Feminist Quotes

“Women are no sheep.”

— Abhijit Naskar

I'm an ardent feminist.

— Lori Lightfoot

I am most certainly a feminist.

— Brenda Brathwaite

“Beauty is an illusion.”

— Abhijit Naskar

To be a feminist is to be alive

— Margaret Cho

I'm not a feminist at all.

— Kirsty Gallacher

I'm definitely a feminist.

— Daisy Lowe

I'm not a feminist.

— Stacey Dash

Personally I'm not a feminist, as I can't stand puritans.

— Vivienne Westwood

“My father lost me to the Beast at cards”

— Angela Carter

“There is no one kind of feminism and no one kind of feminist”

— Fifty Shades of Feminism

I am not a feminist, I am a humanist.

— Anonymous

I don't consider myself as a feminist but more a humanist.

— Marjane Satrapi

Feminism is the theory, lesbianism is the practice.

— Ti-Grace Atkinson

I'm not a total feminist, but I believe in rights for females.

— Pam Grier

Women have two choices: Either she's a feminist or a masochist.

— Gloria Steinem

Tolerance is the worst roar of all, including tolerance for homosexuals, feminists, and religions that don't follow Christ.

— Josh McDowell

Any story about a powerful woman owning herself in any way is automatically deemed feminist.

— Madeline Brewer

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

— Zaha Hadid

I have to ask myself, Am I content with calling myself a feminist? Yes, because I speak out.

— Demi Lovato

I've been a feminist all my life, or at least as long as I've been conscious of being a woman.

— Elizabeth May

My grandfather was the first feminist in my life. He taught me if a woman can do something, a man will respect…

— Pam Grier

[S]exual intercourse remains a means or the means of psychologically making a woman inferior.

— Crystal Eastman

People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

— Rebecca West

I separated ways from the American feminist movement when they became anti-sexual. I believe embracing sexuality is a part of what it…

— Hugh Hefner

People feel removed from sexism. 'I'm not a sexist, but I'm not a feminist.' They think there's this fuzzy middle ground. There's…

— Joss Whedon

We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to force us to regard the two sexes…

— Sigmund Freud

My feminist icon is Michelle Obama. To me she represents the definition of a strong and intelligent woman who has used her…

— Katie Piper

Of all the nasty outcomes predicted for women's liberation... none was more alarming, from a feminist point of view, than the suggestion…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the…

— Andrea Dworkin

Today, unless women gain jobs and athletic scholarships commensurate with their percentage of the population, feminists scream discrimination.

— Marvin Olasky

I remember the first time somebody classified me as a feminist. I was in fourth grade. And I remember thinking, 'Oh, is…

— Marielle Heller

There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so…

— Kathleen Hanna

There are lots of ways to be a feminist. Beyonce, for example, is a beautiful example of feminine sensuality and is still…

— Christine and the Queens

I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an…

— Emily Ratajkowski

“This semester has born in me the flame of hope to one day become a leader in the modern feminist movement. I…

— Christy Leigh Stewart

I think I was a feminist before the word was invented. By the time I came across feminist books by American or…

— Andrew Denton

Some people ask: "Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?"…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Capitalism is an art form, an Apollonian fabrication to rival nature. It is hypocritical for feminists and intellectuals to enjoy the pleasures…

— Camille Paglia

There was no real strategic decision about editorial tone. It was kind of a write whatever you want to write, and we'll…

— Jessica Valenti