I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.
I'm tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want.
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.
Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor.
The idea of being a feminist-so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex-but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity. I hope [Girls] contributes to a continuance of feminist dialogue
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.
Women are leaders everywhere you look - from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.
I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.
or simply:
