GLORIA ALLRED

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.

Fighting injustice keeps you young.

I do believe that, under the law, under the Constitution of the United States, and under our public policy, that women deserve and should have a right to enjoy equal employment opportunity.

I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.

I have represented people in book deals.

Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes.

There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

Because of my life experiences, I understand that I have an opportunity to help other women. I have the desire and the ability.

There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine.

People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do.

I cannot take every case that people ask me to take.

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.

As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks.

I have two grandchildren.

When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania I had a baby in one arm, a diploma in the other and I didn't know where I was going in life.

I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.

It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers.

I'm pretty tough.

I have known some wonderful men.

Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.

Well, I like empowering my clients.

It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.

I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.

I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.