What Feminism Is, Feminist, Express Sentiments, Rebecca West

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_105140.

Reject Any Politics, Targets People, Race or Religions, What Makes Us Strong, Barack Obama

"We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/barack_obama_733946.

You Must Write, Lurk in Libraries, Climb the Stacks like Ladders, Ray Bradbury

“You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads. Click here for more Ray Bradbury quotes.

Women are Slaves, Men Will be Knaves, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the strapping spokeswoman for nineteenth-century suffragists.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 12.

Democracy, Choice, Choose Wisely, Education, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_402955.

Fiction Reveals Truths, Reality Obscures, Jessamyn West

“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.” - Jessamyn West

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 132.

Impossible to Repent of Love, The Sin of Love, Muriel Spark

“It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.” - Muriel Spark. The author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie converted to Catholicism, but refused to censor her heart.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 121.

Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/motherjone195568.html

God Made Man, I Can Do Better, Adela Rogers St. Johns

“God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.” - Adela Rogers St. Johns

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 128.

Remember the Ladies, Generous and Favorable, Unlimited Power, Husbands, Tyrants, Rebellion, Abigail Adams

“Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by an Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” - Abigail Adams, wife of the second president of the United States of America.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 47.

End of Your Rope, Tie a Knot, Hang On, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_101840.

Kind Words, Echoes, Endless, Mother Teresa

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” - Mother Teresa

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 175.

Millions Long for Immortality, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, Susan Ertz

“Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” - Susan Ertz, novelist.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 118.

Individual Freedom, Economic Security and Independence, Hungry, Dictatorships, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_134721.

Art, Revolutions, Combining, What Exists, What Has Never Existed Before, Gloria Steinem

"Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei397407.html.

Attempts the Absurd, Achieve the Impossible, Robin Morgan

"Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible." - Robin Morgan

Found on AZQuotes at http://www.azquotes.com/quote/528855.

Question Authority, Timothy Leary

"Think for yourself and question authority." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/timothylea378747.html.

Easier to Blame, Blame, Person with Less Power, Gloria Steinem

"It's easier to blame the person with less power." - Gloria Steinem. Which explains way too much!

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690738.html.

We are Taught, Blame, Never Your Fault, Wanted to Change, Katharine Hepburn

“...We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – you can blame anyone, but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's ALWAYS your fault, because if you wanted to change, you're the one who has got to change. It's as simple as that, isn't it?” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 26.

Whoever is Happy, Make Others Happy, Anne Frank

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” - Anne Frank

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 98.

Test of Our Progress, Add More to the Abundance, Provide Enough, Those Who Have Little, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on . Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_163168.

E.L Doctorow, Writing a Novel, Driving a Car at Night, Best Advice on Writing, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' You don't have to see where you're going, you don't have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard.” ― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Homemaker, Housewife, Bella Abzug

“I prefer the word homemaker, because housewife always implies that there may be a wife someplace else.” - Bella Abzug

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 53.

What is Important, Meaningful Life, Service, Helping Others, Dalai Lama

"What is important is not so much how long you live as whether you live a meaningful life. This doesn’t mean accumulating money and fame, but being of service to your fellow human beings. It means helping others if you can, but even if you can’t do that, at least not harming them." - Dalai Lama, on Twitter.

Mystery of Grace, Meets Us Where We Are, Anne Lamott

“I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” ― Anne Lamott

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Pedestal, Prison, Small Confined Space, Gloria Steinem

"A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei137480.html.

Male Gynecologist, Auto Mechanic, Never Owned a Car, Carrie Snow

“A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car.” - Carrie Snow

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 28.

'Many Sides', Morally Equal, Wrong Side, Child, Heather Heyer, Sen. Kamala Harris, Susan Bro

“'Many sides' suggests that there is no right side or wrong side, that all are morally equal. But I reject that. It's not hard to spot the wrong side here. They're the ones with the torches and the swastikas.” - Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), condemning the violence in Charlottesville, Virgina, and President Donald Trump's “many sides” response.

“They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what – you just magnified her.” - Susan Bro, speaking at a memorial service for her daughter, Heather Heyer, who was murdered by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville

Both quotes are from the Fall 2017 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

State of Female Artists, Definition of Art, Biased, Men, European tradition, Crafts, Women and Natives, Gloria Steinem

"The state of female artists is very good. But the very definition of art has been biased in that 'art' was what men did in a European tradition and 'crafts' were what women and natives did. But it's actually all the same." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690734.html.

Forgiveness, Giving Up All Hope, Better Past, Anne Lamott

“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” ― Anne Lamott

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Racism, White Person's Problem, Violence Against Women, Men's Problem, Gloria Steinem

"The same way that racism is a white person's problem, violence against women is a men's problem." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690680.html.

