Jason Reynolds Quotes

Women blame men for their own singlehood.

In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.

Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

Women have everything they want, and they've never been so unhappy.

Girls are almost always socialized to be perfect: 'Smile, do well in school, don't take too many risks.'

Women do feel like they're in a box. Society, Hollywood, some men-they want to wrap women up in a neat little package.

I'm fascinated by how much we, as women, have to subjugate and hide ourselves in order to get on in the world.

Often, women as little girls are sent off on a track for them to live a perfect life and be a perfect woman. Not for boys, who can be themselves with their mood and their temper.

I think feeling responsible for stuff that goes wrong is an inherent part of being female.

A lot of times, I get asked, 'Do you feel you have a responsibility to young girls to be a role model?' I don't see that happening as much to guys. I feel like, just because I'm a girl, I'm supposed to take more responsibility? Is that how it works?

Sadly, in any industry and in any work-related environment, females always strive to achieve a certain amount of perfection, whether that be skinny or pretty. It's a constant, in our society.

There's more pressure on women to be chirpy and perky.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

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.

It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men, think. Maybe that is why so many women comics are lesbians.

There is no such thing as a dangerous woman; there are only susceptible men.

I don't understand why there needs to be a love interest to make women go see a film. I think society sort of makes us feel that way - that if you don't have a guy, you're worthless.

We're still expected to color within the lines of accepted femininity, and women who step out of those lines are usually attacked, whether verbally or physically.

I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

Women view men like houses. They look for fixer-uppers.

I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled.

You're always going to feel like you're catching up, and part of that is just balancing work and motherhood and the whole feeling of needing to please, which I do think girls and women feel more than men.

Women don't give up things. They don't give up responsibilities. They add new things. They exhaust themselves and still don't give anything up. And. And. And. And. And they do all these other things at the same time, which can be exhausting.

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act another way.