Compliment Quote by Clare Boothe Luce
“I refuse the compliment that I think like a man, thought has no sex, one either thinks or one does not.”
About This Quote
Source Play: The Women, 1936
The speaker rejects the notion that intellectual thought is gendered, insisting that thinking is not tied to sex.
In simple terms: Thinking isn’t gendered.
Challenge gender stereotypes in thought.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- education
- workplace
- policy debates
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does gender bias affect perceptions of intellect?
- Can we separate thought from identity?
Some may argue biological differences influence cognition.