“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” - Helen Keller
Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Ordinary People, Elites, Subjection, Subjugation, Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom
“When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.” ― Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Children, Thirty-Five, Gracie Allen
“A woman came to ask the doctor if a woman should have children after thirty-five. I said thirty-five is enough for any woman!” - Gracie Allen
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 85.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 85.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Prolonged Slavery, Women, Human History, Susan B. Anthony
"The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history." - Susan B. Anthony, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage
Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.
Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Facts First, Distort, Mark Twain
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." - Mark Twain
Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain122862.html.
Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain122862.html.
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Never Doubt, Small Group, Change the World, Margaret Mead
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_mead_100502.
Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_mead_100502.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Man, Opinion, Woman, Her Opinion, Bette Davis
“When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion she's a bitch.” - Bette Davis. Off-screen, the star of All About Eve had a hard time scaring up a satisfactory Adam
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 176.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 176.
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