Sonia Johnson's Quotes
Born: 1936-02-27
Profession: Activist
Nation: American
Biography of Sonia Johnson
A friend said to me, 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well, if that's the truth, I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death!
Tags: Death, Strong, TruthWe must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.
Tags: Change, History, RememberI came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.
Tags: Ask, Background, OrthodoxI still feel Mormon. Those men in Salt Lake City can't decide who's Mormon and who isn't.
Tags: City, Decide, MenI'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.
Tags: Feeling, Good, TellIn our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.
Tags: Home, Human, ThinkingIt's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary.
Tags: Else, Hold, TryI liked the name of the amendment. I couldn't help feeling uneasy that the church was opposing something with a name as beautiful as the Equal Rights Amendment.
Tags: Beautiful, Feeling, HelpObviously, the anti-ERA people are tickled about my ordeal because it proves that the ERA breaks up families. When they point out that feminism is a dangerous thing, I just say marriage is pretty precarious too.
Tags: Dangerous, Marriage, Pretty