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.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.
We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.
The best protection any woman can have... is courage.
My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'
People will never forget how you made them feel.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.
Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.
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