Always ask the turtle.
speech graduation empathy
Gloria Steinem
Bennington College Commencement 2015, 2015
Laughter is the most revolutionary emotion because it is free. It is the only emotion that is free. Fear can be compelled. Even love can be compelled. But laughter is an 'aha' of understanding — it's an orgasm of the mind.
speech graduation independence
Gloria Steinem
Bennington College Commencement 2015, 2015
We are linked, we are not ranked. We are linked with each other, we are linked with nature. And the paradigm becomes a circle, not a pyramid.
speech graduation justice
Gloria Steinem
Bennington College Commencement 2015, 2015
Whatever you want to do, do it now. For life is time, and time is all there is.
speech graduation courage
Gloria Steinem
Tufts University Commencement 1987, 1987
Progress is not a straight line. It's a circle in which we strive to use all our talents and complete ourselves. Potentially, we are all winners.
speech graduation growth
Gloria Steinem
Tufts University Commencement 1987, 1987
Equality is the best insurance against the political upheaval that authorities fear. The means are the ends — and vice versa.
speech graduation justice
Gloria Steinem
Tufts University Commencement 1987, 1987