Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
GLORIA STEINEMBut somewhere within each of us, buried at varying depths depending on the age and degree of neglect or abuse, shame or coercion we endured, there is a resistant, daydreaming, rebellious, creative, unique child — a true self who is waiting.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect.
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So whatever you want to do, just do it… Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.
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Women must have seats at the table because peace is too crucial to be left only to the politicians or only to the male half of our world.
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So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?
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Hope is a very unruly emotion.
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Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer.
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I believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned. Their health care decisions should be theirs and theirs alone to make.
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If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?
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In every century, there are a handful of writers who help the human race to evolve. Andrea is one of them.
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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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Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren’t, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it.
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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
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One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the Earth!
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Helping begins with listening.
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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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