America, False, Hope, Barack Obama

“In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” ― Barack Obama

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6356.Barack_Obama.

Racism, Prejudice, Indifference, Thurgood Marshall

“I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust…We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.” ― Thurgood Marshall

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/331989.Thurgood_Marshall.

Care, Atteneion, Ladies, Rebllion, Abigail Adams

“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 any Laws in w hich we have no voice, or Representation.” – Abigail Adams, March 31, 1776

Found in Summer 2026 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 52.

Changing the World, Changing Himself, Leo Tolstoy

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/128382.Leo_Tolstoy.

Nice in Life, Nerve, Georgia O'Keeffe

“It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.” - Georgia O'Keeffe

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 55.

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.

Liberal, Radical, Conservative Advocate, Gloria Steinem

“No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair play if his work depends in any way of the unpaid or underpaid labor of women at home or in the workplace.” - 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 64.