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A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

— Gloria Steinem Misattributed

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Gloria Steinem very probably did not say this. Wikiquote lists it as misattributed.

Source: This quote was popularized by Steinem and is often attributed to her. However, the line was first coined by Australian educator Irina Dunn, as indicated at The Phrase Finder
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As the little boy said when asked if he wanted to be a lawyer like his mother, "Oh no, that's women's work." Logic has nothing to do with oppression.

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This is no simple reform. It really is a revolution.

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Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

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Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.

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