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My Life on the Road
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"My Life on the Road" Quotes

A memoir of Gloria Steinem's experiences traveling and advocating for social and political change.

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The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of theory and into practice, out of caution and into action, out of statistics and into stories.

Gloria Steinem

liferealityaction

I do not like hierarchy. I have always believed that each person's work is equally important.

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equalitywork

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.

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inspirationeducationscience

Whatever you want to do, just do it... Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.

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determinationrisk-taking

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.

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self-improvementrelationships

In my experience, being on the road is the best way to understand who you are and how you fit into the world.

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self-discoverytravel

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.

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passionwriting

Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

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gender rolesempowerment

The art of life isn't controlling what happens to us, but using what happens to us.

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resiliencelife

Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.

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self-caremental health