“A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men. Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.”
Camille Paglia
“Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.”
Corita Kent
“I grew up with a lot of boys. I probably have a lot of testosterone for a woman.”
Cameron Diaz
“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.”
Oscar Wilde
“What's intriguing is that part of the new masculinity, or M-ness, is man's recognition that he needs a woman. This realization comes, ironically, during the Era of Female Independence, a time when man can be replaced by boy toys, female lovers, abstinence, and even vibrators, ... Whereas men still need women, their traditional source of comfort and inspiration, women are increasingly less likely to feel the same about men. And that's changing everything about the rules of the game.”
Marian Salzman
“Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.”
Norman Mailer
“We'll never solve the feminization of power until we solve the masculinity of wealth.”
Gloria Steinem
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