The Roman Catholic church... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion

I feel that 'man-hating' is an honourable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing them.

Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love.

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.

Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

Clarity of language is the first casualty of authoritarianism.

Sisterhood is powerful.

In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily.

We can't destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage.

Hate generalizes; love specifies. Or: The movements of hatred are toward generalization; love's movements are toward specification.

Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers

Learn from your mistakes but expect your enemies to learn from theirs.

If you dam a river it stagnates. Running water is beautiful water.

I love the Discovery Channel. I love all sorts of medical shows. I love a show called 'Diagnosis: Unknown.'

It is probably not a good idea to ask someone to expound a position they do not accept and do not feel they even fully understand.

I know that to be a true fact because I read it in Heat magazine

The most appealing part is the feeling of learning something true - the pleasure of a truth. For me, that's mostly found in philosophical literature at the moment.

If you use a poor headline, it does not matter how hard you labor over your copy because your copy will not be read.

So, you know, I think the age of exploration is just beginning, not ending, on our planet.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

Music is its own language - if you don't speak it, it's hard to say what you're trying to do.