Famous Quotes by Germaine Greer

“You're only young once, but you can be immature forever”

The only way for a woman, or a man, to find out what they are capable of is to attempt the impossible.

I am not a feminist because I think women are better than men. I am a feminist because I think women are equal to men.

The patriarchy is an arrangement in which women are exploited, and men, in turn, are victimized by it.

I think that women are far more flexible than men, and this is one of the reasons why women make better leaders.

When women break the rules, they’re punished. When men break the rules, they’re applauded.

To live in the past is to die in the present.

Women are capable of doing anything men can do, but the problem is, they're not always given the opportunity to try.

Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

If you don’t know what you want, you’re never going to get it.

The only thing I have ever wanted is the opportunity to be able to make choices about my own life.

What women want is not always what women need.

Sexuality is not just about bodies, it’s about power. And power is about relationships.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The word 'feminist' is a dirty word, but we have to continue using it.

Women have been the most disenfranchised group of people in history, and I am determined to change that.

Being a woman is hard work. The beauty standards are oppressive and impossible, but women make it work every day.

Our bodies are the only place we truly own in the world, and we must reclaim it.

The point of feminism is to create a world in which women are free from discrimination and oppression, and to do this, we must change the way society thinks.

If you want to know what women’s power is, look at the way they navigate the world.

A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.

The most revolutionary thing that one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.