Book, Banned, Indefensible, Rebecca West

"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_137977 .

Want a Thing Well Done, Old Broads, Bette Davis

“If you want a thing well done, get a couple of old broads to do it.” - Bette Davis

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.

Avoiding Danger, Fearful, Bold, Helen Keller

“Avoiding danger is not safe in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” - Helen Keller

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 4.

Hate, Acid, Damage, Ann Landers

“Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is store as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.” - Ann Landers

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 40.

In-Person Requirements, Mifepristone, Pandemic, Empathy for Women, Sonia Sotomayor

“Maintaining the FDA's in-person requirements for mifepristone during the pandemic not only treats abortion exceptionally, it imposes an unnecessary, irrational and unjustifiable undue burden on women seeking to exercise their right to choose. One can only hope that the Government will reconsider and exhibit great care and empathy for women.” - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissenting to the majority's ruling that the Food and Drug Administration may prevent women from receiving abortion pills by mail.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Spring 2021 issue, page 6.

No Sin, Attempt and Fail, SuEllen Fried

“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” - SuEllen Fried

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 13.

Trouble About Man, Learn Truths, Forgets Truths, Rebecca West

"The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_108172.

Age, My Back, Phyllis Diller

“I'm at an age where my back goes out more than I do.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 80.

Women, Vote, Own Self Interest, Michelle Williams

“Women...when it is time to vote, please do so in your own self interest. It's what men have been doing for years, which is why the world looks so much like them. But don't forget that we are the largest voting body in this county. Let's make it look more like us.” - Actor Michelle Williams, accepting a Golden Globe for her starring role in Fosse/Verdon with an impassioned speech in support of abortion rights

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2020, page 6.

Consent, Creep, Impulse to Soar, Helen Keller

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” - Helen Keller

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

Age, Protect, Love, Jeanne Moreau

“Age doesn't protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.” - Jeanne Moreau

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 23.

Music, Missed Its Point, Maria Callas

“When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed its point.” - Maria Callas

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 29.

Equal Rights Amendment, Justice Antonin Scalia, Constitution, Nancy Pelosi

“There are some who say the Equal Rights Amendment is not needed. To them, I quote the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who said, 'Certainly the Constitution does not requiter discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It does not.'” - Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), speaking on the House floor in support of a joint resolution to remove the timeline on ERA ratification.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Spring 2021 issue, page 6.

Writing, Communication, Rebecca West

"Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_162289.

Perfectionism, Voice of the Oppressor, First Draft, Anne Lamott

“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.

Glass Ceiling, More Pliable, Pauline R. Kezer

“The glass ceiling gets more pliable when you turn up the heat!” - Pauline R. Kezer

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 14.

Democracy, Diverse Nation, Atticus Finch, 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

Too Angry, Keep Your Mouth Shut, Your Story, Michelle Obama

“Don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry, or that you 'should keep your mouth shut.' There will always be those who want to keep you silent, to have you be seen but not heard, or maybe they don't even want to see you at all. But those people don't know your story, and if you listen to them, then nothing will ever change.” - Former First Lady Michelle Obama, speaking to the graduating class of 2020.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020 issue, page 6.

Millions, Immortality, Rainy Afternoon, Susan Ertz

“Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do on a rainy afternoon.” - Susan Ertz

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 9.

Life, Infinitely Happier, Born at the Age of Eighty, Mark Twain

“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” - Mark Twain

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 1.

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.

What Feminism Is, Feminist, Doormat, 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.

Art, Rebellion, Unfulfilled Desire, Emma Goldman

“Art is part of a rebellion against the realities of its unfulfilled desire.” - Emma Goldman

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 30.

Hold Each Other Accountable, Racism and Discrimination, Progress of Our Ancestors, Dayonna Carson

“We need to hold each other accountable for standing up against racism and discrimination of any kind. We must not let the progress of our ancestors have been in vain.” - High school senior Dayonna Carson during her valedictorian speech at Central High School in Chattanooga, Tenn.; the school's administrators turned off her mic as she finished her speech with “No justice, no peace”

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020 issue, page 6.

Why Torture Yourself, Life, Laura Walker

“Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?” - Laura Walker

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 36.

Cautious Careful People, Reputations, Reform, Susan B. Anthony

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations...can never effect a reform.” - Susan B. Anthony

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 11.

Suppose, An Idiot, Member of Congress, Mark Twain

"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mark_twain_161288.

World, Dangerous Place, 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

Monsters, Ghosts, Stephen King

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” ― Stephen King

Found on GoodReads. Can be viewed here.

So Old, Bartenders, Pulse, Louise Bowie

“I'm so old that bartenders check my pulse instead of my ID.” - Louise Bowie

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 92.

Moods, Accomplish Nothing, Pearl S. Buck

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to earth.” - Pearl S. Buck

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 12.