I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.
Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father.
The purpose of feminism is to free the uniqueness of the individual and to understand that inside each of us is a unique human being who is a combination of heredity and environment.
I believe a unique core self is born into every human being; the result of millennia of environment and heredity combined in an unpredictable way that could never happen before or again.
We've begun to raise daughters more like sons. . . but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.
When you attempt something new, there's always fear. A couple of helpful slogans to me are "follow the fear" or "fear is a sign of growth. "
At my age, in this still hierarchical time, people often ask me if I’m “passing the torch. ” I explain that I’m keeping my torch, thank you very much-and I’m using it to light the torches of others.
Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day.
In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they even mutilate women.
Come on in girls, and leave all hope behind.
Part of growing up spiritually is learning to be grateful for all things, even our difficulties, disappointments, failures and humiliations.