Elias Quotes

Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office.

It's awesome to see the evolution of the women's division in WWE.

Back in the day when I started on the independent scene, guys would not watch women's matches, and if they did, they would do it to make fun of us.

Ric Flair, you once called me a woman. Well, what I want to know is, how does it feel to get beat by a woman?

When I was in high school, the genders were so separate from each other. If you weren't 'dating' somebody, you couldn't just be friends with somebody.

I understand a lot of the female needs. I'm not saying I know all of them all the time though.

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

Men and women's needs and desires overlap but go in different directions as well.

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

There's such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and stronger and all these other things, and I don't want people to get sucked into that anymore. I want them to realize that the women are out here and doing just as awesome things. They can be just as great, too.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life.

It's a great dynamic. The dynamic between men and women in the workplace is really interesting.

You've got to remember that men are men and women are women. And although a lot of similarities, there are some real differences.

One thing Middle-earth is short on is the feminine.

There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message was that women can be onstage, but women can't really be backstage.

It's not a male-dominated anything... It's WWE, and it's for anybody.

Since there have been men and women, there have been funny women.

What do I know about women? I don't know anything.

The most challenging thing that female wrestlers face is time. Getting those segments on Raw, getting one, two, three, four segments on SmackDown, main-eventing a pay-per-view, being considered a face of the division... And I have said it since day one: I want to be an attraction for the company.

When they told all of us about the idea of NXT, for the Divas that was our first question - will there be women on the show?

When I was on SmackDown, I would say we had the most well-rounded women's division, and I think that's all because of the opportunities SmackDown gives. I think it was definitely the right place for me to start.

I think 'Total Divas' has brought the women more mainstream and so many opportunities. However, I've always thought, if I'm supposed to be on the show, I'll be on the show. It's all about timing.

With the success of the TNA Knockouts, that's when they started having their girls wrestle a lot more in WWE. I thought, 'This is a perfect time for me to come in. They care about women's wrestling.' Sadly it was just not the case.

When it comes to the live events, you get to see great Diva matches you don't see on 'Monday Night Raw.'

When I came into WWE, what I said to myself was, I wanted to change the term from 'divas' to 'women.'