Gloria Steinem

When I'm talking to groups that are all men, we talk about how the masculine role limits them. They often want to talk about how they missed having real fathers, real loving, present fathers, because of the way that they tried to fit the picture of masculinity. ”

Fashion in the past meant conforming and losing oneself. Fashion in the present means being individual and finding oneself. ”

Obviously, no LGBT person should be denied the ability to be who they are because their boss disagrees. ”

What is frustrating is being told that no matter how hard I've worked, it counts less than my appearance. Although if you're not considered conventionally attractive, that also becomes an issue: you know, you're a feminist because you couldn't get a man. ”

Secretary of state is far superior to vice president, because it's involved in continuously solving problems and making policy and not being on standby. ”

Women are liked better when they lose. ”

The problem for all women is we're identified by how we look instead of by our heads and our hearts. ”

I am not patient. ”

Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb. ”

In a general way, anything that affects men is taken more seriously than anything that affects only women. ”