“ The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. ”
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“ The art of life is not controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us. ”
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“ The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. ”
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“ I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. ”
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“ Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else. ”
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“ A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. ”
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“ The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. ”
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“ Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described – and will be, after our deaths – by each of the family members who believe they know us. ”
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“ It’s the surprise, the unexpected, the out of control. It turns out that laughter is the only free emotion the only one that can’t be compelled. We can be made to fear. We can even be made to believe that we’re in love because, if we’re kept dependent and isolated for long enough, we bond in order to survive. But laughter explodes like aha! It comes when the punch line changes everything that has gone before, when two opposites collide and make a third, when we suddenly see a new reality. Einstein said he had to be very careful while shaving, because when he had an idea he laughed and he cut himself. Laughter is an orgasm of the mind. ”
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“ Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning. ”
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“ Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night ”
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“ Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power. ”
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“ Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. ”
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“ No wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sin—because we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life. ”
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“ If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something. ”
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“ Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world. ”
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“ We need to unlearn our respect for education, since it has undermined our respect for ourselves. It's worth taking time to demistify it. [...] All the things an adolescent can be [...] are reduced to a three digit number. [...] We too can decide how to value our education instead of letting them value us. ”
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“ Being graded for memorizing male accomplishments with the deep message that we can learn what others do but never do it ourselves. ”
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“ We need to unlearn our respect for education, since it has undermined our respect for ourselves. It's worth taking time to demistify it. [...] All the things an adolescent can be [...] are reduced to a three digit number. [...] We too can decide how to value our education instead of letting them value us. ”
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“ Being graded for memorizing male accomplishments with the deep message that we can learn what others do but never do it ourselves. ”
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“ Altogether, if I had to pick one place to hang out anywhere, from New York to Cape Town and Australia to Hong Kong, a bookstore would be it. ”
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“ Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it. ”
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“ From pacifist to terrorist, each person condemns violence - and then adds one cherished case in which it may be justified. ”
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