Quote of the Day Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. Gloria Steinem Inspirational , Motivational , Relationship 113 Copy quote Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us Gloria Steinem Art , Life Is , Happens Gloria Steinem (2012). “Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem”, p.27, Open Road Media 64 Copy quote The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. Gloria Steinem Hilarious , Heartbreak , Funny Love Attributed 68 Copy quote A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. Sex and race, because they are easy and visible differences, have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and inferior groups and into the cheap labour on which this system still depends. Gloria Steinem Sex , Race , Differences 14 Copy quote Sex and race, because they are easy and visible differences, have been the primary ways of organizing human beings into superior and inferior groups and into the cheap labour on which this system still depends. You are the leader you've been waiting for. Gloria Steinem Leader , Waiting 16 Copy quote You are the leader you've been waiting for. We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters. Gloria Steinem Mother Daughter , Courage , Honesty 93 Copy quote We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters. Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem Inspirational , Life , Motivational "Why the Internet Is Full of Feminist Quotes Falsely Attributed to Gloria Steinem" by Ruth Graham, www.slate.com. October 05, 2017. 146 Copy quote Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. When unique voices are united in a common cause, they make history. Gloria Steinem Unique , Voice , Causes "Gloria Steinem's message to girls around the world", www.cnn.com. June 10, 2013. 10 Copy quote When unique voices are united in a common cause, they make history. The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment. Gloria Steinem Inspirational , Unique , Heredity And Environment Source: bigthink.com 81 Copy quote The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment. I wouldn't want to generalize, but we still do live in a society that's sexist and racist and addicted to class and has the ridiculous idea that if you have money you're smarter, which Donald Trump by himself should be able to disprove. Gloria Steinem Class , Ideas , Racist Source: www.elle.com 9 Copy quote I wouldn't want to generalize, but we still do live in a society that's sexist and racist and addicted to class and has the ridiculous idea that if you have money you're smarter, which Donald Trump by himself should be able to disprove. One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the Earth! Gloria Steinem Army , One Day , Earth Gloria Steinem (2017). “Passion, Politics, and Everyday Activism: Collected Essays: Moving Beyond Words; Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions; and Revolution from Within”, p.893, Open Road Media 39 Copy quote One day an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the Earth! At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I’m “passing the torch.” I explain that I’m keeping my torch, thank you very much-and I’m using it to light the torches of others. Gloria Steinem Light , People , Age 82 Copy quote At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I’m “passing the torch.” I explain that I’m keeping my torch, thank you very much-and I’m using it to light the torches of others. Nothing will happen automatically. Change depends on what you and I do every day. Gloria Steinem Change , Happens , Depends "Celebrating Gloria Steinem’s 80th Birthday" by Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 24, 2014. 11 Copy quote Nothing will happen automatically. Change depends on what you and I do every day. Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it. Gloria Steinem Home , Men , Feminist 9 Copy quote Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it. Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same. Gloria Steinem Helping Others , People , Waiting 29 Copy quote Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same. It's the biggest economic influence in a woman's life whether she can decide when and whether to have children or not. Gloria Steinem Children , Influence , Economic Big Think Interview, bigthink.com. 11 Copy quote It's the biggest economic influence in a woman's life whether she can decide when and whether to have children or not. Empathy is the most radical of human emotions. Gloria Steinem Empathy , Mind , Body 17 Copy quote Empathy is the most radical of human emotions. The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights Gloria Steinem Women , Struggle , Rights 23 Copy quote The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age. Gloria Steinem Women , Feminist , Feminism Gloria Steinem (2012). “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions”, p.326, Open Road Media 17 Copy quote Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age. Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer. Gloria Steinem Past , Answers , Problem 42 Copy quote Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer. By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God. Gloria Steinem Children , Believe , Years 61 Copy quote By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God. A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. Gloria Steinem Marriage , Jobs , Sex 33 Copy quote

A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after. When I'm talking to people, I find myself quoting the three organizing rules of Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter was initiated by three young women, and too few people know that. But, anyway, the first one is lead with love. The second is low ego, high impact. The third is move with the speed of trust. I must say those make me feel very hopeful for the future. Gloria Steinem Moving , Talking , Impact Source: www.elle.com 46 Copy quote When I'm talking to people, I find myself quoting the three organizing rules of Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter was initiated by three young women, and too few people know that. But, anyway, the first one is lead with love. The second is low ego, high impact. The third is move with the speed of trust. I must say those make me feel very hopeful for the future. Behave like everything you do matters. Gloria Steinem Matter , Behave 13 Copy quote Behave like everything you do matters. We need to raise our sons more like our daughters. We need to relieve them of this burden of the idea that to be masculine they have to be superior, which is what they get addicted to, and why both racism and sexism are crimes that I call superiority crimes. Gloria Steinem Daughter , Son , Ideas Source: www.elle.com 7 Copy quote We need to raise our sons more like our daughters. We need to relieve them of this burden of the idea that to be masculine they have to be superior, which is what they get addicted to, and why both racism and sexism are crimes that I call superiority crimes. Latest quotes from interviews "I believe that art has incredible power." Related Authors Betty Friedan Writer Marlo Thomas Actress Wilma Mankiller Сhief of the Cherokee Nation Angela Davis Political Activist Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright Former United States Secretary of State Marisa Tomei Film actress Elizabeth Cady Stanton Activist Alice Walker Author Christian Bale Actor Cesar Chavez Civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony Women's rights activist Phyllis Schlafly Lawyer Camille Paglia Teacher Bella Abzug Lawyer Margaret Sanger Activist Jane Fonda Actress Andrea Dworkin Writer Eve Ensler Playwright Bell Hooks Author Born: March 25, 1934 Occupation: Journalist Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends New Quotes (221) Finding Yourself Gender Equality Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account