Feminism Quotes · Page 227

I don't believe in Women's Liberation. No, no, no, no, no. Not at all.

— Tiny Tim

Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strength or exploited it.

— Bell Hooks

If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.

— Sylvia Plath

Women can be powerful, graceful, and complex, with the ability to make any choice they desire.

— Jessica Chastain

Women actually do quite well on Wall Street because so much of this business is intuitive.

— Elizabeth MacKay

Guys always preach how to treat a woman with respect and be sweet, if only they would listen to their own advice.

— Anonymous

In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.

— Jean Paul Gaultier

“We're a generation of men raised by women. I'm wondering if another woman is really the answer we need.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

I'm a feminist, of course, and I feel as if I'm very politically correct, although I do question what's PC and what's…

— Beth Ditto

I find that it is much easier now for women to be in any position because, as you see, they are presidents…

— Carolina Herrera

Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that…

— Casey Stengel

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a…

— Billie Jean King

“Why is female vulnerability still only acceptable when it's neuroticised and personal; when it feeds back on itself? Why do people still…

— Chris Kraus

For women, a combination of protecting family life, prioritizing young children, and dealing with rising child-care costs cause them to leave the…

— Mary Katharine Ham

Being a housewife is an illegitimate profession... The choice to serve and be protected and plan towards being a family-maker is a…

— Vivian Gornick

WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos…

— Steven Biko

“Men have worked as essentially shop keepers and store clerks for a lot longer than they have worked on assembly lines. There…

— Lance Mannion

“What is meant by woman’s equality is usually her right to share in the exercise of power within society, once it is…

— Carla Lonzi

One of the most disturbing things I heard was that women's issues weren't "hot." Which is so ironic, because women are constantly…

— Patricia Arquette

For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will…

— Stephen Harper

There are many feminists who work in the media, and they think that feminism is very important. It is in their own…

— Doris Lessing

I don't remember being thought of as good-looking until I became a feminist. It's more of a comment on people's expectations than…

— Gloria Steinem

“Woman’s demand for equal suffrage is based largely on the contention that woman must have the equal right in all affairs of…

— Emma Goldman

The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart…

— Jessica Valenti

There's a lot of money to be made by taking women seriously, and letting them know you're taking them seriously.

— Rachel Sklar

I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.

— Naveen Jain

I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn't necessarily make me a feminist.

— Katie Taylor

Men always look differently at women, even if it's not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such.

— Gao Xingjian

I know that there are a lot of great women that have gone before me, so it's important to acknowledge them.

— Ava DuVernay

Let's have a People's Vote to safeguard gender equality and continue the drive towards a fairer world for us all.

— Konnie Huq

The idea that women were oppressed throughout history is an appalling theory.

— Jordan Peterson

Feminist: A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Women have many faults, men have only two: everything they say, and everything they do.

— Anonymous

“You of all people should know that women play a bigger factor in the game of thrones than men.”

— Alyson Serena Stone

When the leaders of evangelicalism roll over for women preachers, the feminists have really won the battle.

— John MacArthur

I am surrounded by exceptional women on Accenture's board of directors as well as my own leadership team.

— Pierre Nanterme

“Education should be the number priority,women should be encouraged to get educated & men should marry graduates.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

A true woman loves a strong man because she knows his weaknesses. She protects as much as she is protected.

— Andre Maurois

Women rescue men just as much as, if not more than, men rescue women.

— Criss Jami

The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence.

— Sylvia Plath