Oliver Reed Quotes

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

My mother was a disciplinarian. She believed that when young girls start to go out with young boys, they get married.

I had good parents. My mother had morals and standards and she brought us up to be good kids - some of the families around were just laws unto themselves, it was really tribal.

Even if society dictates that men and women should behave in certain ways, it is fathers and mothers who teach those ways to children not just in the words they say, but in the lives they lead.

And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.

A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!

I would infinitely prefer a daughter.

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?

All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents unending pride and satisfaction.

I think I am really irreverent and I pretty much just talk to and about men the way men talk to and about women.

None of my sisters are in the movies, nor are my nieces going to be. That's how Dutt 'sahab,' my dad, brought up the girls in the family, and I am just carrying his thought forward.

We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.

Women have that weird way of trying to be feminist. You know, like 'hear me roar.' But what they really want is a man to open the door for them.

I had to keep from laughing when a male relative of mine became concerned about how often I danced.

My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while.

If I had a daughter, and some guy came home with her, I'd be on him like a hawk. When I meet people's parents, I know my place. It's not that hard.

I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience.

Why should we not teach our children those principles, upon which we ourselves have thought and acted? Ought we to instill into their tender minds a theory, especially if unfounded, which is contradictory to our own practice, built on the most solid foundation? Why should we reduce them to the cruel dilemma of condemning, either those principles which they have been taught to believe, or those persons whom they have been taught to revere?

Status ought not to be measured by a woman's ability to attract and snare a man..

A little scruff looks nice, but it feels so uncomfortable. Think about how a guy wants a girl to have smooth legs: It's expected. Shouldn't a guy be expected to do the same on his face? I think that's only fair.

I really want my daughter to see that she can go out to work, but equally I want my sons to see it.

My mother always wanted a boy. My father never did.

I have so many girlfriends who are powerhouses: They have big careers, are fearless in traveling in third-world countries or a launching non-profit. But they won't text a guy for fear of being perceived as desperate. That is broken.

If, later on, my daughter wants to be in a girl group, then I think I am going to oppose.

I suddenly became an unprofessional tantrum queen but people tend to forget that we associate these terms only with actresses. So many times, actors report late to the sets or don't even show up. But most women will tell you how we don't even have the luxury to be five minutes late.