young people today, don't you, to realize that when World War II happened we were dying to go and help our country.

Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals in thought and action. But except for an eccentric few, women do not want to become warriors.

In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.

I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.

Donald Trump insisted he's always had a great relationship with women. He said, 'I believe a woman can be anything she wants to be, whether that's Miss USA or Miss Universe. Either one.'

I wanted to be like Jo March in 'Little Women.' I wanted to be married to a man who would give me lots of sons.

As far as movies, I love 'The Notebook.' I always say that I wish I could play Rachel McAdams' character. She's amazing. That's the movie every girl wants to be in.

When I was a girl, we all wanted to have fun. That's all we thought about. It didn't occur to us to get married and have babies.

I was always focused on my studies and wanted to be a doctor, but like every girl, I would also dream to be at a beauty pageant at least once in life.

A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.

My generation of women was the last for whom marriage and a family were the goal.

When I used to say I wanted to play at Wimbledon, they used to laugh in my face and say, 'What are you talking about, you're from Hyderabad, and you're supposed to... cook.' That's one of the notions that people have in this side of the world - it is our 'culture', within quotes, you know, to say what a woman can or cannot do.