What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?
GLORIA STEINEMWe need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
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The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.
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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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A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
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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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There are two types of people in the world, those who say ‘there are two types of people in the world’ and those who don’t.
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learning must travel the distance from head to heart.
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Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.
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Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
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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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We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.
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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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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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Inner space is the real frontier.
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