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"At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance." 9th MaySource: Candice Bergen+3 notesCandice Bergenquoteswomanfeministfilmcelebs -
9th MayHappy Birthday Candice Bergen! She caused a huge controversy simply by portraying a woman having a baby by herself on her show Murphy Brown. Thanks for breaking down walls!
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28th DecemberWoman of the Day: Candice Bergen, she is an American actress and former fashion model. She is known for starring in two TV series, as the title character on the situation comedy Murphy Brown (1988–1998), for which she won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards; and as Shirley Schmidt on the comedy-drama Boston Legal (2004–2008), for which she was nominated for two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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"I didn’t have a financial need, and I wasn’t very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment." 4th NovemberSource: Candice Bergen+8 notesfeministwomanCandice Bergencelebsquotes -
"A woman has got to love a bad [person] once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one." 21st OctoberSource: Candice Bergen+31 notesCandice Bergenquotesrelationshipswomancelebsfeminist -
"Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it’s rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you’re just renting for a while." 14th OctoberSource: Candice Bergen+18 notesCandice Bergenquoteswomanfeministbeauty -
"I like houses to be cozy, comfortable and personal. Not cluttered, but filled with interesting objects and toys and as many jokes as I can get away with." 7th OctoberSource: Candice Bergen+7 notesCandice Bergenquoteshomefeministwoman -
"It takes a long time to become a person." 29th SeptemberSource: Candice Bergen+10 notesCandice Bergenquotesfeminist -
"The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don’t. But, in the end, they’re the people you always come home to. Sometimes it’s the family you’re born into and sometimes it’s the one you make for yourself." 9th SeptemberSource: Candice Bergen+8 notesCandice Bergenquotesfamilyfeministcleebs -
"I used to believe that marriage would diminish me, reduce my options. That you had to be someone less to live with someone else when, of course, you have to be someone more." 19th AugustSource: Candice Bergen+9 notesCandice Bergenquotesfeministcelebs
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Tumblr could use a lot more feminism. Life could use a lot more feminism, as far as we're concerned. We are living in some scary times, especially if you are a women or person of color. We want you to fight back. So we're bringing you some history and quotes from kick ass women. And our hope is that you will be as inspired as we are. We welcome submissions and ideas.
