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A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.

Gloria Steinem

The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
GLORIA STEINEM

Learning Let Go Man Problem Woman
You are the leader you’ve been waiting for.
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Inspirational Leadership One Liner Wait Yourself
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.
GLORIA STEINEM

Acceptance Authentic Believe Celebration Myself People Question
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.
GLORIA STEINEM

Brave Courage Explore Finding Guide History Human Move Possible Vulnerable Women Word
The voting booth is the only place that a pauper equals a billionaire, and any woman equals any man.
GLORIA STEINEM

Equality Man Vote Women
Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new pie.
GLORIA STEINEM

Bake Creation Existence Fair Feminism Job Life Pieces Women
A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around us is the end as well as the means.
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Compose End Feeling Motion Move Movement People Warmth
But 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.
GLORIA STEINEM

Abuse Age Bury Children Degree Endurance Neglect Ourselves Rebel Resistant Shame Spiritual Wait Wisdom
Women can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.
GLORIA STEINEM

Appearance Diverse Expression Freedom Men Rock Variety Women
Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing.
GLORIA STEINEM

Character Dangerous Intelligence
We choose to be writers because we don’t want to talk.
GLORIA STEINEM

Choice Poet Talk Writing
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.
GLORIA STEINEM

Army Choice Dirty Embrace Herself Human Joke Sister Support Treat Warn Woman
I want us to organize, to tell the personal stories that create empathy, which is the most revolutionary emotion.
GLORIA STEINEM

Emotion Empathy Myself Organization Personal Revolution Story
If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.
GLORIA STEINEM

Appearance Freedom Learning Self Love Sight Thinking Yourself
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.
GLORIA STEINEM

Funny People Talk World
I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
GLORIA STEINEM

Advice Career Marriage Men Myself

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