"A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done."

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Source : Marge Piercy (2013). “Moon Is Always Female”, p.76, Knopf

Marge Piercy

#Strength Quotes #Inspiring Quotes #Strong Women Quotes

“I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to -- work harder than anybody else.”
“Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.”
“It is necessary but insufficient to stay married for the children's sake. It is also necessary to stay happily married for the children's sake. I'm so glad someone noticed that marriage doesn't have to make you miserable. It is just so easy to be happy I don't understand why it isn't more popular.”
“I tried a few times, unsuccessfully, to lose weight. It wasn't until I joined Weight Watchers that I was finally able to do it. I went to meetings and my son came with me. The best thing was that I could eat what I wanted and still lose weight. Slow and steady, I was getting my pre-pregnancy body back.”
“Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version.”
“Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.”
“I'm tired of pretending that everything's fine just so I can please everyone else.”
“I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.”

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