"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Found on The Today Show at https://www.today.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-20-inspiring-ideas-rbg-t192057r.
Quote of the Day
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
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.
Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
People Were Afraid, Black Woman, Caricature, former First Lady Michelle Obama
"The one thing they knew people were afraid of was the strength of a black woman. So they turned that into a caricature." - former First Lady Michelle Obama at the Essence Festival in New Orleans in July, reflecting on the attacks she faced when her husband was in office.
From Ms. Magazine, Fall 2019 issue, page 6.
From Ms. Magazine, Fall 2019 issue, page 6.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Seems Impossible, Done, Nelson Mandela
“It always seems impossible until it's done.” - Nelson Mandela
Found in Parade Magazine at https://parade.com/1074913/kelseypelzer/nelson-mandela-quotes/.
Found in Parade Magazine at https://parade.com/1074913/kelseypelzer/nelson-mandela-quotes/.
Monday, April 29, 2024
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.
Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mark_twain_161288.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Want the Rainbow, Put Up with the Rain, Dolly Parton
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” - Dolly Parton
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 124.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 124.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Anti-Feminist Institutions, Dresses, Flo Kennedy
“It is interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing dresses.” - Flo Kennedy
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 36.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 36.
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