Maria Sharapova Quotes

Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.

I've got two daughters and I want to make sure that they have the same opportunities that anybody's sons have. That's part of what I'm fighting for as president of the United States.

The whole point of why I'm doing this is to show all kids, boys and girls, that women take up half the space and do half of the interesting things in the world and have half of the dreams and ambitions. Our slogan is, "If they see it, they can be it."

I am not anti-men, I believe truly that we are meant to be equal. We should be judged equally and I think I am a living example of feminism.

We are in a world where men and women are on the same platform.

If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp.

I dream of being champion and dream going out as champion. That's my biggest motivation.

I always wanted to do a role that inspired girls.

I think gender parity is a crucial part of any healthy society. It's applicable to the entire world.

Sweden's development is based on the equal rights of men and women. We know that investments in gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights pay off.

We work to create a new wave of feminism that is more inclusive. I want others to feel equal. It's so great to see women in positions of power, which is why other artists, such as Marilyn Minter, are so inspirational to me.

The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over.

Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for.

My boys will not only respect and admire women and see them as their equals, but they will also see them as sources of inspiration and knowledge.

This decision will only strengthen the bond between women players and one of the world's great sporting events [on equal prize money at Wimbledon

Women are more than half of our globe, more than half of our promise and potential. And we have been not only underusing that resource but suppressing it.

The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.

There was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.

I believe men and women are the same and that women should be given an equal chance to serve God with men.

Guess what, Martin Luther King? I had a dream, too.

My grandfather was the first feminist in my life. He taught me if a woman can do something, a man will respect her.

I have a dream today!

The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.

I am still fully committed to male-female equality.

Now men and women are separate and unequal. We should be hand in hand; in fact, we should have our arms around one another.