[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.
GLORIA STEINEMFeminism 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.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.
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Women 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.
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No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.
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Life after 50 or 60 is itself another country, as different as adolescence is from childhood, or as adulthood is from adolescence – and just as adventurous.
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Behave like everything you do matters.
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The origins of violence against women by men are not biological. If that were the case, it would exist in every culture. And it doesn’t exist in every culture.
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learning must travel the distance from head to heart.
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The art of being helpful is behaving as if everything we do matters – because we never know which things might.
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By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God.
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A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.
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Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night
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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
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I don’t like writing. I like having written.
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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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