When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.
Betty FriedanMen weren't really the enemy - they were fellow victims suffering from an outmoded masculine mystique that made them feel unnecessarily inadequate when there were no bears to kill.
Betty FriedanRegardless of your age, you will always have adventures, unexpected joys and unexpected sorrows.
Betty FriedanA good woman is one who loves passionately, has guts, seriousness and passionate convictions, takes responsibility, and shapes society.
Betty FriedanHaving expressed the rage against the laws and conditions that oppressed them - maybe even excess anger in the beginning was directed at men they came in contact with, because it had been pent up too long - women now come from a new position of easier, more comfortable self-affirmation and empowerment. Women are given to tolerance and are more able to love. I hope it happens also to men.
Betty Friedan