I am absolutely not a feminist, I am against stupidity, and if it comes from males or females, it doesn't change anything. If it means that women and men, they are equal, then OK, certainly I am a feminist.
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Related Naturally, my stories are about women - I'm a woman. I don't know what the term is for men w... ALICE MUNRO I am an adamant feminist. It never occurred to me to take my husband's name when we married. I a... AYELET WALDMAN I am failing as a woman. I am failing as a feminist. To freely accept the feminist label would not b... ROXANE GAY You hear younger women say, 'I don't believe I'm a feminist. I believe women should have... GAIL COLLINS I am a feminist, and I define myself: Be yourself, because if you can get away with it, that is the ... LIZ PHAIR It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL For some reason, when I think feminism, I think, like, 'Well, you can't include men if you... COBIE SMULDERS When people ask me if I am a feminist film maker, I reply I am a woman and I also make films. CHANTAL AKERMAN I have a problem with people saying feminine means anti-feminist, and I think it's counter-produ... TAVI GEVINSON A quote isn't a quote until that quote is quotably quoted by and official Quotesman I AM TIMEPIECE The internet has too much information out there for you to ask a dumb question I AM TIMEPIECE I am no longer a rare breed, I am an endangered species I AM TIMEPIECE I wish there was an edit button on Life because sometimes we don't realize the mistakes we've made u... I AM TIMEPIECE Life are full of memories, capture them I AM TIMEPIECE I don't fit in because I was born to stand out I AM TIMEPIECE I am a humanist not a feminist. There's a big difference. LYDIA LUNCH I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity w... NICOLA ADAMS I'm a fiction writer, and I do write essays, but I am not a poet. And I absolutely reject the ph... CYNTHIA OZICK I am not a therapist. I am not a spiritual leader. These elements are in the art: it is therapeutic,... MARINA ABRAMOVIC Don’t tell me my writing is misogynistic or anti-feminist just because I or my heroines like to be... R.B. O'BRIEN I really am a feminist, though I never used to call myself that. JACKEE HARRY I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibi... CALLIE KHOURI I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Bla... JUNE JORDAN But, of course, you might be asking yourself, 'Am I a feminist? I might not be. I don't know! I stil... CAITLIN MORAN I am a staunch feminist, in spite of all women's magazines. GERHARD KOCHER I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It'... HATTIE MORAHAN My daughter is the most normal towards me. For her, I am just her mom. I am just a regular mom, and ... KARISMA KAPOOR Cosmo is feminist in that we believe women are just as smart and capable as men and can achieve anyt... HELEN GURLEY BROWN I definitely am drawn to strong females who are successful, smart women because I am a woman like th... MEGALYN ECHIKUNWOKE What I am or am not wearing does not correlate with my competency as a professional, a mother, or a ... MIYA YAMANOUCHI There's a magic that comes from playing entirely to who you are. I've got my specialist subj... CHRIS OFILI It's because I'm a feminist that I can't stand women limiting other women's imaginat... A. S. BYATT I realize now that I was a feminist and the minute I heard the word I certainly knew it meant me, bu... MARLO THOMAS I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then y... ANDRE AGASSI When I say, 'The choice to not marry,' that doesn't always translate into, 'I am a w... REBECCA TRAISTER When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, th... NAOMI WOLF I don't have anything to hide. And for the record, I am not against plastic surgery. I believe t... NENE LEAKES I do a show. It comes on late at night on TV. And if that means I'm a late-night talk show host,... CRAIG FERGUSON I am not interested in anything that doesn't have a genuine heart to it. You've got to have ... NICK CAVE I AM what is called a Feminist. Thirty years ago I left a monastery and began a sane human existence... JOSEPH MCCABE I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to wo... SAM KINISON Am I feminist? I don't know. I'm not really sure what that is. I am all up for equality to a... ANTHONY JOSHUA I just feel like I'm such a normal person in an industry that is so chaotic and crazy. I am what... VICKY MCCLURE I am a men's liberationist (or "masculist") when men's liberation is defined as equal opportunity an... WARREN FARRELL If they are not paid, then I am going to pay them. If I owe it, I owe it and I'll have to pay. GENE CUNNINGHAM Because I believe in God and have faith in God, it doesn't mean I am immortal. It doesn't me... AYRTON SENNA Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing? EVAN HUNTER I'm happy to say I'm a feminist. Being a feminist is just believing in equal rights. Man, wo... