In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.
GLORIA STEINEMWomen can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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In every century, there are a handful of writers who help the human race to evolve. Andrea is one of them.
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Being married is like having somebody permanently in your corner. It feels limitless, not limited.
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It’s not that women are less corruptible than men are, it’s that women have had less chance to become corrupt.
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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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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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We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.
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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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Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect.
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You are the leader you’ve been waiting for.
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If you really want to be lonely, get married.
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I believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned. Their health care decisions should be theirs and theirs alone to make.
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I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.
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We choose to be writers because we don’t want to talk.
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Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it.
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Writing keeps me from believing everything I read.
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