"Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to "choose" between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free to define themselves-instead of having their identity defined for them, time and again, by their culture and their men."

-- Susan Faludi

#Men Quotes #Justice Quotes #Identity Quotes

“I don't do costumes, I don't do sh_t like that. I love Halloween as a concept, but do I actually go out and do things? No. Trick or treating? Pain in the ass. Hate answering the door all night long. I do love fall, which is bad because I live in Los Angeles.”
“When I was a boy I was called a nerd all the time â€” because I didnâ€™t like sports, I loved to read, I liked math and science, I thought school was really cool â€” and it hurt a lot. Because itâ€™s never ok when a person makes fun of you for something you didnâ€™t choose. You know, we donâ€™t choose to be nerds. We canâ€™t help it that we like these things â€” and we shouldnâ€™t apologize for liking these things.”

Source : "Wil Wheaton Stands Up For Nerds Everywhere In Touching Response To Young Fan". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 31, 2014.
“Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the laws of nature.”
“There are only two reasons for buying a book, after all. Either we intend to read it, in which case most of us find a printed version preferable, or we don't intend to read it, in which case a printed version is absolutely essential.”

Source : Geoffrey Nunberg (2009). “The Years of Talking Dangerously”, p.122, PublicAffairs
“The work is more important than the reward.”
“For little boys are rancorous When robbed of any myth, And spiteful and cantankerous To all their kin and kith. But little girls can draw conclusions And profit from their lost illusions.”
“Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives.”
“If I'm going to put my name to something and commit to something that's going to take up a lot of my time, it has to be something that I know is going to be enjoyable and worth my while. Otherwise, what's the point?”

Source : Source: collider.com

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