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 STEINEMThe 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
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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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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So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?
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If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.
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learning must travel the distance from head to heart.
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I think that we need to change the culture, not blame the people that are playing the only game that exists.
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The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment.
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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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Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.
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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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There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.
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Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
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Whatever you want to do,do it now.
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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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