Gloria Steinem

"The future of our species is not determined by our past, but by our choices right now."

"Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be created and maintained."

"Moral creativity is the ability to recognize that what has been thought of as impossible is in fact, possible."

"The most important thing we have is each other; everything else is a detail."

"If we are to achieve real equality, as opposed to the simple appearance of it, then we must become not less feminine, but more faithful to ourselves."

"The surest way to predict the future is to invent it."

"A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman."

"The most difficult thing is the first step towards change."

"We teach girls to shrink their selves down and boys to expand theirs, but the truth is we all suffer from this."

"What we really need is compassion of the fierce variety."

"The best protection against the world is not invulnerability, but connection."

"The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day."

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."

"Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."

"Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry."

"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."

"We are becoming the first generation of women who are expected to work like men, raise children like women, and do both perfectly."

"Feminism allows women to escape from a choice between wifehood and spinsterhood."

"A pedestal is as much a cage as any small, confined space."

"The hardest thing for people to do is to trust each other."

"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made."

"If you can't say no, your yes has no value."

"This is what 50 looks like."

"The surest way to be alone is to get married."

"We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller."

"No one likes to admire a woman who is content with her roles."

"A woman reading or writing is always a woman at war."

"Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, my side, and the truth."

"The personal is political."

"Somehow, we have to tell stories about women that aren't so dependent on male approval."