295 Quotes by Kathleen Hanna

When you’re the person who’s kind of in charge of everything a lot of the time, it’s sometimes nice to get bossed around. It’s sometimes nice to have somebody say, “This is what I want you to do” and to stretch your abilities.

Sexism and racism and homophobia and classism are so naturalized. All these stereotypes make people think it’s just normal that straight white men are getting all the breaks.

Every time I get sexually harassed, I’m supposed to turn around and yell at the person, but there are safety issues. Sometimes the best thing you can do it just walk right past that person and have a great day. But sometimes you feel like you really need to say something.

I belive power can be used for good, I don’t think every form of power is absolute evil. I wish I would have stepped in, and I really regret it. And that’s why I really encourage young people who are organizing to speak up.

Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it’s allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn’t know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.

For whatever reason I just remembered being six years old and my parents leaving the house and trusting me to be alone. I had an older sister, I think she was supposed to babysit me but she immediately ran across the street to her friend’s house.

I don’t consider myself a divining rod whom God is speaking through or any kind of crap like that.

I really love that I’m giving myself the opportunity finally to not have the pressure of every single song you do having to be “political” or whatever. I’m just making what I wanna make.

I need to see my friends or I’m gonna go crazy. I’m not gonna stay home and work.