At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if Iโm โpassing the torch.โ I explain that Iโm keeping my torch, thank you very much-and Iโm using it to light the torches of others.
Gloria SteinemOne of our biggest problems in terms of effectiveness is that we have hopes, but our opposition has interests. We measure everything against our hopes, including politicians that we are voting for or choosing amongst. We don't measure up to our hopes ourselves. How can we expect anybody else to?
Gloria SteinemIf you love your work, I'm not sure you have hobbies. I try to say no to things that other people could do and only say yes to things that only I could do.
Gloria SteinemWomen have always been an equal part of the past. We just havent been a part of history.
Gloria SteinemThe cleanup costs of polluting a river, injecting pesticides into the ground water, or putting noxious gases into the air have not been figured into the cost of the manufacturing or agribusiness that put them there in the first place. Historically, the economic incentive has been to pollute.
Gloria Steinem