If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.
Salma HayekRead
No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
Interpretation
Women should not tolerate physical abuse and must know they have support.
Salma Hayek emphasizes that no woman should endure physical abuse in silence. It is essential for women to recognize that they are not isolated in their struggles and that support is available, empowering them to seek help and stand against abuse.
In practice
This quote can be used during a women's empowerment seminar.
If you look at any other group of people suffering injustice, women are always in the worst situation within that group.
If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn't shoo them away - well, that's the height of romance.
You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
I love being a wife and homemaker - because it's my choice. My husband doesn't expect me to do it. I don't mind doing things for him because he does so much for me; we both feel that way so there is no power struggle.
This is not love. It is a crime... You can't look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.
Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
In 2001, I was being treated for breast cancer, and I was pretty sure I was going to recover.
The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.
To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head wonderfully. It puts domestic problems back into proportion and adds an element of seriousness to your drab, routine life. Perhaps this is one reason why climbing has become increasingly hard as society has become increasingly, disproportionately, coddling.
You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. β I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. β Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.
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