Sharon Nir > Sharon's Quotes

“I was married, a mom, and a career woman—the holy trinity of women in the twenty-first century. The three expressions were truly distinct, but the unity of them created the essence. I must confess I felt in control, much more than I felt blessed.”
― Sharon Nir

“...when 'empowering women' becomes 'overpowering women' not only is it the polar opposite of feminism; it is the opposite of ‘right.’ Empowering women begins by respecting their individual choices.”
― Sharon Nir

“Meaning cannot be found, it should be created every hour of every day”
― Sharon Nir

“Every crossroad in life has four options – quit, adapt, proceed, or accept, but quitting is a dead-end.”
― Sharon Nir, The Opposite of Comfortable

“What Women's Lib might achieve if their 'consciousness raising' - or in plain English, brainwashing— campaign succeeds is a society whose members have identical roles but are perpetually at war with themselves; a society of males made neurotic by suppressed masculinity, of females made miserable by having masculine roles thrust upon them that contradict their feminine impulses.”
― Arianna Huffington, The Female Woman