Sonia Johnson Quotes

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!
Sonia Johnson

Truth, Death, Strong

What we have most to fear is failure of the heart.
Sonia Johnson

Fear, Failure, Heart

What we resist persists.
Sonia Johnson

Resist, Persists

I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.
Sonia Johnson

Ask, Background, Orthodox

I 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.
Sonia Johnson

Beautiful, Help, Feeling

I still feel Mormon. Those men in Salt Lake City can't decide who's Mormon and who isn't.
Sonia Johnson

Men, City, Decide

I'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.
Sonia Johnson

Good, Feeling, Tell

In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.
Sonia Johnson

Home, Human, Thinking

It's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary.
Sonia Johnson

Nothing, Try, Else

Obviously, 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.
Sonia Johnson

Marriage, Pretty, Dangerous

The mid-life crisis hits men harder than women.
Sonia Johnson

Women, Men, Crisis

We 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.
Sonia Johnson

Change, History, Person

Women have to risk civil disobedience for their rights.
Sonia Johnson

Women, Rights, Risk

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Nationality: American

Born: February 27, 1936

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