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If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses.

~Nell Scovell

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I'm a little sad that they actually came up with the metaphor of waves for feminism. By definition, a wave goes in, and it comes out. I would really like it to be a tsunami that creates a flood that forever changes the landscape.

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Male writers don't want to be judged in the room. They want to be able to scarf an entire bag of potato chips while cracking fart jokes and making lewd comments without fear of feminine disapproval. But we're your co-workers, not your wives.

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The desire to keep doing what we love supersedes the desire to penalize bad behavior.

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Sensitivity training is a fine idea but isn't taken seriously by those who need it most.

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When I write, I feel like an optometrist, constantly flipping between lenses and asking, 'Is this better? Is this?' Slowly, the work comes into focus.

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Misogyny - and racism - are 'hidden in plain sight,' and the burden of eliminating them should fall on the institutions, not the victims.

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To be happy about the fall of one powerful man is to know there are another 10 that need to follow.

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I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad.

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In her darkest hours, Diana, Princess of Wales, could have used a friend like Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The two lived similar lives, a century apart.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 8th, 1960

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