Call You a Bitch, Thank You, Glorida Steinem

“If they call you a bitch, say 'Thank you!'” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 110.

Most Clever Species, Destroy, Jane Goodall

“Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?” ― Jane Goodall

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/18163.Jane_Goodall.

Not Our Differences, Divide Us, Audre Lorde

“It is not our differences that divide us, it is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” - Audre Lorde

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 119.

Single, Born That Way, Mae West

“I'm single because I was born that way.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 115.

Pregnant, Face the Reality, Your Personhood and Autonomy are Conditional, Jia Tolentino

“Anyone who can get pregnant must now face the reality that half of the country is in the hands of legislators who believe that your personhood and autonomy are conditional – who believe that, if you are impregnated by another person, under any circumstance, you have a legal and moral duty to undergo pregnancy, delivery, and, in all likelihood, two decades or more of caregiving, no matter the permanent and potentially devastating consequences for your body, you heart, your mind, your family, your ability to put food on the table, your plans, your aspirations, your life.” - Writer Jia Tolentino in an op-ed for The New Yorker.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2022 issue, page 4.

Hopeful, Bad Times, Human History, Howard Zinn

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

"And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” ― Howard Zinn

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1899.Howard_Zinn.

Politicians, Telling the Truth, Felicity Kendall

“There's one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth – their lips move.” - British actress Felicity Kendall.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 65.

Love, Romance, Gloria Steinem

“Love is wanting what's best for the other person. Romance is wanting the other person.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 32.

Blind with Patriotism, Can't Face Reality, 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.

Human Potential, Compassion, Altruism, Love, Jane Goodall

“We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.” ― Jane Goodall, Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/18163.Jane_Goodall.

Being a Mother, Noble Status, Why Does it Change, Florynce Kennedy

“Being a mother is a noble status, right? Right. So why does it change why you put 'unwed' or 'welfare' in front of it?” - Civil rights lawyer Florynce Kennedy, once lionized by the press as “Radicalism's Rudest Mouth” and as a “loud-mouthed middled-aged colored lady” by herself.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 193.

Are You Proud, First Mexican American Woman, Texas Senate, Also Disgusted, Texas state Sen. Judith Zaffirini

“People would ask me, ‘Are you proud to be the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas Senate?’ I would say, ‘Well, yes, but I’m also disgusted. I’m disgusted because it took so long.’ … In the entire history of the state of Texas, only 24 women have served in the Texas Senate – only 24, including the eight who serve today. Twenty-four women have served with 952 men during 88 legislative sessions … so it’s bittersweet. You celebrate because you did it, but you’re sad and disappointed tht it took so long.” - Texas state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, now the first woman dean of the Texas Senate. Found in Ms. Magazine, Spring 2024, page 6.

Can't Be Neutral, Moving Train, Howard Zinn

“You can't be neutral on a moving train.” ― Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1899.Howard_Zinn.

Amateurs, Inspiration, Go to Work, Stephen King

“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

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King?page=2.

Single Woman, Oral Contraception, Marsha Doble

“For a single woman, the most effective method of oral contraception is to just yell out, 'Yes, yes, I want to have your baby!!'” - Marsha Doble

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 17.

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/.

Distrust Those People, What God Wants, Their Own Desires, 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.

Forgiveness and Compassion, Hold People Accountable, Bell Hooks

“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?” - Bell Hooks

Found on InspiringQuotes at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/1212-bell-hooks.

No Flag Large Enough, Innocent People, Howard Zinn

“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” ― Howard Zinn

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1899.Howard_Zinn.

Majority Male, Majority White Institutions, Representation, St. Paul, Minn., City Council President Mitra Jalali

“Let’s just say, a whole lot of people who are comfortable with majority male, majority white institutions for nearly 170 years of city history are suddenly sharply concerned about representation. My thoughts and prayers are with them in this challenging time.” - St. Paul, Minn., City Council President Mitra Jalali, speaking at an event celebrating the inauguration of the new, all-women City Council (all seven members are younger than 40; six are women of color).

Found in Ms. Magazine, Spring 2024, page 6.

Fight for the Things, Lead Others to Join You, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on leadership

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Lead From the Back, Let Others Believe, Nelson Mandela

“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” - Nelson Mandela

Found in Parade Magazine at https://parade.com/1074913/kelseypelzer/nelson-mandela-quotes/.