Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
GLORIA STEINEMMarriage works best for men than women. The two happiest groups are married men and unmarried women.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?
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Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.
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I want to say to you that there is life and dreams and surprises after 30-and 40, and 50, and 60, and 77! Believe me, life is one long surprise.
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Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.
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Whatever you want to do,do it now.
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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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In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.
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The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights
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Battered women is a phrase that uncovered major, long-hidden violence. It helps us to face the fact that, statistically speaking, the most dangerous place for a woman is in her own home, not in the streets.
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Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited.
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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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Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.
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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
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There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.
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