Quotes by Ann Oakley

Ann Oakley

British sociologist, writer

Lived from: 1944 -

Category: History and sociology | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 17 january 1944

  • If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relationship exists any more. Love evaporates; there is nothing left to love. The integrity of self is gone.
  • There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around.

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  • Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace, they nevertheless exploit and injure in a myriad subtle ways. Without men the world would be a better place: softer, kinder, more loving; calmer, quieter, more humane.
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  • Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.
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  • Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.
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  • Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.
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  • If love means that one person absorbs the other, then no real relationship exists any more. Love evaporates; there is nothing left to love. The integrity of self is gone.
    ― Ann Oakley
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  • There are always women who will take men on their own terms. If I were a man I wouldn't bother to change while there are women like that around.
    ― Ann Oakley
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What are the most famous quotes from Ann Oakley?

The two most famous quotes from Ann Oakley are:

  • "Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace, they nevertheless exploit and injure in a myriad subtle ways. Without men the world would be a better place: softer, kinder, more loving; calmer, quieter, more humane."
  • "Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive."

When did Ann Oakley live?

Ann Oakley was born in 1944.