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON I am a person who has to move. I'm like a shark - if it doesn't move, it dies. I'm in go... CHARO Women saying, 'I'm not a feminist' is my greatest pet peeve. Do you believe that women should be pai... LENA DUNHAM If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm a feminist, that'... GLORIA STEINEM Something did happen, and I really don't feel proud of it. DEYTH BANGER If I am angry, I am angry. If I am angry, then I have to be calm, and to be calm, I have to tell you... CLAUDIO RANIERI I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved b... AMY GRANT If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist. KARL MARX I love if someone invites me to a restaurant, so I don't know if that's a feminist. CARINE ROITFELD I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I... GARY VAYNERCHUK I respect women like Gloria Steinem who paved the way. But when you say 'feminist' now, ther... MEGYN KELLY If there's a story I absolutely cannot tell without faster-than-light travel, then I am quite pr... ALASTAIR REYNOLDS I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn't, then why would you say I am. EMINEM I AM NOT. AND THEN I AM. I WONDER IF THAT WAS DEATH. AMIE KAUFMAN If you don't read it, you don't know. I mean, that's why I have a PR team. They read it ... ANNE WOJCICKI I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn... RAHA MOHARRAK Building companies involves creating great wealth. If that means I am an oligarch, OK, it's fine... ALEXEI MORDASHOV I am a simple man who comes from a village, and villagers like us speak our mind. Now, in the proces... ARIJIT SINGH What is interesting about me isn't that I am a mother, it is who I am. I love my family, but if ... LAETITIA CASTA I am absolutely not a roll-on-stage kind of girl! I would be totally freaked out if I didn't war... MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS If they want to arrest me, then let them. I am innocent and I am not a criminal. LUCIO GUTIERREZ I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. NICOLA STURGEON It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange. I think overall, even when I ... WARREN CUCCURULLO I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is... LENNY KRAVITZ My neighbors are quiet. I am not. I don't know if they're dead or alive. CHARO I am a feminist - I just think the label reflects my beliefs - but, you know, we say 'Rookie'... TAVI GEVINSON If I am against the condition of the world, it is not because I am a moralist - it is because I want... HENRY MILLER I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office edit... DANE COOK I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. WINSTON CHURCHILL I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL I think for a long time it seemed like working in an art form and being a feminist meant portraying ... REBECCA HALL I am rubbish at the gym. I prefer to exercise by moving around - it doesn't matter whether I am ... ERIN O'CONNOR I don't know what else I would be if I wasn't me. I am not looking from the outside, looking... CHER With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I... JOHN MCGRAW I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the b... ANNA WINTOUR If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if... RABBI HILLEL They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors bu... JOHN SELDEN Generally, if a good script comes in I read it, and if it appeals to me, it appeals to me. And it do... ALISON DOODY I am... stubborn, and I admit it, so it's OK. MILA KUNIS I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn't mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest. CLAUDE CHABROL My truth is I am gay and out, and if I can't do that in my music, then I don't need it. Fort... BILLY PORTER My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than ... OLYMPIA DUKAKIS I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your oppo... AYELET WALDMAN I am non-violent. I am for peace. It is against my religion. It is against my embodiment to do anyth... DANIEL BURNS When it comes to belts and rank, I don't care what belt I am; I don't care what rank I am. I... JASON DAVID FRANK Fidel is a Marxist-Leninist. I am not. Fidel is an atheist. I am not. One day, we discussed God and ... HUGO CHAVEZ People say I’m a feminist, but in truth, I am an equalist. I believe that everyone, male and femal... LAURELL K. HAMILTON Who am I? I am that. Nothing can change that. Words, intellect and concepts can never reach that. It... AMIT RAY As a man, I am not happy hearing what other men are doing to women. It is an outrage and it has to s... STEVEN ESPINOSA If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I alr... SAINT AUGUSTINE If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it
cannot teach me anything, but if I al... SAINT AURELIUS AUGUSTINE I'm a free spirit, so if I am with someone it has to be a man who understands that, and not all ... MARISA BERENSON I am partial to ladies if they are nice. I suppose it is my nature. I am not quite a gentleman but y... DAISY ASHFORD
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