60 Quotes by Florynce Kennedy

A lot of people get upset when you say ‘shit’ or something like that. But do you realize that almost our entire country sat still while they barbecued people in Los Angeles, firebombed a house, burned the people to death? …and you see, this is part of the pathology of people who are so sensitive to some kinds of stylistic offensiveness, and so callous to real cruelty and brutality.

We were political in the sense that we never took any shit.

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.

Everybody's scared for their ass. There aren't too many people ready to die for racism. They'll kill for racism but they won't die for racism.

I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.

I think we should look forward to death more than we do. Of course everybody hates to go to bed or miss anything, but dying is really the only chance we'll get to rest.

The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage.

Women are dirt searchers; their greatest worth is irradicating rings on collars and tables. Never mind real-estate boards' corruption and racism, here's your soapsuds. Everything she is doing is peripheral, expendable, crucial, and non-negotiable. Cleanliness is next to godliness.