Marina Abramovic Quotes

Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.

I wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier.

Owing to cultural beliefs, girls have been taught to be small, disappear and not take our full place in society. But that is not what we are meant to be.

I'm an independent woman and a feminist.

I'm definitely a feminist.

The pedestal is immobilizing and subtly insulting whether or not some women yet realize it. We must move up from the pedestal.

I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with.

I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.

I still consider myself a feminist.

I consider myself a rampant feminist.

La Mancha is a very macho, chauvinistic society. I saw very clearly that my life had to be in Madrid, and I liberated myself from my mum and dad after high school.

'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes.

The message of women's liberation is that women can love each other and ourselves against our degrading education.

The men are much alarmed by certain speculations about women; and well they may be, for when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.

I am most certainly a feminist.

The feminists who are aware of the effects of patriarchy realize that we are all in the same boat from the dangers of patriarchy, and that the oppression of women is universal.

Women are sacred.

I really am a feminist, though I never used to call myself that.

Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life.

I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality, but that's just naturally happening. I still want a door opened for me, to be treated like a lady, but I also want equal rights for women, of course.

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

I'm very proud of being a woman, and as a woman, I don't even like the word 'feminism' because when I hear that word, I associate it with women trying to pretend to be men, and I'm not interested in trying to pretend to be a man. I don't want to embrace manhood; I want to embrace my womanhood.