Measure of a Society, Treat Their Weakest, Most Helpless Citizens, Jimmy Carter

"The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens." - Jimmy Carter

Found on A-Z Quotes at http://www.azquotes.com/quote/557101.

Active Citizen, Part of the Resistance, Hillary Rodham Clinton

“I'm back to being an active citizen – and part of the resistance.” - Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at the Women for Women International Luncheon in New York City
From the Summer 2017 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Distrust, People Who Know, Their Own Desires, God, Susan B. Anthony

“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” - Susan B. Anthony, History of Woman Suffrage

Found on Notable Quotes, at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Poetry, Dream and Vision, Skeleton Architecture, Audre Lorde,

"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde408960.html.

White Men, Women, Excluded, ACA, Mammograms, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Pat Roberts

“I don't know what the 13 white men, when you have five Republican women who are excluded from that, that these 13 men are supposed to sit down and put something together.” - Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), noting the harmful lack of diversity in the Republican group writing the Senate legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

“I wouldn't want to lose my mammograms.” - Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), proving Feinstein's point in a response to whether he supports efforts to scrap the ACA's well-woman coverage.

Both quotes are from the Summer 2017 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Loss, Lose Someone, Your Heart Will be Badly Broken, They Live Forever, Anne Lamott

“You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.” ― Anne Lamott

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Gender-Equal Society, Gender, Gloria Steinem

"A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690730.html.

If Men Can Run the World, Neckties, Linda Ellerbee

“If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?” - Linda Ellerbee

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 36.

Perfectionism, Voice of the Oppressor, Enemy of the People, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.” ― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Understanding, Two-Way Street, Eleanor Roosevelt

"Understanding is a two-way street." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eleanorroo133886.html.

Food Stamp Recipients, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Recklessness, Barack Obama

"Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam733938.html

Beware, False Knowledge, Ignorance, George Bernard Shaw

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance." - George Bernard Shaw

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern141483.html.

Strong Nation, Strong Person, Gentle, Firm, Weak Nation, Weak Person, Bluster and Boasting, Jimmy Carter

"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity." - Jimmy Carter

Found on A-Z Quotes at http://www.azquotes.com/author/2561-Jimmy_Carter.

Books, Important, Miracle, World After World After World, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.” ― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.

Feminism, Job, Making Life More Fair, Gloria Steinem

"Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690708.html.

False Knowledge, Dangerous, George Bernard Shaw

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance." - George Bernard Shaw

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern141483.html.

Can't Say Anything Good, Sit Right Here, Alice Roosevelt Longsworth

“If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.” - Alice Roosevelt Longsworth

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 47.

Working Mother, Redundant, Jane Sellman

“The phrase 'working mother' is redundant.” - Jane Sellman

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.

Walking, Right Path, Progress, Barack Obama

"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quotes. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam168698.html.

You Must Do, Eleanor Roosevelt

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eleanorroo100870.html.

Fighting, Sexism, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Global Climate Change

“We are fighting for the right to live in the future. We will continue to fight against sexism, homophobia, racism, xenophobia and global climate change until the future is ours.” - Feminist Majoritiy Foundation East Coast Interns

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, Fall, 2016 page 11.

Life, Making Mistakes, Honorable, Useful, George Bernard Shaw

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." - George Bernard Shaw

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern102967.html.

Never to be Silent, Take Sides, Elie Wiesel

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Wiesel

Found on Wisdom Quotes at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Fool, His Money, Elected, Will Rogers

"A fool and his money are soon elected." - Will Rogers

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers128083.html.

Americans, Every Party, Every Background, Every Faith, Together, Barack Obama

"I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!" - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam754716.html.

The Gender Equation, Women's Economic Freedom, Gloria Steinem

"Nothing changes the gender equation more significantly than women's economic freedom." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690741.html.

Progress, Impossible Without Change, George Bernard Shaw

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - George Bernard Shaw

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern386923.html.

Strength, Courage, Confidence, Every Experiences, Look Fear in the Face, Eleanor Roosevelt

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'" - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eleanorroo121157.html.

Change, We are the Ones, We are the Change, Barack Obama

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam409128.html.

Good Judgment, Experience, Bad Judgment, Will Rogers

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers411692.html.

Every Social Justice Movement, Small Groups, Life Stories, Gloria Steinem

"Every social justice movement that I know of has come out of people sitting in small groups, telling their life stories, and discovering that other people have shared similar experiences." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gloriastei690613.html.

Cherish, Unique, Yawn, Bette Midler

“Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes!” - Bette Midler

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 168.

Make No Judgments, Compassion, Anne McCaffrey

“Make no judgments where you have no compassion.” - Anne McCaffrey

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 125.

