At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished to marry.
GLORIA STEINEMI 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.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.
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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?
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The voting booth is the only place that a pauper equals a billionaire, and any woman equals any man.
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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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I believe a unique core self is born into every human being; the result of millennia of environment and heredity combined in an unpredictable way that could never happen before or again.
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learning must travel the distance from head to heart.
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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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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
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We choose to be writers because we don’t want to talk.
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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
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Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night
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A good friendship is a conversation that never ends.
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