Gail Collins When the women’s movement began, it was a middle-class phenomenon. Certainly, black women had other stuff to think about in the ’60s besides a women’s movement. Working-class women were slow to get into it. – Gail Collins Black Quotes Middleclass Quotes Movement Quotes Phenomenon Quotes Slow Quotes Stuff Quotes Women Quotes Womens Quotes Workingclass Quotes The economic sense of possibility was so great when I was growing up that my parents had no question that I could do anything I wanted to do, even as a girl. I’ve always believed that the economics of a story intersects with the women’s story – that stuff often happens at the time it happens because of the economy. When I started giving talks about women’s history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, ‘Well, everybody was totally oppressed and suddenly in 1964 we rose up, got our freedom, and here we are.’ It dismisses the women who fought for rights for several hundred years of our history up to that point.
AmazingPaul Oakenfold Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think it’s done that. It’s got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and even betters Tokyo. – Paul Oakenfold
Karl Iagnemma My parents encouraged me to be creative by being creative and interesting people themselves, and by making it clear how highly they valued creativity in others. – Karl Iagnemma
Jorge Ramos Hate is contagious. A few seconds after Donald Trump has told me something hateful, somebody else repeats it. He has legitimized what people only dare say in their kitchens and bedrooms. – Jorge Ramos
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