Defend the Rights, Access to Care, Cecile Richards

“We will defend the rights we've won. We'll defend access to care millions depend on. We've been doing it 100 years. We're not stopping now.” - Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, page 10.

Country, Feel, Congress in Session, Baby Holding Hammer, Will Rogers

"This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer." - Will Rogers

Found on Quotations Page at http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/497.html.

Courage, Price, Granting Peace, Amelia Earhart

“Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” - Amelia Earhart

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 128.

Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/motherjone195568.html

Cinderella, Betty Ford Center, Deprogram, Judy Carter

“Cinderella lied to us. There should be a Betty Ford Center where they deprogram you by putting you in an electric chair, play 'Some Day My Prince Will Come' and hit you and go 'Nobody's coming...Nobody's coming...Nobody's coming.'” - Judy Carter

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 103.

Victoria's Secret, Thirty-Four Inches, Thirty-Four Years, Mary Ann Nichols

“I'll tell you what Victoria's Secret is. The secret is that nobody that's thirty-four inches or thirty-four years can fit into that shit.” - Mary Ann Nichols

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 126.

No Trick, Humorist, Whole Government, Will Rogers

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you." - Will Rogers

Found on Quotations Page at http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/496.html.

Our Lives, Things That Matter, Martin Luther King Jr.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

Never Doubt, Change the World, Margaret Mead

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/margaretme100502.html.

Marched Many Thousands of Miles, Struggle, Human Rights, Social Justice, Si Se Puede, Dolores Huerta

"We've already marched many thousands of miles in our struggle for human rights and social justice, and tomorrow we march again. We must do this. We can do this. Si se puede!" - Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers, in the Special Elections 2016 issue of Ms. Magazine.

Live For, Life Less Difficult, George Eliot

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?” - George Eliot

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.

Do Not Go, Path May Lead, Leave a Trail, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at:

We the People, Whole People, Men, Their Rights, Women, Susan B. Anthony

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people -- women as well as men." - Susan B. Anthony, speech after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election

"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868

First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.

Last Tree, Cut Down, River, Poisoned, Fish has been Caught, Money Cannot Be Eaten, Cree Indian Proverb

"Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Proverb/Prophecy

This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.

Cleaning Your House, Kids are Still Growing, Shoveling the Walk, Before it Stops Snowing, Phyllis Diller

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is lie shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 170.

Men, Love Independence, Woman, Demolishing, Candice Bergen

“Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.” - Candice Bergen

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 166.

Persecuted, Race, Religion, Political Views, Center of the Universe, Elie Wiesel

"Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe." - Elie Wiesel

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel451207.html.

Important Moments, Advertised Ones, Door of Memory Unannounced, Susan B. Anthony

"Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these." - Susan B. Anthony, The Ghost in My Life

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Liar's Punishment, Believed, Cannot Believe, George Bernard Shaw

“The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.” - George Bernard Shaw

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Looking at Paintings, Know Too Much, Take Them Apart, Georgia O'Keeffe

“I don't much enjoy looking at paintings in general. I know too much about them. I take them apart.” - Georgia O'Keeffe, doyenne of the painted desert. Convent-educated O'Keeffe also didn't enjoy hearing about the sexual symbolism of her work, insisting that any putative crotch imagery was nothing but a crock.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 161.

Basic Tool, Manipulation of Reality, Manipulation of Word, Philip K. Dick

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Dangerous Place, Evil, Don't Do Anything, Albert Einstein

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein.

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins143096.html

Politician, Lay Down Your Life, Texas Guinan

“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.” - Texas Guinan

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 92.

Man Forgives Woman, Outwit, Minna Antrim

“Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.” - Minna Antrim

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 103.

Macho, Mucho, Zsa Zsa Gabor

“Macho does not prove mucho.” - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 78.

Infinite, Universe, Human Stupidity, Albert Einstein

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein.

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/albert_einstein.html

If You Were Right, Agree, Robin Williams

"I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you." Robin Williams

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robinwilli378502.html.

Reality Denied, Haunt, Philip K. Dick

“Reality denied comes back to haunt.” ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Your Silence, Protection, Audre Lorde

"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde

Found at Brainy Quote. Read it at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde357292.html.

Better, Die on Your Feet, Live on Your Knees, Delores Ibarruri

“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” - Dolores Ibarruri

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 24.

Test of Holding a Job, Chromosomes, Bella Abzug

“The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.” - Bella Abzug, three-term U.S. Congresswoman from New York, known both for the unconventional contents of her cranium and her penchant for placing ladylike chapeaux on it.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 55.

Wrinkles, Relaxed-Fit Skin, Cathy Crimmins

“Don't think of it as wrinkles. Think of it as relaxed-fit skin.” - Cathy Crimmins

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 75.

