I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down.

You can't dump one cup of sugar into the ocean and expect to get syrup. If everybody sweetened her own cup of water, then things would begin to change.

Prostitutes don't sell their bodies, they rent their bodies. Housewives sell their bodies when they get married.

Don't agonize, organize.

Unity in a Movement situation can be overrated. If you were the Establishment, which would you rather see coming in the door: one lion or five hundred mice?

Women are dirt searchers; their greatest worth is irradicating rings on collars and tables. Never mind real-estate boards' corruption and racism, here's your soapsuds. Everything she is doing is peripheral, expendable, crucial, and non-negotiable. Cleanliness is next to godliness.

When a system of oppression has become institutionaliz ed it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive