The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball—the further I am rolled, the more I gain.

About Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17....

More quotations from Susan B. Anthony

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.

—Susan B. Anthony

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.

—Susan B. Anthony

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit, and simply never leave.

—Susan B. Anthony

The day will come when man will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

—Susan B. Anthony

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The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled, the more I gain.