Facts First, Distort Them, 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.

Jokes, Watch the Government, Report the Facts, Will Rogers

"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers100045.html.

Solve Serious Matters, Middle of the Night, Philip K. Dick

“Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Difference, Fiction, Reality, Tom Clancy

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tom_clancy.html.

Life, Glorious Cycle of Song, Marie of Romania, Dorothy Parker

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

A medley of extemporanea;

And love is a thing that can never go wrong;

And I am Marie of Romania."

Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.

Tough, Ambitious, Bitch, Madonna

“I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” - Madonna

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 2.

Fountain of Youth, Creativity, Love, Sophia Loren

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” - Sophia Loren

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 154.

Information, Common Sense, Gertrude Stein

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” - Gertrude Stein

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 55.

Sentence, Series of Words, Power to Destroy, Power to Heal, Philip K. Dick

“There exists, for everyone, a sentence - a series of words - that has the power to destroy you. Another sentence exists, another series of words, that could heal you. If you're lucky you will get the second, but you can be certain of getting the first.” ― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Man's Got to Do, Woman Must Do, Rhonda Hansome

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.” - Rhonda Hansome

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 77.

Problem with Introspection, Philip K. Dick

“The problem with introspection is that it has no end.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Mother Asks, Advice, Formality, Erma Bombeck

"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." - Erma Bombeck

Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html

Dangerous Place, People Who Don't do Anything, Albert Einstein

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein.

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins143096.html

Facing It, Face It, Way to Get Through, Joseph Conrad

"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephconr156719.html.

Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/motherjone195568.html

Note: I just want to say something to my friends, family, and everyone here in Florida: I hope you made it through Hurricane Irma okay. We were without power in my neighborhood for maybe 14-ish hours, had a bunch of tree limbs down, a few fences blown over, but other than that, nothing much. Hope you, too, were so lucky. We survived!

Comfort the Afflicted, Afflict the Comfortable, Finley Peter Dunne

"Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable." - Finley Peter Dunne.

Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/finley_peter_dunne.html

Can't Be a Good Example, Horrible Warning, Catherine Aird

“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 65.

Eat Bread Without Hope, Slowly Starve to Death, Pearl S. Buck

“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.” - Pearl S. Buck. Her goal as a novelist was not only to entertain, but to enlighten.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 119.

Heroic Trait, Ordinary People, No to the Tyrant, Resistance, Philip K. Dick

“This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

True Measure, Intelligence, How High He Rises, How Quickly...He Respond(s), Needs of Others, Philip K. Dick

“The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Americans, Nation of Immigrants, Barack Obama

"My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too." - Barack Obama

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam677261.html

Burn Books, Destroy a Culture, Stop Reading, Ray Bradbury

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=ray+bradbury&commit=Search.

Kindness, Soon, Too Late, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo106295.html.

Right Track, Run Over, Will Rogers

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

Found here. To read the quote, click here.

Sexiness, Beauty, Man Who Makes You Laugh, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman

“Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat!” - Actress Joanne Woodward, the merry Mrs. of actor Paul Newman

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 149.

Only Jobs, No Man Is Qualified, Only Job, No Woman Is Qualified, Wilma Scott Heide R.N.

“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is a sperm donor.” - Wilma Scott Heide, R.N., enumerating the three textbook cases in which anatomy is in indeed destiny.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 157.

Women, Weak, Flowers, Man, Will Rogers

"Women are not the weak, frail little flowers that they are advertised. There has never been anything invented yet, including war, that a man would enter into, that a woman wouldn't, too." - Will Rogers

Found on Quotery at http://www.quotery.com/quotes/women-are-not-the-weak-frail-little-flowers-that-they/.

Prevent Injustice, Never...Fail to Protest, Elie Wiesel

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." - Elie Wiesel

"We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else." - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html

Life is Very Short, What We Have to Do, Now, Audre Lorde

"Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde383487.html.

People of Accomplishment, Let Things Happen, Elinor Smith

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” - Elinor Smith

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 23.

Oppressor's Language, Adrienne Rich

“This is the oppressor's language.” - Adrienne Rich, articulating her primary problem as a radical feminist poet.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 167.

Old Age, I Didn't Even See It Coming, Phyllis Diller

“I don't know how you feel about old age...but in my case I didn't even see it coming. It hit me from the rear.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 74.

Fight City Hall, Rumor, Audre Lorde

“That you can't fight City Hall is a rumor being circulated by City Hall.” - Audre Lorde

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 91.

Best Protections, Courage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

"The best protection any woman can have...is courage." — Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American abolitionist

Found at Beliefnet. View this online at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=17.

