Doormat Quote by Rebecca West

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

— Rebecca West

“People call me a feminist whenever I express statements that distinguish me from a doormat.”

— Rebecca West

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I…

— Rebecca West

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I…

— Rebecca West

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, She doesn't have what it…

— Rebecca West

Perhaps if we say it straight, we suspect, if we express our sentiments too excessively or too directly, we'll find we're nothing but banal.

— Leslie Jamison

To bend and prostrate oneself to express sentiments of respect, appears to be a natural motion.

— Isaac D'Israeli

I remember getting to college and all of a sudden realizing that feminism was a dirty word to a lot of people and it…

— Quiara Alegria Hudes

There can be people who are feminist, and people who hold the completely opposite view but are still feminists. It seems to me from…

— Neil Strauss

“I think we each have a certain number of unnecessary apologies, which we willingly dish out before we realize it's time to stand and…

— Joyce Rachelle

There's no such thing as intelligent vanity. It's an instinct. And you'll never find a man who is not first and foremost vain.

— Louis-Ferdinand Celine

The Heartbreak Kid is a doormat for absolutely nobody.

— Shawn Michaels