Elizabeth Wurtzel Quotes

We must keep both our femininity and our strength.

You don't have to be in the power business to be a powerful woman.

A woman today knows that the power of her femininity is very important.

Let's be clear, I'm a strong woman.

I really want women to throw their shoulders back and stand up straight and use their big girl voices and not feel like they're compromising their femininity to be strong and smart.

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power.

I don't believe that you have to dress in a masculine way to seem powerful. I think that the way a woman dresses doesn't have to be so aggressive. Being feminine is a powerful feature in itself. Power is in a person's demeanor.

Women can be powerful, graceful, and complex, with the ability to make any choice they desire.

I think being a young woman is a strength.

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

I try to make women feel more powerful without losing their femininity.

I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be.

I enjoy being a girl.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

You know, she was a girl. She was a female. And she wasn't like, trying to compete in a man's world and she wasn't trying to be in a man's position, she was just who she was. And I think that was like, a good thing.

There's a power in women being women. There's a role for men, but we don't have to be men, because we're women. I think that representing that on television is a cool thing.

It took me ages to grow into being a woman, into being happy with it.

If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am Woman.

I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.

Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.

You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman.

If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.

I really want women to appreciate their power. It was obvious to me that lots of people are comfortable with power, and they see what it can do, but women's expression of it was never as comprehensive as it could be. It seemed like an amazing gift that Oxygen could give.

Feeling strong is important, and to feel in your body is a vital part of being a woman, regardless of whether you're a mother or not.