Gloria Steinem

Feminism is not about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength.

We've been socialized to believe that we're not worthy of love unless we're performing, producing, and pleasing.

The greatest danger in the past was that men would become women. The greatest danger in the future is that women will become men.

If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation.

Hope is a very rebellious thing.

The world needs our anger, our energy, our determination to make a difference.

We are talking about a society in which there will be no roles other than those chosen or those earned.

The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.

The future depends on what you do today.

Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.

We need to remember that there's no such thing as a 'self-made man' or a 'self-made woman.' We are all made by each other.

If you are not a feminist, you are a masochist.

The most important thing is to be kind to yourself.

Marriage was the only one of the 'four institutions' that survived the 20th century. It's a miracle.

I think the best thing to do is to be as specific as possible, and not expect other people to be mind-readers.

There are two kinds of people: those who say, 'I'll believe it when I see it,' and those who say, 'To see it, I must believe it.'

Don't think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women.