A man has every season, while a woman has only the right to spring.

Jane Fonda

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Topic

Women and aging Men and women Patriarchy

Speaker

Jane Fonda

Source

Daily Mail

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Actor Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Fonda, Jane. Quoted in Daily Mail. 13 Sept. 1989.

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I'm too old for this shit!

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Topic
Old age Over it
Speaker
Roger Murtaugh
Actor
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Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
Buddy movie Action (film) Action
Language
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Time
1987 1980s 20th century
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Lethal Weapon. Directed by Richard Donner, Warner Bros. Pictures/Silver Pictures, 1987.

Another quote about Patriarchy

"Beauty" is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West it is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.

Naomi Wolf

The Beauty Myth

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Topic
Patriarchy Beauty

Author

Naomi Wolf
Source
The Beauty Myth
Genre
Sociology
Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Chatto & Windus, 1990.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Topic
Steadfastness Dependability Inner strength Courage

Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 4.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 4.