the backlash convinced the public that women's 'liberation' was the true contemporary American scourge - the source of an endless laundry list of personal, social, and economic problems.

Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to 'choose' between public justice and private happiness.

The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.

In place of equal respect, the nation offered women the Miss America beauty pageant, established in 1920-the same year women won the vote.

As it turns out, social scientists have established only one fact about single women's mental health: employment improves it.

The women's movement. . . has proved women's own worst enemy.

The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it.

When the enemy has no face, society will invent one.

Gender is really varied and complicated and sort of infinitely individualistic.

For some high-profile men in trouble, women, especially feminist women, became the all-purpose scapegoats-charged with crimes that often descended into the absurd.

Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.

You are an infinite being with infinite love and infinite thoughts.

If your presence doesn't work, neither will your word.

I can't see any reason why a film shouldn't be stylized and visually beautiful. I don't think a beautiful set is pretentious.

You have to choose the voice you are going to trust. You can't listen to everyone.

When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job.

Guys can get bored easily.

You can't change old people. Unlike middle-aged people, they do what they want.

We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music.

I had always held everything in before.

Onward we stagger, and if the tanks come, may God help the tanks.