Rainbow, Rain, Dolly Parton

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!" - Dolly Parton

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/144067.Dolly_Parton.

Life Doesn't Count, Do Your Small Part, Better World, Barack Obama

“What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.” - Barack Obama

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

Race, Impostor Syndrome, Rachel Entrekin

“During the race … the mantra that I kept saying was like ‘Why not you?’ I felt a lot of impostor syndrome when I was out front at mile 50 – like ‘What are you doing?’ … Maybe especially women, we tend to talk ourselves out of even trying to do things because we think that we’re not qualitifed or we don’t have the experiences or we don’t whatever – but why not? Why not try?” - American ultramarathoner Rachel Entrekin, who beat out every other runner (men included) in a record-breaking finish in Arizona’s Cocodona 250.

Found in Summer 2026 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Died, Buried, Benjamin Franklin

“Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.” ― Benjamin Franklin

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/289513.Benjamin_Franklin.

Misunderstood, Condemned, Gloria Steinem

“Being misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is way more painful than being condemned by your enemies.” - 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 91.

Marriage, Fifty-Fifty Proposition, Men, Percentages, Flo Kennedy

“Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men or percentages.” - Flo Kennedy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 71.

Writing, Money, Famous, Stephen King

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads' Stephen King quotes section.