Societal Expectations quotes
Societal Expectations can often be a driving force behind our actions and decisions. From a young age, we are taught to conform to certain norms and standards set by society. These expectations may relate to our behavior, appearance, or achievements, among other things.
While societal expectations can provide guidance and structure, they can also create pressure and feelings of inadequacy. We may find ourselves striving to meet these expectations, even if they do not align with our true desires or values. It is important to recognize the impact of societal expectations on our lives and to question whether they are truly serving us.
Through quotes on societal expectations, we can gain insights and perspectives that help us navigate this complex aspect of human existence. Some quotes may challenge the status quo and encourage us to break free from the confines of societal norms, while others may offer reassurance that it is okay to be authentic and embrace our individuality.
Exploring these quotes can inspire us to reflect on our own beliefs and aspirations, and perhaps even challenge the societal expectations that no longer serve us. By embracing our uniqueness and pursuing our own paths, we can find fulfillment and create a more inclusive and accepting society.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistMrs. Charlotte Phelan's Guide to Husband-Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture. A tall plain one, with a trust fund.
Alicia Machado
— ActressI think being beautiful is only one aspect of your life.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorYour punishment if you're a woman. Not loved enough.
Sofia Vergara
— ActressL. A. is crazy. The women all look the same now. That thing with the cheeks. Like Madonna. Who do they think they're fooling? It doesn't make them look young. You end up looking like a freak.
Sarah Vowell
— AuthorBut truth be told, I'm not as dour-looking as I would like. I'm stuck with this round, sweetie-pie face, tiny heart-shaped lips, the daintiest dimples, and apple cheeks so rosy I appear in a perpetual blush. At five foot four, I barely squeak by average height. And then there's my voice: straight out of second grade. I come across so young and innocent and harmless that I have been carded for buying maple syrup. Tourists feel more safe approaching me for directions, telemarketers always ask if my mother is home, and waitresses always, always call me 'Hon.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorI can't really dress rock 'n' roll any more because I'm the wrong side of 40, but I want that to be the fashion.
Ricky Martin
— MusicianI used to look at gay men and think, 'I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me.'
Chadwick Boseman
— American actorGirls like dudes that are overweight. I know too many women who say, "I like you now that you've got a little thicker," and I don't really know any woman that says, "I like you now that you've got bald."
Neil Patrick Harris
— American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television hostParents need to be more accepting of who their kids are and less concerned about what society thinks they need to be.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerOnce a person has a child, the first question everyone asks is: "Are you going to have more children?" But it basically means: "Are you going to have more sex with your wife in the hopes of having children?
Lindy West
— American writer, comedian and activistThe narrative for girls is that you just hang around and wait to be "chosen" and then you belong to somebody and you live happily ever after. There isn't room for more nuanced concerns about the creepy proprietary nature of that relationship model, or the breadth of what fulfillment really means for women.
Bipasha Basu
— Indian actress and modelI have always believed that if you need to take your clothes off to get your man, you've begun to lose the battle. If you pull it off right, you can do it in a very classy way... Being sexy is about suggestion; it's about the tease. It's not about being obvious and forcing yourself out in the open. That takes all the fun out of being a woman.
Eli Roth
— American film director, producer, and actorI think that many people are ashamed when they feel afraid. There's this thing in our society that you're not allowed to feel scared. You have to be a man and put on a brave face, but we all have fears.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
— British PoetIn the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she of man.
Abhinav Shukla
— Indian ActorMen get away with everything. But if a wife has an affair, she gets the blame. When husband has an affair The Other Woman' gets the bad name.
Amy Grant
— American MusicianI think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best when she responds to a man.
Alanis Morissette
— Canadian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and actressAnger has been a really big deal for women: how can we express it without feeling that, as the physically weaker sex, we won't get killed. The alpha-woman was burned at the stake and had her head chopped off in days of old.
Alexander Pope
— English poet, translator, and satirist of the Augustan periodWoman's at best a contradiction still.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorWhere there must be a choice, a girl will choose Daddy. Even if you are Mommy, you concede that this must be so: you remember when you were a girl, too.
Sofia Vergara
— ActressMy father told me that if I ever did anything artistic, I was going to look like a hooker. I told him, 'With these huge boobs that I inherited from your mother, I already look like a hooker!'
Lindy West
— American writer, comedian and activistThe messaging campaign that stigmatized the term feminist definitely worked on me when I was a teenager. I always believed in equality, but there's such intense pressure to be cool and not alienate boys, to not be a pain in the ass - to not be "that kind of woman."
Amy Grant
— American MusicianI think for a woman, the hardest thing about growing old is becoming invisible. There's something very front and center about being young.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorAnd that's the insult of it, how always it comes back to a woman being a "good" mother in the world's eyes or a "bad" mother, how everything in a woman's life is funneled through her body between her legs.