“It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness.”– Ninon de L’Enclos Related Quotes “I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.”– Louisa May Alcott “It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.”– Camille Paglia “Women – always in trouble with them, but can’t live without them.”– Ayrton Senna