Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem to be the just recompense for being deprived of idealism.

Quote by Germaine Greer

Topics: Idealism Quotes, Women Quotes

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

There is no such thing as security. There never has been.

Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it...

Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it...

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum...

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank...

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank...

The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about...

English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about...

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

If a person loves only one other person, and is indifferent to his fellow men,...

If a person loves only one other person, and is indifferent to his fellow men,...

Man made one grave mistake: in answer to vaguely reformist and humanitarian agitation he admitted...

Man made one grave mistake: in answer to vaguely reformist and humanitarian agitation he admitted...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the...

What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the...

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth.

The real theater of the sex war is the domestic hearth.

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

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

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit...

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit...

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane...