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 STEINEMWomen 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.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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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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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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Housewives are dependent creatures who are still children…parasites.
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We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.
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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.
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If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.
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[on sexual politics] The Golden Rule works for men as written, but for women it should go the other way around. We need to do unto ourselves as we do unto others.
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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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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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Whatever you want to do,do it now.
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Hope is a very unruly emotion.
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Helping begins with listening.
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Marriage works best for men than women. The two happiest groups are married men and unmarried women.
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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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