One is not born a woman, one becomes one. – Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1949
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I just like to have words that describe things correctly. Now to me, black feminist does not do that. I need a word that is organic, that really comes out of the culture, that really expresses the spirit that we see in black women. And its just… womanish. – Alice Walker
A sexual revolution begins with the emancipation of women, who are the chief victims of patriarchy, and also with the ending of homosexual oppression. – Kate Millett
I love Sweden. The entire world should be like Sweden. They all like to drink and get naked, and the women are hot. I cant think of a better nation on the planet. – Drew Curtis
My great day came and went, I do not know how. Because it did not pass through dawn when it came, nor through dusk when it went. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Im a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, thats great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me. – Danica Patrick