"Most of the Womens Libbers I knew really didnt want to have a piece of the mens pie. They thought that pie was kind of poisonous, toxic, really full of weapons, poison gases, all kinds of mean junk we didnt even want a slice of."

-- Grace Paley

#Mean Quotes #Pie Quotes #Junk Quotes

“It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.”
“I like to photograph democratically.”
“A sign of the death of the heart: lack of sadness about beneficial actions you have missed, and lack of regret about your mistakes.”
“Looking into another person's eyes for an extended period of time proved to be a powerful thing. And if you don't believe me, try it yourself.”
“If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.”
“The process of education is not generally a process of teaching people to think and ask questions. It ... is mostly one of teaching the young what is and getting them into a mood where they will go on keeping it that way.”

Source : Elizabeth Hawes (1939). “Men can take it”
“Ultimately, I felt fortunate, because in many ways I did identify with aspects of being gay that were very stereotypical. I was a big theatre kid in high school, I was creative, I was very emotionally sensitive, even hypersensitive. I loved female divas.”
“Yes, I am optimistic about the environment. If you assume business is exerting the most negative influence on the environment and also has the possibility to impact it positively, there are a bunch of forces that are impacting business that are fundamentally different from the situation 3 or 4 years ago.”

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