Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints.
– Naomi Wolf
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- Society wants to believe it can identify evil people, or bad or harmful people, but it’s not practical. There are no stereotypes. – Ted Bundy
- Stop reacting to the stereotypes and start responding to the individual. – Bobby F Kimbrough Jr
- For far too long, the female gender has been plagued with stereotypes, typecasting, as well as, subtle and blatant discrimination. – Asa Don Brown
- The future lies in unity and respect, not division and stereotypes – Abdullah II of Jordan
- You could say I’m so manly I don’t even allow manly stereotypes to influence my actions – Ben Mitchell
- Without stories we end up with stereotypes — a flat earth with flat cardboard figures that have no texture or depth, no INTERIOR. – Eugene H Peterson
- Being autistic does not mean I don’t have empathy. Stereotypes are harmful. If anything I hyper feel everything and have to try to shut off to cope. – Tina J Richardson
- The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be – But when he got well, a wolf once more was he – Walter Bower
- She is so tiresome. -˜Am I a vampire, am I a wolf, am I a vampire, am I a wolf, I cannot decide, so I’ll be both! – Melika Dannese Lux
- In all spheres of life, there are constraints. You have to develop your own strategy to overcome each constraint. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- The Anxiety of Sunday afternoon: your unlived lives and infinite possibility pressing upon the constraints of reality. – Alain de Botton
- Being married cuts on your freedom. Having a husband or a relationship at all puts constraints on you. by Michael. – Emily Giffin
- I am torn between the freedom of this adventure and the benefits of civilization despite its constraints. – Sara Sheridan
- We were like captive animals that had lost the will to fight. We even went so far as to defend the very constraints that they hadimposed upon us. – Manal AlSharif
- For too long, information, opportunities, and resources have been constraints, they need to be the bridges. – Sharad Vivek Sagar