Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing.
GLORIA STEINEMWomen may be the one group that grows more radical with age.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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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.
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Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect.
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Show me something that is not transformed by the other half of the human race.
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Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.
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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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[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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If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.
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What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?
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In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.
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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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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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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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Each others’ lives are our best textbooks.
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Inner space is the real frontier.
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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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Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
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We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.
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What I think we need to do is infuse everyday and every action with the kind of values we hope will be in the future, with kindness, with nurturing, with dreams, ambition, using your talents, not resorting to violence, other forms of conflict resolution, with humor, with poetry, with music.
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Housewives are dependent creatures who are still children…parasites.
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Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.
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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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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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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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If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?
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A good friendship is a conversation that never ends.
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Whatever you want to do,do it now.
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