The voting booth is the only place that a pauper equals a billionaire, and any woman equals any man.
GLORIA STEINEMEmpathy is the most radical of human emotions.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment.
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We choose to be writers because we don’t want to talk.
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I want us to organize, to tell the personal stories that create empathy, which is the most revolutionary emotion.
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If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.
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Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
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Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That’s their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.
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So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?
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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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Because when some people are invisible, everyone suffers.
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A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.
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imagining anything is the first step toward creating it. Believing in a true self is what allows a true self to be born.
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The origins of violence against women by men are not biological. If that were the case, it would exist in every culture. And it doesn’t exist in every culture.
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I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
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Women tend to be conservative in youth and get more radical as they get older because they lose power with age. So, if a young woman is not a feminist, I say, just wait.
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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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