Gloria Steinem

Feminist leader

Contemporary influential 179 sayings

Sayings by Gloria Steinem

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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Hope is a very unruly emotion.

2015 — My Life on the Road
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If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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The best way to control women is to convince them they're already free.

1970s — Various speeches and writings
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Everybody has a right to be wrong.

Unknown — Attributed, interview
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The greatest danger for women is not to be loved, but to be loved too much.

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We are talking about a society in which there will be no roles, but only people.

1970s — Speech, early feminist discussions
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I suppose I'm a feminist. I believe in the equality of men and women, and I believe that feminism is a political movement to achieve that equality.

1970s — Interview
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If women are supposed to be the inferior sex, why do men try so hard to keep them down?

1970s — Various speeches and writings
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The less we are supposed to say, the more we ought to say.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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It's not about being a victim, it's about being a survivor.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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We are still in the Dark Ages of sex.

1970s — Interview
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I believe that women are the only people who have ever been able to look at the world realistically.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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Marriage works best when you are married to yourself first.

1992 — Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem
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The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own lives.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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Women have always been the strong ones of the world.

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The problem with women in leadership is that they are so rare that they become a symbol.

Unknown — Interview
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We need to remember that we are all part of one human family.

Unknown — Attributed, general philosophy
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There is no such thing as a free lunch, but there are free women.

1970s — Humorous remark, playing on a common phrase
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The most dangerous place for a woman is in the home.

Unknown — Attributed, general sentiment, often cited with statistics on domestic violence
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