Gloria Steinem Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.”

“I hope to live to 100. There is so much to do.”

“Unless we include a job as part of every citizen's right to autonomy and personal fulfillment, women will continue to be vulnerable to someone else's idea of what need is.”

“I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers.”

“Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.”

“Most women are one man away from welfare.”

“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.”

“A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.”

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

“From pacifist to terrorist, each person condemns violence - and then adds one cherished case in which it may be justified.”