Germaine Greer

"The capacity to ponder, to accept ambiguity, is what distinguishes human thought."

"Marriage is a very long date with someone you may not like."

"Female emancipation begins when women understand themselves."

"We must not allow ourselves to become inured to the abuse of women."

"The misery of women is universal; what changes is the context."

"Rebellion is a refusal to accept the authority of others to define reality for you."

"Women are not inherently passive; passivity has been imposed upon them."

"The greatest obstacle to women's freedom is women's lack of faith in themselves."

"Men control women through the control of female sexuality."

"To be in control of your own life, you must first understand the forces controlling you."

"The family, as we know it, is a means of male control."

"Women are taught to apologize for taking up space."

"Real change requires the complete restructuring of the human relationship."

"The horror of women's lives is not that they suffer, but that they do not know why."

"Every woman should be able to say, 'I belong to myself.'"

"The subjugation of women is so complete that women themselves do not see it."

"The female is not a failed male, but a separate being with her own power."

"Women are taught to hate themselves and call it humility."

"The world cannot be changed without changing the relationships between men and women."

"Female sexuality is dangerous because it holds the key to female power."

"A woman's refusal is the beginning of her freedom."

"The greatest revolution would be if women loved themselves as much as they love others."

"Consciousness is the first step toward freedom."

"Women must learn to value themselves independently of male approval."

"The politics of the bedroom determines the politics of the world."

"True equality cannot exist while women are economically dependent."

"Women are not born submissive; they are trained to be submissive."

"The liberation of women is the liberation of humanity."

"Women's silence is a prison of their own making, yet not of their choosing."

"The personal is not just political; the personal is fundamental."