“I'm starting to worry more about getting Alzheimer's than AIDS...but for the life of me, I can't remember why.” - Anita Milner
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 55.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Poetry, Dream and Vision, 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 BrainyQuote. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/audre_lorde_408960.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/audre_lorde_408960.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Relationship with a Redhead, Dyed my Hair, Jane Fonda
“My husband said he wanted to have a relationship with a redhead, so I dyed my hair red.” - Activist/film star Jane Fonda, capable of changing her colors at the drop of an aerobic sock.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 24.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 24.
Friday, September 27, 2019
No Man, Above the Law, Below It, Theodore Roosevelt
“No man is above the law and no man below it.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Beautifully Arranged, Someone's Fingers, Julia Childs
“It's so beautifully arranged on the plate – you know someone's fingers have been all over it.” - Julia Childs
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 43.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 43.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Make Up Horrors, Real Ones, Stephen King
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Be Free, Die, Harriet Tubman
“You'll be free or die.” - Harriet Tubman. Timorous Underground Railway passengers toughened up quick when Tubman brandished her revolver.
Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 59.
Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 59.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Injustice Anywhere, Threat to Justice, Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 14.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 14.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
My Goal, Strident, Susan Faludi
“My goal is to be accused of being strident.” - Susan Faludi
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 76.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 76.
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Greatest Lesson in Life, Even Fools, Winston Churchill
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.” - Winston Churchill
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 6.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 6.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Most Women, One Man Away, Welfare, Gloria Steinem
"Most women are one man away from welfare." - Gloria Steinem
Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gloria_steinem_105163.
Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gloria_steinem_105163.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Brain, Uterus, Both, Patricia Schroeder
“I have a brain and a uterus, and I use both.” - Patricia Schroeder, veteran Colorado congresswoman who coined the term “Teflon-coated presidency,” also known as Mom.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 54.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 54.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Old Age, Plane, Flying Through a Storm, Golda Meir
“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.” - Golda Meir
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 21.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 21.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Moral Test of Government, Children, Elderly, Handicapped, Hubert H. Humphrey
"It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped." - Hubert H. Humphrey
Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/hubert_h_humphrey_163688.
Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/hubert_h_humphrey_163688.
Monday, September 16, 2019
What Men Say, Watch What They Do, Andrew Carnegie
“As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” - Andrew Carnegie
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 42.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 42.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Change a Man's Habits, Not the Man She Married, Barbara Streisand
“Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?” - Singer Barbra Streisand
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 148.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 148.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Best Piece of Advice, Accept Everything About Me, Misty Copeland
“The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.” - Misty Copeland
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 56.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 56.
Friday, September 13, 2019
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.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 76.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
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 at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gloria_steinem_690741.
Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gloria_steinem_690741.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Price of Greatness, Responsibility, Winston Churchill
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” - Winston Churchill
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 5.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 5.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Grow Up, First Real Laugh, Ethel Barrymore
“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” - Ethel Barrymore
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 74.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 74.
Monday, September 9, 2019
If It's Going to Be Done, Go Ahead, Anita Baker
“I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead.” - Anita Baker
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Best Executive, Sense Enough, Self-Restraint, Theodore Roosevelt
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and enough self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” - Theodore Roosevelt
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Laughter, Favorite Chair, Stays, Stephen King
"You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants." - Stephen King
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/stephen_king_106358.
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/stephen_king_106358.
Friday, September 6, 2019
Laughter, Carbonated Holiness, Anne Lamott
“Laughter is carbonated holiness.” ― Anne Lamott
Found on GoodReads. Read more at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.
Found on GoodReads. Read more at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Feel Inferior, Consent, Eleanor Roosevelt
“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 36.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 36.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
You Get Knocked Down, You Get Up, Vince Lombardi
“It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.” - Vince Lombardi
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 16.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 16.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Poor and Happy, Rich and Miserable, Princess Diana
“They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?” - Princess Diana
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 36.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 36.
Monday, September 2, 2019
Talent, Table Salt, Hard Work, Stephen King
"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." - Stephen King
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/stephen_king_163656.
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/stephen_king_163656.
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Change Their Party, Principles, Winston Churchill
“Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party.” - Winston Churchill
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 6.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 6.
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