Womanly Quotes
Posted in Academic Pursuits and tagged with Entertainment, Ethics, Quote, Singleness, Women on May 16, 2010“I’ll never forget a poll that appeared in Marie Claire, which found that a slight majority of American women would have a one-night stand with a stranger for money–57%….Yet the same women were more reluctant when asked whether they would accept money to gain ten extra pound permanently–only 41% would gain weight for money.” – Girls Gone Mild by Wendy Shalit, p. 163
“People would actually prefer to stay home and watch a lame prerecorded comedy than get together with some real people? How sad.” – Alice, quoted in Girls Gone Mild by Wendy Shalit, p. 119
On how not to cheat on your wife: “All I’m saying is that if you want to be on a diet, you might wanna stop hanging out by the dessert cart.” – Thirteen, “Open and Shut,” House
“All those people who looked down on knitting–and housework, and housewives–were not being feminist at all. In fact, they were being antifeminist, since they seemed to think that only those things that men did, or had done, were worthwhile.” Debbie Stoller, quoted in Girls Gone Mild, by Wendy Shalit, p. 121
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Don’t wait till the bubble’s off the wine” – metaphoric support of shorter engagements, Mrs. Mingott in Age of Innocence
“I’ve heard a lot of people blame the Internet for the decline in friendship. I don’t think that’s entirely fair, but with regard to my friends who have weblogs, I do see the point. One by one they have dropped out of sight….If all of my friends blogged, I would have no one to talk to outside my family, though they would surely all link to me.” – Girls Gone Mild by Wendy Shalit, p. 125
“Every time a couple gets married, 2 single people die.” – Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation, “94 Meetings”
“The goal is not to stand on top of the pile. The goal is to hold yourself to a personal standard and become someone you would respect if you were someone else.” – Girls Gone Mild by Wendy Shalit, p. 136
“But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires…” – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
May 16th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Love these!
May 16th, 2010 at 9:07 am
I love these too! However, I might have to disagree with the quote about 2 single people dying. Yes, they may die in a certain sense…the sense that they must sacrifice themselves for the other. But I think it is important for each person to strive in his/her own right to be who he/she is individually because those are attributes that he/she can bring to the table of the relationship. They shouldn’t be lost in the marriage. I am my own person AND I am one with my husband. You can be both.
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May 16th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
The feminist one, it’s very true. The problem is that we’ve stereotyped those activities (naturally) instead of reclaiming them like people reclaim derogatory words.
May 16th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Liz: That one’s actually a joke (it’s from a comedy). But I understand the sentiment behind it (the frustration at “losing” friends to marriage), those it’s obviously overly dramatic.
May 16th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
What a great collection of quotes!
May 17th, 2010 at 8:18 am
LOL! Oh, sorry! I didn’t know the quote was from a comedy :-)
May 17th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Love the first Gatsby quote about the father’s advice (I really should read that book) and the last quote from Girls Gone Mild about behaving in a way that you would respect if you were someone else observing your behaviour. Very timely advice for me.
Thanks for sharing.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
I loved the Parks and Recreation quote! Even married, it made me laugh :)
May 18th, 2010 at 5:57 am
Awesomeness! I hope you have more to share!
May 18th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I really enjoy your collections of quotes. This one in particular made me giggle tonight:
“Every time a couple gets married, 2 single people die.” – Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation, “94 Meetings”
May 20th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Liz: No problem, Liz!
Susan: That’s actually the opening line, which I think is pretty neat.
Tara: That show is so not-funny at times, but quotes like this one make up for it.
Veronica: I *always* have more to share. I try to only post 10-12 at a time, but I’m collecting them faster than I can share them!
Beth: It makes me giggle every time I read it, too. =)
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