Gloria Steinem Quotes

I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'

I definitely want to be involved but only while I think I can make a contribution and I make a difference.

I just wanna be relevant.

Sasha Banks's success has absolutely nothing to do with me.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

You don't have to make the headlines to make a difference.

You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than you can imagine.

You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

If you're not worth speaking on, then you haven't adequately done your job.

I'll be happy if the last thing they say about me after I die is that I made a difference.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.

Attribution is power.

To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.

If you're lucky enough to be famous, then it's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter.

The worse thing in the world is for an individual to live, breath and exist and leave this earth, die, and not make impact.

I say you play a part, you don't work one.

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

I used to hear people say nobody can prepare you for fame, and it's actually very true. But there is such beauty that comes with it when you're able to use your platform in a positive way.

One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.

Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference.

I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.