It’s hard for a man to live with a successful woman – they seem to resent you so much. — Dame Shirley Bassey
I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong — Dame Shirley Bassey
Call a girl pretty, and she’ll forget it in an hour. Call a girl ugly, and she’ll remember it for the rest of her life. — Vivien Leigh
I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. — Marge Piercy