Quotes by Gloria Steinem

Mama grizzlies mate later than other bears. They have two cubs instead of four. They wait four years - about twice as long as other bears - between having cubs. And after theyre pregnant, if winter is hard or their health is not good or the food supply is uncertain, they re-absorb the embryo into their body.

A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after.

I was never against marriage per se. Before feminism, I didnt think you had any choice. In fact, for a long time I always assumed I would get married. I just didnt see any marriages I wanted to emulate, so I kept putting it off.

Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular.

The first resistance to social change is to say its not necessary.

If technology and medicine are used by women to have children or not to have children or to have healthier children - thats one thing. But if its used to say, Youre not a real woman unless you have a child; therefore, take all these dangerous hormones and have one at 54, then its another story.

It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

Id like to be played as a child by Natalie Wood. Id have some romantic scenes as Audrey Hepburn and have gritty black-and-white scenes as Patricia Neal.

Anger is energising. The opposite of anger is depression, which is anger turned inward.

If the shoe doesnt fit, must we change the foot?

The surest way to be alone is to get married.

A gender-equal society would be one where the word gender does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.

If you say, Im for equal pay, thats a reform. But if you say. Im a feminist, thats a transformation of society.

All women, and men of color - we were owned like tables and chairs. We spent a hundred years getting a legal identity as human beings. Thats a big thing.

The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day a movement is only people moving.

Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days.

“If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something.”

“A quote is the essence of a story. We all need stories to convey ideas, justice, anger, humanity, hope, laughter, learning, and whatever makes us understand or feel understood”

“Men should think twice before making widowhood womens only path to power.”