International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, a day where womankind and their influence on the modern world is acknowledged and celebrated in equal measure. The day has been observed since the early 1900s with women marching through New York City in 1908 to fight for shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote.

To celebrate here are some funny quotes by funny women on the very personal subject of being a woman:

Sarah Millican: “Big girls don’t cry? Yeah, they do. They cry ‘cos they’re fat, they cry ‘cos they can’t get a boyfriend, and they cry ‘cos there’s no trifle left.”

Cher: “The problem with some women is they get all excited about nothing – Then marry him”

Rita Rudner: “Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually it’s quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid”

Rita Rudner: “We’ve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet so we bought a dog. Well it’s cheaper and you get more feet”

Lily Tomlin: “The trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat”

Today is International Women’s Day, a day where womankind and their influence on the modern world is acknowledged and celebrated in equal measure. The day has been observed since the early 1900s with women marching through New York City in 1908 to fight for shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote.

To celebrate here are some funny quotes by funny women on the very personal subject of being a woman:

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