Quotes on Sisterhood

Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.

So we grew together like to a double cherry, seeming parted, but yet an union in partition, two lovely berries molded on one stem.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

The realization that we are all basically the same human beings who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others.

That is our vocation: to convert the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.

A ministering angel shall my sister be.

When our burdens are grievous to be borne, when we face a world in which it seems that there is only struggle and no rest, I hope we can remember the immense strength of our sisterhood, the reservoirs that we have within us, and the unfailing wellspring of the Savior’s love for us, even in the midst of adversity.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march forth with courage and determination, drawing strength from our common plight and our brotherhood [and sisterhood]. In time we shall be in a position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest gift possible--a more human face

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood.

There are certainly other female comics who are moms, but I don't know any who are actively touring with their kids. But there are more and more becoming moms, and it's awesome. I feel we're in a super sisterhood.