“In America, nobody's boyfriend wants them to be smarter than he is, an...” — Eileen Pollack Quote

“In America, nobody's boyfriend wants them to be smarter than he is, and no one wants to admit it.”

“We still raise girls to look to other people for assurance they are attractive and smart, while boys are raised to determine their own value. Many girls are still made to feel it's not feminine to be good at science or math.”

“When I left Yale, it was so painful to me. I had worked so hard, gotten so far, and just walked away.”

“You have to admit, yes you play football, but at the same time you must not forget you are a defender and have to fight. Put your face in where it hurts.”

“Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing other entertainment. Admit that TV and games can do things books can't.”

“It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go.”