"A woman is handicapped by her sex, and handicaps society, either by slavishly copying the pattern of man's advance in the professions, or by refusing to compete with man at all."

-- Betty Friedan

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“I've never really thought about competing with cartoons. If it ever gets to that point, then just shoot me.”
“Have a goal in life. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but if it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal, so your life force gets channelized!”
“Society's double behavioral standard for women and for men is, in fact, a more effective deterrent than economic discrimination because it is more insidious, less tangible. Economic disadvantages involve ascertainable amounts, but the very nature of societal value judgments makes them harder to define, their effects harder to relate.”
“She blinked, sat up, and saw Chris in the bathroom doorway. He'd just gotten out the shower. His hair was damp, and he was dressed only in his briefs. The sight of his thin, boyish body - all ribs and elbows and knees - pulled at her heart, for he looked so innocent and vulnerable. He was so small and fragile that she wondered how she could ever protect him, and renewed fear rose in her.”
“Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies.”
“Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.”
“Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.”
“You get comparisons with anything in life. I think that if you [are] taking the time out to compare me to somebody, then I must be doing something right.”

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