Each situation is different, and there are times when compliance is necessary. We don't condemn that. But in many situations, a sexual assault can be prevented by fighting back, and this class provides viable self-defense options that women can choose from in the event of an attack.


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I could go on all night, Lake. I could go on and on and on about all the reasons I’m in love with ...
COLLEEN HOOVER
This girl is the rest of my life.
COLLEEN HOOVER
What rules?”

“Well, for one, I’m not allowed to break your heart,” he says. “Se...
COLLEEN HOOVER
As a man, I instantly became aware of the gold in her hair, her height measured against mine, and ho...
COLLEEN HOUCK
I really like the original Apes costumes. The colors were great, and the use of heavy materials was ...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted l...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there ...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it rea...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up a...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are ...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
What we wanted to create for the film was a sensual feeling using the traditional Japanese kimono as...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think ther...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think ther...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
It is such a pretty type of clothing. I can imagine people liking it and it's very wearable.
COLLEEN ATWOOD
By the end of the day [Friday, Sept. 1] we had clothes and food.
COLLEEN ALATALO
We didn't have any hope, either.
COLLEEN ALATALO
We knew it would be months before we could go back.
COLLEEN ALATALO
The engine of my car blew up. So there we were by the side of the road, with no way to go any furthe...
COLLEEN ALATALO
The ladies at the food stamp office started calling around. And by the time we left the office, we h...
COLLEEN ALATALO
That was one of those deals where they had to spend it on somebody by Oct. 1 or give it back.
COLLEEN ALATALO
This is the girl next door. Her hair color is high-maintenance, but she's totally comfortable pullin...
COLLEEN ABRIE
This girl is a rebel with a cause to challenge the mundane. She's Brigitte Bardot meets Pink. Her ha...
COLLEEN ABRIE
She is Venus personified. Her hair is naturally beautiful without artificial enhancement, and her so...
COLLEEN ABRIE
This girl has an air of mystery. Her simple, straight hairstyle accentuates the angularity of her fa...
COLLEEN ABRIE
Her hair tells us she is Marlene Dietrich meets maverick. She's a woman who carries red hair beautif...
COLLEEN ABRIE
This is pretty much what journals are all about, at least to me. I knew as I wrote them that even th...
COLLEEN WAINWRIGHT
Even the great get greater by doing more of it.
COLLEEN WAINWRIGHT
Reading is no substitute for action.
COLLEEN WAINWRIGHT
Being friendless taught me how to be a friend. Funny how that works.
COLLEEN WAINWRIGHT
I lived in the US for donkeys' years so it has been a journey back in time for me. If you have had p...
COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH
We've just lived through at least 27 minutes of high anxiety. The nail-biting is finally over but my...
COLLEEN HARTMAN
I am certain that there are extremists on both sides of the gun control debate in Hawaii, as in the ...
COLLEEN HANABUSA
The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to ...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Those were two hard losses. Last-rock losses are always tough, but in a round-robin you've got to ex...
COLLEEN JONES
It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to ...
COLLEEN ATWOOD
Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.
COLLEEN ATWOOD
As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the mi...
COLLEEN HANABUSA
Exercise shouldn't be drudgery. If it is, you're doing something wrong, or you need to get a new tra...
COLLEEN GREENE
I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be cont...
COLLEEN HASKELL
There's a hell of a lot of horny people out there who are not being gratified in the way they sh...
COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH
I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working...
COLLEEN HASKELL
American taxpayers can no longer have the confidence that federal tax collections are not based on p...
COLLEEN KELLEY
From the softer ad market and the organizational changes in 2005, Fisher is poised in 2006 to capita...
COLLEEN BROWN