Stephanie Coontz Quotes

One thing standing in the way of further progress for many men is the same obstacle that held women back for so long: overinvestment in their gender identity instead of their individual personhood.

Stephanie Coontz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 31, 1944

Topics

WomenMenProgressIdentityGender

I'm really proud to say that in the recorded history of our family, we've never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.

Jim Inhofe

FamilyRelationshipHistoryProud

There is one final point I would like to make this week. As I said on the floor of the House during deliberation of this latest supplemental, hope is something Americans should never lose. Let each of us, both by our words and actions, continue to provide that hope.

Jo Bonner

HopeWordsWeekLoseHouseSaid

Throughout my teenage years, I read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens every December. It was a story that never failed to excite me, for as well as being a Dickens enthusiast, I have always loved ghost stories.

John Boyne

MeStoryLovedChristmasNeverWell

You're only as good as you are now - not as good as you were before.

Andreas Katsulas

GoodYouNowOnlyBeforeWere

When people don't like my politics, I am happy to have a political discussion with them.

Meghan McCain

PoliticsI AmHappyPeoplePolitical

What it really comes down to, especially in metal, is that the bass needs to cut through, so you go to the pick for that effect. But when you have a certain feel about the music and really dig in to get a big growl, you have to go with the fingers, because you're not going to get it with a pick.

Johnny Christ

MusicFeelYouDownGoBig

It's an uphill battle to help our kids learn to make good food decisions - particularly when they are too often presented with an a la carte lunch room choice of french fries or yogurt.

Amy Klobuchar

GoodFoodGood FoodLunchBattle

If you're gay and you can't hold hands, or you're black and you can't catch a taxi, or you're a woman and you can't go into the park, you are aware there's a menace. That's costly on a psychic level. The world should be striving to make all its members secure.

Tony Kushner

WomanWorldBlackHandsYouGay

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

Robert E. Lee

ConfidenceGodHopePatriotismMe

I quit drinking in 2002, mere months before my college graduation.

Chris Gethard

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In particular I want to talk about natural black hair, and how it's not just hair. I mean, I'm interested in hair in sort of a very aesthetic way, just the beauty of hair, but also in a political way: what it says, what it means.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

BeautyHairBlackPoliticalWant

As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

Cory Booker

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