We the People, Not White Male Citizens, Women as Well as Men, Susan B. Anthony

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people -- women as well as men." - Susan B. Anthony, speech after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election

"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868

First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.

Fashion Tasted, What Doesn't Itch, Gilda Radner

“I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.” - Comedian Gilda Radner

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 38.

True Measure of a Man, Freak Establishment, Respond to the Needs of Others, Philip K. Dick

“The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.” ― Philip K. Dick

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4764.Philip_K_Dick.

In Hell, Messages, Answering Machines, Judy Horacek

“In hell all the messages you ever left on answering machines will be played back to you.” - Judy Horacek

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 51.

Reality, Stop Believing, Doesn't Go Away, Philip K. Dick

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4764.Philip_K_Dick.

Length of Life, Depth of Life, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is not length of life, but depth of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo101055.html.

Some Women, Excited About Nothing, Marry Him, Cher

“The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing – and then marry him.” - Cher

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 127.

Giving up Power, Alice Walker

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." — Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple"

Found at http://everydaypowerblog.com/2015/12/04/alice-walker-quotes/.

Be Critical, Surface, Falsifies Reality, This Degrades, Tillie Olsen

“Be critical. Women have the right to say: This is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades.” - Tillie Olsen. After twenty years of transcribing other people's words, the long-suppressed author of Silences finally found her own voice.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 13.

In Germany They First Came for the Communists, Martin Niemoller

"In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I was not a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me." - Martin Niemoller, 1945 (WW1 war hero & U Boat Captain, WW2 pastor who spent 7 years in Nazi prisons).

This is one variant of the quote by Martin Niemoller. Variations include trade unionists, social democrats, and others. We are now observing orders in the U.S. aimed at Muslims, with the false idea that all Muslims are terrorists - an idea as wrong as the idea that "all blacks are bad", "all blonds are dumb", "all ____ are _____."

You can view this and some of the variants at https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller, or Google Martin Niemoller for more links.

Injustice, Threat to Justice, Martin Luther King Jr.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

Nature, Vacuum, Anne Gibbons

“Nature abhors a vacuum. And so do I.” - Anne Gibbons

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 53.

You Grow Up, Real Laugh, Ethel Barrymore

“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” - Ethel Barrymore

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 154.

Amateurs, Inspiration, Work, Stephen King, On Writing

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Take Sides, Neutrality, Silence, Elie Wiesel

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html.

American Politics, Too Dirty, Something Wrong, Edna Ferber

“If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics.” - Write Edna Ferber, an ornery “old maid” who called them like she saw them.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 52.

Beat the Machine, Knock the Crap Out of The Political Power Structure, Bella Abzug,

"I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure." - Bella Abzug

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug688092.html.

Men and Women, Suit Each Other, Live Next Door, Katharine Hepburn

“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 105.

I Write, Do Not Have a Voice, Terrified, Taught to Respect Fear, Silence, Audre Lorde

"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde409007.html.

Good Example, Horrible Warning, Catherine Aird

“If...you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 135.

When All Else Fails, Library, Stephen King

“When all else fails, give up and go to the library.” ― Stephen King, 11/22/63

Terrorize a Whole Nation, Accomplices, Edward R. Murrow

"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices." - Edward R. Murrow

Can be found at Goodreads or by clicking here.

Finding a Man, Ain't a Fool, Gladiola Montana

“Finding a man ain't all that hard. Finding one that ain't a fool is a lot harder.” - Gladiola Montana

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 77. Unfortunately, there are fools of other genders...

Very Powerful, Very Stupid, Facts, Views, Dr. Who

"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that need altering." - Doctor Who - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

Found on IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811885/quotes.

Note: I normally don't use movie or TV quotes here, but this somehow just seemed appropriate during the current political climate.

One Thing, Tell a Lie, Another Thing, Believe It, Dick Gregory

“It is one thing to tell a lie and quite another thing to believe it.” - Dick Gregory

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Aging, Lost Youth, New Stage, Betty Friedan

"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength." — Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique"

Found on Beliefnet.com, and viewed here.

Opinion of the World, Confession of Character, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo386458.html.

Person, Trapped, Elayne Boosler

“I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.” - Comedian Elayne Boosler.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 33.

One Day at a Time, Several Days Attack, Jennifer Unlimited

“I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.” - Jennifer Unlimited

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 64.

Scariest Moment, Stephen King

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads Stephen King quotes section.

What Lies Behind You, What Lies in Front of You, What Lies Inside of You, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo386697.html.

Every Successful Man, Surprised Woman, Maryon Pearson

“Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.” - Maryon Pearson, former Canadian Prime Minister's wife.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 49.

Peace, God's Gift, Our Gift, Elie Wiesel

"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other." - Elie Wiesel

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel112799.html.

