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.
GLORIA STEINEMIf you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.
More Gloria Steinem Quotes
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The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen’s skin.
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Show me something that is not transformed by the other half of the human race.
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If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.
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Women can be vivacious. We are allowed more varieties of facial expression and gestures. Men must be rocklike.
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There are two types of people in the world, those who say ‘there are two types of people in the world’ and those who don’t.
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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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We choose to be writers because we don’t want to talk.
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when pain has been intertwined with love and closeness, it’s very difficult to believe that love and closeness can be experienced without pain.
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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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Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.
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Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer.
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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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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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Helping begins with listening.
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Women have two choices: Either she’s a feminist or a masochist.
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