"We need to stop telling girls they can……" — Sarah Silverman
"We need to stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't."
More Feminist Quotes
- We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. — Margaret Atwood
- I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything. — David Bailey
- The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. — Roseanne Barr
- I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. — Ruth Benedict
- Feminists bore me to death. I follow my instinct and if that supports young girls in any way, great. But… — Bjork
- I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body. — Elayne Boosler
- I read that book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue', got a bit desperate halfway through and ate it. — Jo Brand
- There's lots of different feminist groups. It's not as straightforward as just looking like a plumber. — Jo Brand
- I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. — Charlotte Bronte
- One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us. — Tammy Bruce
- The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people. — Betty Buckley
- A good part - and definitely the most fun part - of being a feminist is about frightening men. — Julie Burchill