Sexism Quotes · Page 2

Men alone are not capable of making laws for men and women.

— Nellie L. McClung

“[N]o language has ever had a word for a virgin man.”

— Will Durant

In politics, I am facing a lot of structural sexism.

— Brianna Wu

Women should remain at home, sit still, and bear children.

— Martin Luther

“He told me he was used to getting what he wanted.”

— Celia Conrad

Sometimes I have this sexism coming at me.

— Laura Nyro

The war against sexism is portrayed increasingly a battle long ago won. To which my response is, 'if only'.

— Layla Moran

Women should not fall back on 'sexism' unless they really feel that it's happening.

— Martha MacCallum

“It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections.”

— DaShanne Stokes

raised' consciousness means lifelong bumping up against a continually receding ceiling. I mean, who ever 'graduates'?

— Robin Morgan

I'm shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.

— Barbara Mikulski

“Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.”

— DaShanne Stokes

The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.

— Franz Grillparzer

“There's something infinitely fascinating or fatal about a woman behind the wheel.”

— Ahmed Mostafa

“Discriminations suit animals, not humans. And yet, the unfortunate reality is, it is the humans that discriminate each other on the grounds…

— Abhijit Naskar

I claim that every woman in this century and in our culture sphere who has ventured into male-dominated institutions - 'literature' and…

— Christa Wolf

I sometimes think that courage is the thing that you need more than any other thing. It's fear that cripples us. It's…

— Anna Quindlen

It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe that they are…

— Neal Stephenson

Black women's intersectional experiences of racism and sexism have been a central but forgotten dynamic in the unfolding of feminist and antiracist…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

In some ways, the real damage of Gamergate is pushing the public's idea of sexism so far to the extreme, that changes…

— Brianna Wu

With 'Women in Hollywood,' I didn't direct it, but I produced it, and what we did is followed the money of Hollywood…

— Rory Kennedy

[On the ERA Equality March:] It's the funniest thing. I don't feel there's any discrimination. I know my husband feels that way.

— Pat Nixon

Let me say this. [Donald] Trump is the only person that has control over what Trump does. Maybe his supporters support him…

— Jen Kirkman

The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a…

— John Howard

It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty,…

— David G. McAfee

When I studied computer science at Duke University in the first half of the 1980s, I had professors who treated women differently…

— Melinda Gates

Constance L. Rice, co-director of the Los Angeles of the Advancement Project, told the Times that Seltzer might have been influenced by…

— Ishmael Reed

“When a man dies, his wife is burned alive with him, but if the wife dies before her husband, the man does…

— Al Masudi

Patriotism threatens free speech with death. It is infuriated by thoughtful hesitation, constructive criticism of our leaders and pleas for peace. It…

— Barbara Kingsolver

I have an amazing mother who's a real tough cookie. She taught me not to get emotional about [sexism in Hollywood], just…

— Zoe Saldana

“I think it is a duty I owe to my profession and to my sex to show that a woman has a…

— Harriet Brooks

“We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism,…

— GaryLFrancione

“The game is a dominance game called I Must Impress This Woman. Failure makes the active player play harder. Wear a hunched…

— Joanna Russ

Will it be said that the judgment of a male of two years old, is more sage than that of a female's…

— Judith Sargent Murray

“I asked Hillary why she had chosen Yale Law School over Harvard. She laughed and said, "Harvard didn't want me." I said…

— Alan Dershowitz

I think that we need to have an honest conversation in this country. This idea that somehow we're beyond sexism, beyond racism…

— Cory Booker

“A nod at Beatrice who held absolutely still. "She said she would come with me. She insisted on it. She stamped her…

— Mette Ivie Harrison

“What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore,…

— Jessica Valenti

“He thought of women in terms of breasts, not minds, and it always seemed to irritate him that most women had both.”

— Kay Redfield Jamison

Sexism goes so deep that at first it's hard to see; you think it's just reality.

— Alix Kates Shulman