She raised me to not think of men and women as different. She raised me without gender. It's kind of the reason she named me Billie. It's not about being a strong woman - it's about being a strong person.
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CHRISTINA GRIMMIE My mother pretty much raised me to be a free spirit. Anything my father would say, she would tell me... ACTION BRONSON I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different... and proud to be a Latina... NATALIE MARTINEZ I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's... ELODIE YUNG I remember watching Margaret Cho with my grandmother on TV. She was my hero, not only because she wa... AWKWAFINA The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever... DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE Everybody seems to think Madeleine sounds like Billie Holiday, ... I think that's OK, but it's reall... MARIAN MCPARTLAND Viola Davis is incredible - she's kind of the biggest career-wise inspiration for me. Brilliant ... LAURA HARRIER With women empowerment and women coming together, it's not about being better than the guys or w... BECKY LYNCH Octavia Spencer rocks. But just as a human being, she's so down-to-earth. Talk about being pleas... CIARA BRAVO We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It&... ANNIE LENNOX 'Molly's Game' was a true story about a remarkable young woman named Molly Bloom. She wa... AARON SORKIN The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Hol... DIANA ROSS It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a '... BIRDY My grandmother. She's someone I never met, and I would've loved to have met her. She's b... AMY TAN I'm a very strong person, and I think that's why, actually, I find it really infuriating whe... KATE BUSH They expect a certain amount of leniency or mercy from me because I'm a woman, and if you've... LORETTA LYNCH I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long tim... SALLY FIELD Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's f... DONATELLA VERSACE It's like there's something very maternal about Wonder Woman: when push comes to shove, if n... PATTY JENKINS When I see a woman who is all gaunt and emaciated, I don't think she's beautiful. She remind... ROSARIO DAWSON My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she t... JEWELL PARKER RHODES He never seemed to get tired. Always first up and ready to move on. Never afraid of what lay ahead. ERIN HUNTER I hate the stereotype that women who fight are 'butch' or 'wannabe men.' It's ni... MIESHA TATE Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn't supp... ADELE It's a surer way to a woman's heart to be interested in what she's thinking than what sh... TINA LOUISE My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, ... JOSH DUHAMEL Wonder Woman, she's amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stand... GAL GADOT I think men and women are the same. Even as parents, I think we're the same. We're just cond... RACHEL CUSK I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of no... OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I think it's important to be with a guy who has a strong sense of integrity. That's how I wa... EMILY VANCAMP It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be ... MARTHA PLIMPTON 'Night of the Comet' established me as a strong woman. And let's face it, this business ... CATHERINE MARY STEWART I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It&... DARIUS RUCKER It's important to be driven and have goals. You want an independent woman who knows what she wan... APOLO OHNO People always ask me about 'Girls' with this kind of hesitation. What do I think of it? I lo... CALLIE KHOURI What's so lovely about Wonder Woman is yes, she has the strength and power of a goddess, but she... GAL GADOT In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong ch... KEN FOLLETT My mom worked at McDonald's, and she decided she wanted to make more money, so she got into the ... RAUL LABRADOR I don't care what I look like; it's how people think of me. And I do care how people think o... MILLIE BOBBY BROWN I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop o... NATALIE IMBRUGLIA You want to know why Barbra Streisand is so difficult? Because she's brilliant. She's a bril... JERRY LEWIS It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not a... MICHAEL SCHIAVO I'm an absolute fan of Angela Bassett. I think she's a great, great actress. In the biopics,... ARNAUD DESPLECHIN I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and i... CAMILLA BELLE I overheard people saying, 'She thinks she's so great because she's Debbie Reynolds'... CARRIE FISHER She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's pa... EARL SCRUGGS Women comedy is different than men comedy. Guy comedy is very aggressive, it's about insulting e... PAUL FEIG My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptis... CURTIS JACKSON I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. I... JACOB DEGROM Probably my mother. She was a very compassionate woman, and always kept me on my feet. And I think p... ED BRADLEY 'The Names' is a story about a woman who might feel that she's in a kind of maze. She... PETER MILLIGAN Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so muc... RAM DASS My wife is completely different from me: she's good with everyone, whereas I'm good at direc... FOREST WHITAKER I think everybody's crazy, and if I'm the one being a little direct about it, that's fin... EZRA MILLER It's different, it's weird to say, 'She's a white rapper or she can't do this be... IGGY AZALEA I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, tha... ERYKAH BADU I know it's popular to say this because she's the woman of the moment, but Halle Berry. Not ... PAUL KANE Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all abo... LAKE BELL I think it's so important for a woman, if she's a writer, to look as feminine as possible. CATHERINE GASKIN Men don't know enough about being courteous toward women. You should get into a cab before a wom... THOM BROWNE There is no singer I can think of who can touch Ella Fitzgerald. And when Billie Holiday sings, she&... HOZIER I'm not saying it's easy, and it's definitely harder for women. Because there is definit... MARY STEENBURGEN I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mother's mar... CHERIE LUNGHI If I see a now-28-year-old woman coming up to me, she's probably thinking of 'Juno' beca... J. K. SIMMONS I think being snobby about the kind of storytelling people do, it just irks me. It irks me. And in f... JASON BLUM My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It d... HOLLY MARIE COMBS People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reachin... MALALA YOUSAFZAI There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but al... KRISTEN BELL For film and television, it's interesting how fans feel that their particular ways of manifestin... CARRIE BROWNSTEIN It's not like I try to be different, but every single person is unique, and every single person ... LINDSEY STIRLING The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me. GEORGE GERSHWIN Female empowerment is always something that I've felt. It's not about just being a model; it... EMILY RATAJKOWSKI Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think... GINNI ROMETTY I could give you a long list of things I like about Britain, but essentially what it comes down to i... BILL BRYSON Feminism is just an idea. It's a philosophy. It's about the equality of women in all realms.... ROXANE GAY There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she... SOPHIA AMORUSO The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, &... MARILYN MONROE My mum will always come and see my shows if she can, and if she can't, she'll text or email ... 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BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not wa... BILLIE JEAN KING I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks. BILLIE JEAN KING Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. BILLIE JEAN KING I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to thin... BILLIE JEAN KING In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of... BILLIE JEAN KING When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, ... BILLIE JEAN KING I wanted to use sports for social change. BILLIE JEAN KING Sports are a microcosm of society. BILLIE JEAN KING In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We h... BILLIE JEAN KING I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming ... BILLIE JEAN KING They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your cultur... BILLIE JEAN KING A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time. BILLIE JEAN KING No one changes the world who isn't obsessed. BILLIE JEAN KING Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever. BILLIE JEAN KING Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn'... BILLIE JEAN KING It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating... BILLIE JEAN KING The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing. BILLIE JEAN KING I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour. BILLIE JEAN KING There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what i... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillit... BILLIE JEAN KING Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States... BILLIE JEAN KING It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a ... BILLIE JEAN KING I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in Sp... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball... BILLIE JEAN KING A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it ... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. S... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our mu... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG All great rock bands have a little dirt in their faces. BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG