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You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Forever Immature Once Only You Young

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The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Essence Pleasure Spontaneity

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Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Close Communicate Cruel Felt Loneliness More Never Someone Than Who

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Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Absolution Confession Psychoanalysis Without

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I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Behind Board Fight Get Hoover Onto Out Them Vacuum Women

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Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Because Her His Jealous Lack Man Woman

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Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. It had no mother.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Father Freud Had Mother Psychoanalysis

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Act quickly, think slowly.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Act Quickly Slowly Think

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Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Also Authorities Benefit Certain Control Lose One Thing Only Only One Thing Our Pot Thing Will

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Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people's behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Apology Because Behavior Blame Born Earn Failed Fancy Husbands Live Lives Other People Raised Respect Take Tell Them Themselves Treated Unattractive Without Women

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Activist

Born: January 29th, 1939

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