Some of Us are Becoming..., Gloria Steinem

“Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 72.

Atticus Finch, Understand a Person, Slavery, Jim Crow, President Barack Obama

"...If our democracy is to work the way it should in this increasingly diverse nation, then each one of us need to try to heed the advice of a great character in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'

"For blacks and other minority groups, that means tying our own very real struggles for justice to the challenges that a lot of people in this country face. Not only the refugee or the immigrant or the rural poor or the transgender American, but also the middle-aged white guy who from the outside may seem like he’s got all the advantages, but has seen his world upended by economic, and cultural, and technological change.

"We have to pay attention and listen.

"For white Americans, it means acknowledging that the effects of slavery and Jim Crow didn’t suddenly vanish in the ’60s; that when minority groups voice discontent, they’re not just engaging in reverse racism or practicing political correctness; when they wage peaceful protest, they’re not demanding special treatment, but the equal treatment that our founders promised.

"For native-born Americans, it means reminding ourselves that the stereotypes about immigrants today were said, almost word for word, about the Irish, and Italians, and Poles, who it was said were going to destroy the fundamental character of America. And as it turned out, America wasn’t weakened by the presence of these newcomers; these newcomers embraced this nation’s creed, and this nation was strengthened.

"So regardless of the station we occupy; we all have to try harder; we all have to start with the premise that each of our fellow citizens loves this country just as much as we do; that they value hard work and family just like we do; that their children are just as curious and hopeful and worthy of love as our own." - President Barack Obama, January 10, 2017, part of farewell speech

Telephone, Offer Them a Drink, Fran Lebowitz

“The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.” - Satirist Fran Lebowitz, an inspiration to every sarcastic smart-ass who ever got herself booted out of high school.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 3.

Theory, Practice, Manfred Eigen

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." - Manfred Eigen

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/manfredeig211444.html.

Shallow Men, Luck, Strong Men, Cause and Effect, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo121133.html.

Women are Foolish, Match the Men, George Eliot

“I'm not denyin' the women are foolish: God Almighty made 'em to match the men.” - George Eliot

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 110.

Place in the Sun, Blisters, Abigail Van Buren

“If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.” - Abigail Van Buren

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 126.

Life, Cow Pasture, Never Find the Gate, The Lesbitarian

“Life is like a cow pasture. If you walk through it with your head down, you'll avoid the crap but never find the gate.” - The Lesbitarian

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 64.

Prolonged Slavery of Woman, Darkest Page, 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.

Courage, Afraid to Do, Scared, Eddie Rickenbacker

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eddiericke104722.html.

Sometimes a Scream, Thesis, Manfred Eigen

"Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis." - Manfred Eigen

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/manfredeig211443.html.

Anyone Who Thinks They Know Everything, Gladiola Montana

“Anyone who thinks they know everything ain't been around long enough to know anything.” - Gladiola Montana

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 64.

Our Obligation, Meaning to Life, Passive Indifferent Life, Elie Wiesel

"Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life." - Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel386793.html.

Ask a Doctor, Children After 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.

Write Every Single Day, Lurk in Libraries, Remake a World, Ray Bradbury

“You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.” ― Ray Bradbury

From GoodReads. Read more Ray Bradbury quotes here.

Question Authority, Timothy Leary

"Think for yourself and question authority." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/timothylea378747.html.

My Children, Should Have Stayed a Virgin, Lillian Carter

“Sometimes when I look at my children I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin.'” - Lillian Carter, mother of the thirty-ninth president of the United States of America.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 48.

Photograph, Secret About a Secret, Things Nobody Would See, Go Where I've Never Been, Diane Arbus

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” - Photographer Diane Arbus

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.” - Photographer Diane Arbus

“My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.” - Photographer Diane Arbus, whose penchant for peculiar-looking posers led her down some rather unusual paths.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 162.

Woman Without a Man, Gloria Steinem

“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 129.

Affirming Human Rights, Prevent Violence, Bella Abzug

"We are affirming human rights for all women and girls, acknowledging the full range of diversity that exists, and detailing actions to prevent violence." - Bella Abzug

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug688098.html

Establishment, Little Men Very Frightened, Bella Abzug

"The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened." - Bella Abzug (Though there are a few great men, very brave, Bella may've had it on the mark, for the most part)

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug388346.html.

Whether or Not You Can Hold a Job, Bella Abzug

"The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes." - Bella Abzug

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug161665.html.

Money, Room of Her Own, Virginia Woolf

“A woman must have money and a room of her own.” - Virginia Woolf

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 18.

