"This was how the modern working girl behaved. She didnâ€™t hide her femininity or apologize for it, as they did in the old days. She flaunted it and, having been given more than any woman before her, demanded even more than that."

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Source : J. Courtney Sullivan (2013). “The Engagements”, p.176, Vintage

J. Courtney Sullivan

#Girl Quotes #Apologizing Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Totalitarianism surpasses autocracy.”
“I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is.”
“I discovered very early on that if you wanted a thing, you went for it - and you got it. Most people never go anywhere, or want anything - so they never get anything.”
“The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.”

Source : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.20, Penguin
“I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.”
“Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.”
“I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I've fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I'd like it to sell millions of copies, but my self - worth is not based on chart positions.”
“To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game.”

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