Philosophical Sayings

432 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 14 authors

When humans are ranked instead of linked, everyone loses.

— Gloria Steinem 2015
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A lot of my generation are living out the un-lived lives of our mothers.

— Gloria Steinem 2015
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If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something.

— Gloria Steinem 2015
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It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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Hope is a form of planning.

— Gloria Steinem 2010
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Clinging to the past is the problem. Embracing change is the answer.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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You are the leader you've been waiting for.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 2000s
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Perhaps the most revolutionary act for a woman will be a self-willed journey—and to be welcomed when she comes home.

— Gloria Steinem 2015
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I began to understand with a terrible sureness that we teach what we need to learn and write what we need to know.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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Democracy is just something you must do every day, like brushing your teeth.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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We live in a world of either/or. We're trying to make a world of and.

— Gloria Steinem 2009
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I am in favor of changing society to fit people, not changing people to fit society.

— Gloria Steinem 2009
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The caste systems of sex and race are interdependent and can only be uprooted together…. It's time to take equal pride in breaking all the barriers.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1980s-2000s
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Roots can exist without flowers, but no flower can exist without roots. Religion may be a flower, but people are its roots.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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God may be in the details, but the goddess is in the questions.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1970s-2000s
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Once we begin to ask (questions), there's no turning back.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1970s-2000s
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Democracy begins with owning our bodies. By that measure, women have rarely lived in a democracy.

— Gloria Steinem 2019
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The Golden Rule was written by a smart guy for guys, but women need to reverse it: Treat ourselves as well as we treat others.

— Gloria Steinem 2019
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Everytime a woman looks in a mirror and criticizes her body, a girl is watching.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1990s-2000s
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Just because we all have wombs doesn't mean we have to be mothers, just like we all have vocal cords doesn't mean we're all opera singers.

— Gloria Steinem Approx. 1970s-2000s
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