Because women's work is never done..., Brigit Books, Joyce Stevens, Union Song

"Because women's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get fired and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get beaten we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real" man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect childcare we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females and if we want to get married we're out to trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and...for lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement." - Author unknown, quoted in The Torch, 14 September 1987

I first read these words on a poster at Brigit Books in St. Petersburg, Florida. Brigit Books has long since closed (darn!). But I was able to find out that Joyce Stevens wrote the above quote as a Union Song for Women's Liberation Broadsheet, International Woman's Day, 1975.

Numerous links had this listed as "Author unknown, quoted in The Torch." While I was able to find links to several magazines and newsletters listed as The Torch, none of them were ones that had listed this quote. However, we now know who wrote these words.

Make the Same Mistakes, Sooner, Talulah Bankhead

“If I had to live my life again, I'd make all the same mistakes – only sooner.” - Tallulah Bankhead

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 65.

Real Equality, Einstein, Schlemiel, Bella Abzug

“Real equality is going to come not when a female Einstein is recognized as quickly as a male Einstein, but when a female schlemiel is promoted as quickly as a male schlemiel.” - Bella Abzug

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 130.

Ignorance, Excuse, Real Thing, Irene Peter

“Ignorance is no excuse – it's the real thing.” - Irene Peter

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 90.

Definition of Maturity, Realize Someone is a Jackass, Brett Butler

“The older I get, the simpler the definition of maturity seems: it's the length of time between when I realize someone is a jackass and when I tell them that they're one.” - Brett Butler

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 76.

Being a Woman, Dealing with Men, Joseph Conrad

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephconr105151.html.

A Master, Expects, Teacher, Awakens Your Expectations, Patricia Neal

“A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.” - Patricia Neal

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 35.

Without Memory, No Culture, No Civilization, Elie Wiesel

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." - Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel451199.html.

Marriage, Institution, Mae West

“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 71.

Rat Race, Lily Tomlin

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 27.

No Lady, Member of Congress, Mary Norton

“I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.” - Mary Norton, the first female Democrat ever elected to Congress entirely on her own merits, rather than creeping in on the coattails of a deceased spouse.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 153.

Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Election, Eleanor Smeal

“Sexism, Racism and Xenophobia played a major role in this shocking election outcome. How much longer can we continue to be shocked when the less-qualified white guy gets the job? We must organize, organize and organize to change the picture once and for all.” - Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority Foundation

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, Fall, 2016 page 11.

Strong Men, Role Models, Don't Need, Powerful, Michelle Obama

“Because let's be very clear, strong men, men who are truly role models, don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful.” - First lady Michelle Obama, campaigning for Clinton in October after the release of Donald Trump's Access Hollywood video.

From Ms Magazine: Winter 2016, page 6.

Propaganda, Democracy, Totalitarian State, Noam Chomsky

“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” - Noam Chomsky

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Worth Possessing, Be Quite Possessed, Sara Teasdale

“No one worth possessing/Can be quite possessed.” - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sara Teasdale

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 142.

When We Speak, Afraid, Better to Speak, Audre Lorde

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde

This is from Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde392663.html.

Hard to Fight an Enemy, Outposts in Your Head, Sally Kempton

“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” - Sally Kempton

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 35.

Burn Books, Destroy Culture, Stop Reading, Ray Bradbury

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=ray+bradbury&commit=Search.

Find Yourself, Face the Truth, Pearl Bailey

“You never find yourself until you face the truth.” - Pearl Bailey

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 37.

Don't Give Up, Love, Inspiration, Ella Fitzgerald

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." — Ella Fitzgerald, African-American Jazz singer

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=12.

Nation of Sheep, Government of Wolves, Freedom, Edward R. Murrow

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Both of these can be found at Goodreads, specifically at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow.

Books, Perfect Entertainment, Stephen King

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.” ― Stephen King

Found on Goodreads.com. To read more Stephen King quotes, click here.

No Good Deed, Clair Boothe Luce

“No good deed goes unpunished.” - Claire Boothe Luce

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 58.

Love What You Do, Feel That It Matters, Katharine Graham

“To love what you do and feel that it matters – how could anything be more fun?” - Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 165.

Truth is Proper, Beautiful, Frederick Douglass

“Truth is proper and beautiful at all times and in all places.” - Frederick Douglass

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Late for Dinner, Affair, Lying Dead in the Street, Jessica Tandy

“When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it's the street.” - Jessica Tandy, married to fellow actor Hume Cronyn for nearly on-half century, on the subject of drivng Miss Daisy completely bonkers.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 128.

Pittsburgh, Paris, Donald Trump, Paris Agreement, Economy, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Hillary Clinton

"I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I promised I would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve America's interest." - Donald Trump, who on Thursday afternoon officially pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord.

"As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy and future." - Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (@billpeduto) in a tweet immediately following Trump's announcement. He also noted: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburg." - Found in Friday's tbt.com, put out by the Tampa Bay Times.

