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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

— Oscar Wilde

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The female loves to play man against man. And if she is in a position to do it, there is not one who will resist.

— Charles Bukowski

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

What will not woman, gentle woman dare; when strong affection stirs her spirit up?

— Robert Southey

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

— Susan B. Anthony

Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow.

— Veronica Franco

It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.

— Victor Hugo

The denial of female aggression is a destructive myth. It robs an entire gender of a significant spectrum of power, leaving women less than equal with men and effectively keeping them 'in their place' and under control.

— Katherine Dunn

✗Opposing Perspectives

A woman confronting men is a proper subject, it is inexhaustible.

— Claude Chabrol

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

— Jhene Aiko

Men are destroyed for being rebellious, and women destroy themselves by failing to be rebellious. Unless you can make that next jump to either getting along with people or resisting people, you are ultimately destroying yourself.

— Chuck Palahniuk