More Quotes by Susan B. Anthony
I do not assume that woman is better than man. I do assume that she has a different way of looking at things.
Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.
Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.
I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.
Just as long as newspapers and magazines are controlled by men, every woman upon them must write articles which are reflections of men's ideas. As long as that continues, women's ideas and deepest convictions will never get before the public.
I don't want to die as long as I can work; the minute I can not, I want to go.
To grant woman an equality with man in the affairs of life is contrary to every tradition, every precedent, every inheritance, every instinct and every teaching. The acceptance of this idea is possible only to those of especially progressive tendencies and a strong sense of justice, and it is yet too soon to expect these from the majority.
Liberty, Humanity, Justice, Equality
Cyling has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world
