Freja Beha Erichsen Quotes

I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

I grew up in a house of forthright women.

I have an appreciation for strong women.

The notion of having your muse was not something that was built for women originally. That's not to say women don't have muses. I get muses in terms of actors or writers who inspire me, so I understand the concept.

Two powerful women making art together is always really cool.

I grew up surrounded by strong women, and that was a very strong influence.

I think women are strong, and they have never been weak.

It's sort of fair to say that Amazons, both as reality and as a dream of equality, have always been with us; it's just that sometimes that fiery Amazon spirit is hidden from view or even suppressed.

From my family, my mum, auntie and nan were all strong women and why I am who I am today.

I really believe that women run the art world.

I think women gravitate toward me because I am a woman producing and songwriting, and there's none out there. There really isn't.

It's very important for feminism for us to tell our daughters that they should be strong. But to tell our sons that they can be vulnerable, to have these characters on screen that are not perfectly masculine cowboys that never fail, for our boys to change their psyche as well, that's equally important for feminism.

With the Bond girls, they've always been these sexy but quite strong women, and that's a nice combination to design for.

While growing up, I have had women around me, be it my mother or aunt, who have individually shown me how to be strong.

Every time a confident, successful woman like Marissa Meyer distances herself from feminism, I think of Athena. Athena women, with all their brilliance and strategy, are the ones smashing up through layers of glass. They tend to identify with men, keeping femininity at a distance.

I see a lot of art; we see a lot of music, films at Sundance... that influences me and informs me more than theater just because I make a bigger effort to see other art forms.

The women I play don't sit in the corner eating lettuce leaves and talking about what designer shoes they have.

I seem to be very attracted to strong female personalities in acting and music.

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

I love strong women like Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Charlize Theron.

I come from really strong women. My mum is really strong, so that's driven that into me, and my grandma was the strongest woman I've known in my life.

My mom, my aunts, and all the Nigerian women in my life have been so fierce and strong. I have only grown up around powerful women, so I have a strong sense of self and our power.

Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.

I've been surrounded by incredibly strong women: incredibly, unapologetically strong women, and I guess that for me has just been the biggest inspiration.

Beyonce's music is like lipstick or a decidedly tall pair of heels: It's empowering.