Betty Friedan Quotes

It is better for a woman to compete impersonally in society, as men do, than to compete for dominance in her own home with her husband, compete with her neighbors for empty status, and so smother her son that he cannot compete at all.

Betty Friedan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 4, 1921 - February 4, 2006

Topics

HomeSonMenWomanSocietyHusband

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

Jessica Lange

GenerosityMeSelfishnessVirtue

The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.

Max Lerner

ExcellenceManGreatnessSearchSee

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.

Ani DiFranco

WomanBecomeSheRightWhatever

The idea is to be different with every film, and I'm glad my mother and my brother, who were sitting besides me during the screening of 'Ek Villain,' forget it was me on screen after the first 15 minutes.

Sidharth Malhotra

MotherBrotherMeVillainForget

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

Tony Dungy

GoodPeopleGood ThingsPerception

It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy.

Tony Hancock

FunnyGoodSadMeComedyTwo

Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, don't you think?

Tom Selleck

AmazingThinkYouSuitLikeI Think

Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place in museums; others, we take for walks.

Roger Caras

PlaceOthersMuseumsHistoricalTake

People in the Midwest, there's a lot of regional pride and a lot more, like, fake positivity - 'That's great - you're awesome!'

Lou Barlow

GreatPeoplePrideFakeYouMore

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in.

Judith Light

CommunityTryingGayTrappedOut

Drink a lot of water, wear big sunglasses, and don't wear make-up on the flight.

Doutzen Kroes

WaterSunglassesFlightDrinkBig

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

Dexter Gordon

MusicMoreCompetitiveSceneStates

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