Writing keeps me from believing everything I read. Gloria Steinem More Quotes by Gloria Steinem More Quotes From Gloria Steinem We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach. Gloria Steinem generationsrealityneeds Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one. Gloria Steinem defenseselfpregnancy Women have always been an equal part of the past. We just havent been a part of history. Gloria Steinem equalpast The kind of power I want is the power to persuade. But I do not want the power to tell other people what to do. Gloria Steinem kindwantpeople I want us to organize, to tell the personal stories that create empathy, which is the most revolutionary emotion. Gloria Steinem empathystorieswant God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions. Once we begin to ask them, there's no turning back. Gloria Steinem paganismdetailsmay When unique voices are united in a common cause, they make history. Gloria Steinem voicecausesunique One of our biggest problems in terms of effectiveness is that we have hopes, but our opposition has interests. We measure everything against our hopes, including politicians that we are voting for or choosing amongst. We don't measure up to our hopes ourselves. Gloria Steinem effectivenessvotingproblem Women have two choices: Either she's a feminist or a masochist. Gloria Steinem feministchoicestwo The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin. Gloria Steinem feministcitizensskins A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space. Gloria Steinem pedestalwomenspace Most books are bought by women. Gloria Steinem book Feminism starts out being very simple, and it ends up being a world view that questions hierarchy altogether. Gloria Steinem feminismsimpleviews Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect. Gloria Steinem easiergiving-upapproval The power of the state stops at our skins. They can't restrict contraception [or] abortion. They can't take our kidneys. Bodily integrity is a principle. Gloria Steinem abortionskinsintegrity There's no greater gift than thinking that you had some impact on the world, for the better. Gloria Steinem impactworldthinking No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair play, if his work depends in any way on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women at home, or in the office. Gloria Steinem womenplayhome Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before. Gloria Steinem feministrevolutionart There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress. The majority consciousness has changed, and often that has made very clear, practical changes in our daily lives, but the centers of power are still not occupied, for the most part, by this new consciousness. Gloria Steinem gapspublic-opinionmajority If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm a feminist, that's a transformation of society. Gloria Steinem equal-payreformfeminist
