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Human beings are communal beings and we can't exist or prosper by ourselves. We need each other's support.
Gloria Steinem
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Gloria Steinem
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 25
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Gloria Marie Steinem
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We're changing ourselves to fit the world instead of changing the world to fit women.
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A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
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Women have two choices: Either she's a feminist or a masochist.
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I hate when people say, Have fun at the press preview. Fun is talking to you.
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