Educated women armed with computers have defeated extremists by denying them a monopoly to define cultural identity and interpret religious texts. No extremist can say that women are inferior to men without being made a laughingstock on Al Jazeera. Islam insisted on equality between everyone. Fatema Mernissi Read Quote
Birth-control is effecting, and promising to effect, many functions in our social life. Havelock Ellis Read Quote
A novel and its writer are inseparable: you are your books. A play’s not like that at all. ‘Abandonment’s not mine – it’s everyone’s. I wanted it to be a co-operative thing because I was tired of that anal control that I have over novels. Kate Atkinson Read Quote
Like virtually all of the women I know, I spent my teenage years battling with my body and feeling I wasn’t good enough. A lot of that negativity is because I was pursuing a career in modeling and was told countless times that my body was too big. My hips and thighs were too wide. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey. Solomon Northup Read Quote
I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn’t, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college. Gaby Hoffmann Read Quote
When I walk into a room that is all white and all male, I’m sitting on the outside of that club. That’s sometimes an intimidating experience. But I think that everywhere that I’ve gotten is because I’ve worked hard. I have the experience, I have the credentials – I continue not to take any of that for granted. Helene D. Gayle Read Quote
The thing about Prince Harry is that he has no choice. He’s not some egotistical rock star who wants loads of attention. That is his life. He didn’t ask for it, but he just has to deal with it. Caroline Flack Read Quote
