~ Gloria Steinem Quotes ~

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Gloria Steinem Quotes


An American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She was a columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine. In 1969, she published an article, "After Black Power, Women's Liberation" which, along with her early support of abortion rights, catapulted her to national fame as a feminist leader.

Here are some famous quotes by Gloria Steinem.

Hope is a very unruly emotion.

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A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.

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We teach what we need to learn and write what we need to know.

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The act of acting morally is behaving as if everything we do matters.

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Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.

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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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It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

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America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

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Writing is the only thing that when I do it I don't feel I should be doing something else.

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I have met 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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Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true and incomplete answer. In fact women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.

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For me writing is the only thing that passes the three tests of metier: (i) when I'm doing it I don't feel that I should be doing something else instead; (2) it produces a sense of accomplishment and once in a while pride; and (3) it's frightening.

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For me writing is the only thing that passes the three tests of metier: (1) when I'm doing it I don't feel that I should be doing something else instead; (2.) it produces a sense of accomplishment and once in a while pride; and (3) it's frightening.