Jessica Valenti Quotes

Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged.

Jessica Valenti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 1, 1978

Topics

PowerJusticeWomanRacismMovement

Populists have always been out to challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate order and to empower workaday Americans so they can control their own economic and political destinies. This approach distinguishes the movement from classic liberalism, which seeks to live in harmony with concentrated corporate power by trying to regulate excesses.

Jim Hightower

LivePowerChallengeControlTrying

I like my anonymity - that when I meet people they don't know me.

Mia Wasikowska

PeopleMeKnowMeetAnonymityLike

I've always known that to have anything, you've got to work hard at it.

Amir Khan

WorkWork HardYouHardAnything

If it's time for your character to go, it's time for your character to go - you know what I mean? That's it. It doesn't matter who you are.

Steve Schirripa

CharacterTimeYouGoKnowMatter

Mexico secures their border. Why shouldn't we be able to secure ours?

Steve Scalise

BorderWhyMexicoAbleSecureOurs

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.

Tony Parsons

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I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

Roger Ebert

PeopleThinkBeyondGetIdea

When 'Apollo 13' appeared as an opportunity and I began to tackle that in as authentic a way as I possibly could, I really became enthralled by the philosophical side of space travel and why we need to explore - what it means to us here on Earth - all of those things. I became a huge proponent.

Ron Howard

OpportunityTravelSpaceEarthWhy

I can't drive, so I can only live in New York, which is fine with me.

Michael Musto

LiveNew YorkMeDriveI CanNew

I went through a huge transition in my life where everything and everyone I knew and trusted didn't turn out to be that way.

Lisa Marie Presley

LifeMy LifeTransitionWayTurn

I love pressure in a different sort of way; I enjoy the pressure of getting out and performing for the public. Being compared and judged doesn't seem quite right to me.

Joshua Bell

LoveMePressureEnjoyWayRight

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.

Jonah Lomu

LoveOpportunityHealthFitnessI Am

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