The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.

The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.

Gloria Steinem

Above all, don't lie to yourself.

Above all, don't lie to yourself.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God.

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God.

Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect.

Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect.

If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.

If men menstruated, they would brag about how much and for how long.

The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.

The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

learning must travel the distance from head to heart.

learning must travel the distance from head to heart.

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

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

Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night

Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

imagining anything is the first step toward creating it. Believing in a true self is what allows a true self to be born.

imagining anything is the first step toward creating it. Believing in a true self is what allows a true self to be born.

There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.

There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.

The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.

The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.

In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.

In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.