Germaine Greer

"To know yourself is the beginning of all wisdom for a woman."

"Women have been taught to fear their own power."

"The revolution begins in the hearts and minds of women."

"Female friendship is often more intimate than romantic love."

"Women's anger is justified and necessary."

"The greatest love a woman can have is love of her authentic self."

"Male dominance is not natural; it is enforced."

"Women must reclaim their bodies and their choices."

"The subjection of women is the root of all other subjection."

"Women are not decorative objects in men's lives."

"Real beauty is the beauty of a woman who knows her own power."

"Women's work is devalued because it is done by women."

"The female orgasm is a political act."

"Women must refuse the roles assigned to them."

"The freedom of women depends on their economic independence."

"Women are not helpless; they have been made to feel helpless."

"The history of women is the history of resistance."

"Female education has been designed to keep women subordinate."

"A woman's voice, when finally heard, shakes the foundations of patriarchy."

"Women's wisdom comes from their experience of resistance."

"The woman who knows herself is unstoppable."

"Love cannot flourish where there is inequality."

"Women must become architects of their own destiny."

"The greatest betrayal is when women betray other women."

"Women's liberation requires the liberation of men from their role as oppressors."

"The female body is not a commodity to be bought and sold."

"Women must learn to trust their own judgment above all others."

"The revolution of women is the revolution of consciousness."

"Female rage is the fuel for transformation."

"Women who refuse to conform are women who are truly free."