Gloria Steinem — "The art of life is not to be a slave to your own desires."

"Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will …"

"Surveys show that what women fear in men is violence, and what men fear in women is ridicule."

"The surest way to be lonely is to be married to a man who is not your friend."

"Because, let's face it, the vision of someone masturbating into a potted plant and making someone else watch is not the greatest pleasure of mutual human sexuality...."

"A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men."