"Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt." ― Shirley Chisholm Topic(s): Society More From Shirley Chisholm "At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else." "The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It’s a girl." More In Society "The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money."― Samuel Butler "Never face facts; if you do you’ll never get up in the morning."― Marlo Thomas "The strangest part about being famous is you don’t get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them."― Kristen Stewart