I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.
Sometimes people are like, 'Do you want to play strong women?' I don't have to play strong women in order to feel like a strong woman myself, but I do feel it's important to play characters that are complex and interesting and believable.
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.
I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen.
As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.
I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them.
Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt to try to redefine marriage. And I don't think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't.
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.