Honore de Balzac Quotes

Of all the old maid's blessing, the greatest is carte blanche. Spinsterhood is powerful; once a woman is called "that crazy old maid" she can get away with anything.

Spinsterhood is Nature's Own Feminism.

I don't pretend to be an ordinary housewife.

He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.

I have never limited myself by focusing much on being a 'normal' teenager.

I didn't think I would ever get married, and that was a choice.

It never seems to occur to anybody that some women may not want to find husbands.

I'm in a situation where I can determine my own future.

I never wanted to get married. I never thought that was in my cards. I always thought I was just going to be an independent woman my entire life. Hopefully having a partner but never getting married.

I sometimes feel like it's my world and everyone is just visiting.

I never wanted a traditional lifestyle. I'm not that kind of person.

As a southern woman, we often define ourselves by who we are with. But I wanted my life to be built differently.

There's a way to express femininity and independence and strength without going for hanging fruit.

I believe in individual freedom and right to decide how and with whom I will live my life.

No one can stop me from living my life the way I want to.

You just gotta live your life and do it your way.

Today's kids have a mind of their own, and they know how to exercise it. Even if I wanted to tell Sara or my son Ibrahim how to lead their lives - which I don't - they would not listen to me. Luckily, Sara chose to complete her studies before pursuing acting. She attended Columbia University and then devoted her attention to Bollywood.

It's my life, my career. I'm making all the decisions now.

Nowadays, independence is so promoted, it would be crazy for me to say I'd want a traditional woman who wants to stay at home.

I do what I do. I live my life the way I've been living it.

When you have your own bus, then you have dignity. When you have your own school, you have dignity. When you have your own country, you have dignity.When you have something of your own, you have dignity. But whenever you are begging for a chance to participate in that which belongs to someone else, or use that which belongs to someone else, on an equal basis with the owner, that's not dignity. That's ignorance.

There's no such thing as society.

A lot of women feel it's a man's world. Some people think all you need to do is marry a rich guy, and you don't need to do anything with your life. I would hate that. I don't care whether he has money or he doesn't, because I don't need it, and that's a good feeling that I don't have to worry about that.

Ignoring the source of creation and trying to conduct your life yourself is a terribly egoistic and ignorant attitude towards life.