She will be seen as an adjunct to him. Germaine Greer More Quotes by Germaine Greer More Quotes From Germaine Greer There are poems about the internet and about the shipping forecast but very few by women celebrating men. Germaine Greer shippinginternetmen Poetry exists partly to undermine the certainties of an accepted intellectual system, by opening a fissure of awareness at which the reality of the unconquered world may enter. Germaine Greer poetryrealityart The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed. Germaine Greer womenstrugglejoy Older women can afford to agree that femininity is a charade, a matter of colored hair, ecru lace and whalebones, the kind of slap and tat that transvestites are in love with, and no more. Germaine Greer womenhairlove The essence of pleasure is spontaneity. Germaine Greer pleasurespontaneityessence Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release. Germaine Greer womenhatememorable When I was a young hippy, I thought marching naked would be a strong protest, but I don't think it would be as effective now. Germaine Greer nakedstrongthinking We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children. Germaine Greer populationwestchildren Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity. Germaine Greer womenheartlove Yet if a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got? If she never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run? Germaine Greer high-heelsrunninglove Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through. Germaine Greer painathletespiritual There is no such thing as security. There never has been. Germaine Greer has-beenschangememorable The most powerful entities on earth are not governments but the multi-national corporations that see women as their territory, indoctrinating them with their versions of beauty, health and hygiene, medicating them and cultivating their dependency in order to medicate them some more. Germaine Greer governmentpowerfulorder Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them. Germaine Greer charmingevolutionclass Womanpower means the self determination of women, and that means all the baggage of paternalistic society will have to be thrown overboard. Germaine Greer womendeterminationmean The only causes of regret are laziness, outbursts of temper, hurting others, prejudice, jealousy, and envy. Germaine Greer womenregrethurt Act quickly, think slowly. Germaine Greer wisdomthinking A garden is the best alternative therapy. Germaine Greer alternativesgardenreligion Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. Germaine Greer lonelylonelinesswisdom Australia is a huge rest home, where no unwelcome news is ever wafted on to the pages of the worst newspapers in the world. Germaine Greer newsaustraliahome
