"You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I can't say I do like it very much."
-Doris Lessing
womenView Quote
"What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.“
-Doris Lessing
posted in respect
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"All my friends' mothers were appalling women."
-Doris Lessing
womenView Quote
"I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women."
-Doris Lessing
womenView Quote
"Men are restless, adventurous. Women are conservative - despite what current ideology says."
-Doris Lessing
womenView Quote
"I think a lot of romanticizing has gone on with the women's movement."
-Doris Lessing
womenView Quote
"I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she had not been messed up by World War I."
-Doris Lessing
warView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress."
-Sarah Polley
respectView Quote
"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
-Bill Mumy
respectView Quote
"Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business."
-Mike McCready
respectView Quote
"We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character."
-Kate Mulgrew
respectView Quote
"I think the crux of the matter was that if we were going to become partners in, for example, the International Space Station, we had to gain the respect of a country like the United States and particularly its space organization, NASA."
-Marc Garneau
respectView Quote
"The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing."
-Omar Sharif
respectView Quote