Nation of Immigrants, Barack Obama

"My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too." - Barack Obama

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam677261.html

Service, Rent, Room, Shirley Chisholm

“Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.” - Shirley Chisholm

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/shirleychi398068.html.

Life is Short, Audre Lorde

"Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde383487.html.

Feminist, Doormat, Rebecca West

“People call me feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” - Writer Rebecca West, puzzled (but not insulted) by the F-word.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 17.

Language, Complain, Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.” - Writer Jane Wagner, the wry collaborative mind behind some of Lily Tomlin's best lines.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 15.

Child, Individuality, Taste, Accessory, Erma Bombeck

“A child develops individuality long before he develops taste. I have seen my kid straggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory: an empty gin bottle.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 40.

Believe Absurdities, Commit Atrocities, Voltaire

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Never Doubt, Committed Citizens, Change the World, Margaret Mead

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/margaretme100502.html.

I Write, Women Who Do Not Speak, Silence, Audre Lorde

"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde409007.html.

Future, Used to Be, Linda Moakes

“The future isn't what it used to be.” - Linda Moakes

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 123.

Aging, Irene Mayer Selznick, Marie Von Exner-Eschenbach

“I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.” - Irene Mayer Selznick

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 153.

“In youth we learn; in age we understand.” - Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 154.

Applying Pressure on Government, Despair, Resignation, Elie Wiesel

"It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is not an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Prejudices, Education, Charlotte Bronte

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.” - Charlotte Bronte

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 94.

Scariest Moment, Stephen King

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads Stephen King quotes section.

Give Up Power, Thinking, Alice Walker

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." — Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple"

Found at http://everydaypowerblog.com/2015/12/04/alice-walker-quotes/.

Gratitude, Humanity, Elie Wiesel

"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude." Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel599768.html.

Household Chore, Ironing, Hitting My Head, Top Bunk Bed, Erma Bombeck

“My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 52.

Master's Tools, Master's House, Audre Lorde

"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde357280.html

Heart, Driven Slush, Tallulah Bankhead

“My heart is as pure as the driven slush.” - Tallulah Bankhead

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 34.

Men and Women, Live Next Door, Visit, Katharine Hepburn

“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.” - Actress Katharine Hepburn, who got along famously with married lover Spencer Tracy during a quarter-century of now-and-then visits.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 136.

Saying to Myself, Paint as I Wanted to, Georgia O'Keeffe

“One day I found myself saying to myself, 'I can't live where I want to. I can't even say what I want to!' I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to.” - Georgia O'Keeffe, doyenne of the painted desert. Convent-educated O'Keeffe also didn't enjoy hearing about the sexual symbolism of her work, insisting that any putative crotch imagery was nothing but a crock.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 161.

Mother's Day, Phyllis Diller, Erma Bombeck, Lisa Alther

“Cleaning your home while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 53.

“Never have more children than you have car windows.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.

“Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” - Lisa Alther

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 69.

Behind Every Successful Woman, Coffee, Stephanie Piro

“Behind every successful woman...is a substantial amount of coffee.” - Stephanie Piro

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 16.

Woman, Slavery, Susan B. Anthony

"It is often asserted that as woman has always been man's slave--subject--inferior--dependent, under all forms of government and religion, slavery must be her normal condition. This might have some weight had not the vast majority of men also been enslaved for centuries to kings and popes, and orders of nobility, who, in the progress of civilization, have reached complete equality." - SUSAN B. ANTHONY, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Leave Something Behind, Your Soul, When You Die, Ray Bradbury

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there.

"It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Found on GoodReads. Click here to see this and other Ray Bradbury quotes.

Stupidity, Retrospect, Missed Chances, Stephen King

“Stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.” - Stephen King, '11/22/63'

Imagine it Possible, Before You See, Rita Dove

"You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible." — Rita Dove, first African-American poet laureate of the U.S.

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=8.

Duty of Our Generation, Solidarity, Humanizing, Elie Wiesel

"This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century -- solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and those in despair. It is expressed by the desire to give a noble and humanizing meaning to a community in which all members will define themselves not by their own identity but by that of others." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

When I Grew Up, In Charge, Wilma Vaught

“What I wanted to be when I grew up was – in charge.” - Wilma Vaught, Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 156.

In Touch with our Bodies, Not Communicative, Molly Ivins

“They kept telling us we had to get in touch with our bodies. Mine isn't all that communicative but I heard from it on Tuesday morning when I genially proposed, 'Body, how'd you like to go to the nine o'clock class in vigorous toning with resistance?' Clear as a bell my body said, 'Listen, bitch, do it and you die.'” - Molly Ivins

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 33.