“The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.” - Helen Keller
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 48.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Acting, Minor of Gifts, Katharine Hepburn
“Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.” - Katharine Hepburn
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 31.
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 31.
Friday, December 29, 2023
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.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 110.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Old Age, Plane, Storm, Golda Meir
“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there is nothing you can do.” - Golda Meir
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 71.
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 71.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Freedom and Justice, Have Fun, Molly Ivins
“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” - Molly Ivins
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Whatever Women Do, Twice as Well, Not Difficult, Charlotte Whittons
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” - Charlotte Whittons, mathematically gifted mayor of Ottawa.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 189.
Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 189.
Monday, December 25, 2023
Consent to 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.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 26.
Sunday, December 24, 2023
No Matter the Fight, Ladylike, Mary "Mother" Jones
"No matter the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies." - Militant labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones, one mean maternal unit to mess with.
(Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.)
(Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.)
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Involved in Any Art, Good, Lucky, Katharine Hepburn
“I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they are good – or there because they are lucky.” - Katharine Hepburn
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.
Friday, December 22, 2023
Running as a Woman, Choice, Patricia Schroeder
“When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'” - 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.
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Standing in the Middle of the Road, Traffic, Margaret Thatcher
"Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides." - "'Iron Maiden' Margaret Thatcher, England's unswervingly Conservative PM," in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Cock, Sun Had Risen, Crow, George Eliot
“He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” - George Eliot
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 38.
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 38.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Disappointed, Fail, Doomed, Don't Try, Beverly Sills
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.” - Beverly Sills
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.
Monday, December 18, 2023
Blind with Patriotism, Wrong is Wrong, Malcolm X
"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it." - Malcolm X
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_390503.
Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_390503.
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Life, Lived, Support Yourself, Interesting, Katharine Hepburn
“Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself.” - Katharine Hepburn
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Pray, Dead, Fight, Living, 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
Friday, December 15, 2023
Comfort, Afflicted, Confortable, 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
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/finley_peter_dunne.html
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Fight a Battle, Win It, Margaret Thatcher
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” - Margaret Thatcher
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 75.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 75.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Live For, 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.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Brevity, Lingerie, Dorothy Parker
“Brevity is the soul of lingerie.” - Dorothy Parker
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 126.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 126.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Significant Moral Difference, Violent Crime, Cross a Border Illegally, Madeleine K. Albright
“There is a significant moral difference between a person who commits a violent crime and a person who tries to cross a border illegally in order to put food on the family table. Such migrants may violate our laws against illicit entry, but if that's all they do they are trespassers, not criminals. They deserve to have their dignity respected.” ― Madeleine Albright, Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/63111.Madeleine_K_Albright.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/63111.Madeleine_K_Albright.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Obey All the Rules, Fun, Katharine Hepburn
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” - Katharine Hepburn
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 87.
Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 87.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Own Everything, Tell Your Stories, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” ― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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.
Friday, December 8, 2023
Last Tree, Cut Down, Last River, Poisoned, Money, Cree Indian Proverb/Prophecy
"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.
This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Date Which Will Live in Infamy, Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt on the morning after the Pearl Harbor attack
I wanted to post this to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor, which "helped shape the course of World War II."
Found on Pearl Harbor Warbirds at https://pearlharborwarbirds.com/12-powerful-pearl-harbor-quotes/.
I wanted to post this to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor, which "helped shape the course of World War II."
Found on Pearl Harbor Warbirds at https://pearlharborwarbirds.com/12-powerful-pearl-harbor-quotes/.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Rage, Writers, Water, Fish, Nikki Giovanni
"Rage is to writers what water is to fish. A laid-back writer is like an orgasmic prostitute - an anomaly." - Nikki Giovanni, impassioned poet. (Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.)
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Men and Women, 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.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 105.
Monday, December 4, 2023
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.
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.
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Hitler, Sacrificed, Seemed Authentic, Madeleine K. Albright
“Hitler lied shamelessly about himself and about his enemies. He convinced millions of men and women that he cared for them deeply when, in fact, he would have willingly sacrificed them all. His murderous ambition, avowed racism, and utter immorality were given the thinnest mask, and yet millions of Germans were drawn to Hitler precisely because he seemed authentic. They screamed, “Sieg Heil” with happiness in their hearts, because they thought they were creating a better world.” ― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/63111.Madeleine_K_Albright.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/63111.Madeleine_K_Albright.
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Books, Community and Friendship, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“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 https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.
Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.
Friday, December 1, 2023
Take Sides, Neutrality, Oppressor, 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.
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html.
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