I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
Gloria SteinemRead
Self-esteem starts out as a personal blessing, but it becomes nothing less than an evolutionary force.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Self-esteem is essential for personal growth and has a significant impact on societal evolution.
In this quote, Gloria Steinem emphasizes the importance of self-esteem, suggesting that it begins as an individual gift that nurtures one's sense of self-worth. As people nurture their self-esteem, it can contribute to broader social changes and advancements, making it a powerful force in both personal development and societal evolution.
Themes
Self-EsteemPersonal GrowthEvolutionSelf-WorthEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can inspire discussions in a self-help workshop about the importance of self-esteem.
More from Gloria Steinem
All quotes βIf women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long?
Gloria SteinemRead
Age brings a freedom. When you're young, you're much more subject to the idea of what feminine is or how you should look or how you should behave.
Gloria SteinemRead
All those chemicals that create empathy only work when you are in a room together.
Gloria SteinemRead
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Gloria SteinemRead
Obviously, there is much similarity among the challenges of transgender people and all women - from health care to harassment to discrimination in the workplace.
Gloria SteinemRead
Similar quotes
Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie.
Dean KoontzRead
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling.
Black ElkRead
We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
Mao ZedongRead
No, I'm fine,' said Harry, wondering why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever been less fine.
J. K. RowlingRead
God intends no man to live in this world without working, but it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work.
John RuskinRead
True salvation is freedom from negativity, and above all from past and future as a psychological need.
Eckhart TolleRead