Ilhan Omar Quotes

I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I've always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor.

I grew up in a house of forthright women.

I grew up in a family of strong independent women.

I have two sisters and a mother, obviously, so I grew up with a household of girls. Maybe I have a greater respect for women because of it.

Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.

I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.

I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house.

I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.

I don't have a lot of men in my life. I'm married, but I have daughters. I'm surrounded by a lot of females in my world.

I grew up in a family of strong women, and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister.

I definitely have a soft spot for women. I was raised by women - my mom and two older sisters. I've been surrounded by estrogen since I was born.

I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.

I was brought up by my mum and my sister. I've always been around independent women; I like that. Anybody who's a fake I don't like and I don't talk to.

My home life now is mostly women. They are better than us. They make me better.

Growing up, I didn't have older sisters or many strong female role models to look up to. Being an adult now and looking back, I realize how much I wanted someone like that.

I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.

Our family was like no one else's. My schoolfriends had fathers and grandfathers and uncles who did things, but in my family, women had been the doers.

It's a matriarchal family, the Carters. A.P. was the original head of the Carter family, but the women were always strong. There were no questions asked in that regard; you had better be strong.

I definitely come from a line of strong women. It's not only like my mother and my grandmother, but my aunties too.

In my family, growing up, the women were always the ones who were powerful, and they exuded this charisma of empowerment that I hold onto and always remember. I had some difficult times, but these strong women were always a constant.

I'm used to having strong women around me. My mother was. My wife is. I like their strong mentality.

I came from a matriarchal family, and was always treated as an individual.

I come from a family of strong women, who have been positive role models for me.

It's an honor to be the voice for girls who are not scared and who want to have someone to connect with.

I grew up around strong women, and I love working with strong women.