Feminist, Masochist, Gloria Steinem

“If you're not a feminist, you're a masochist.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 41.

Mind-Altering Drug, Truth, Lily Tomlin

“The best mind-altering drug is truth.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 141.

Running as a Woman, What 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.

Serious Daring, Within, Eudora Welty

“All serious daring starts from within.” - Eudora Welty

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 19.

Glass Ceiling, Turn Up the Heat, Pauline R. Kezer

“The glass ceiling gets more pliable when you turn up the heat!” - Pauline R. Kezer, Connecticut Secretary of State, plotting a patriarchal melt-down.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 168.

Reality, Leading Cause of Stress, Jane Wagner

“Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it.” - Writer Jane Wagner, the wry collaborative mind behind some of Lily Tomlin's best lines.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 15.

Too Much, Wonderful, Mae West

“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 46.

Thirty-Seven, Paper Route, Social Security, Affair, Erma Bombeck

“I was thirty-seven, too old for a paper route, too young for social security, and too tired for an affair.” - Erma Bombeck, on her transformation from housewife into humorist.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 163.

Mistake, Politicians, Appointed, (Not) Anointed, Mrs. Claude Pepper

“The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.” - Florida politics-follower Mrs. Claude Pepper, no friend of the overt oily.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 67.

Difficult Day, Inner Child, Higher Power, Lynn Lavner

“I've been having kind of a difficult day...my Inner Child threw up on my Higher Power.” - Lynn Lavner

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 56.

Computer problems

Hi, readers! In case you've been wondering what's up, I'm having computer issues (again). I should be up and running by Friday. Here's hoping! See you then...

Does anyone else find it ironic that I posted a quote here about silence just before the computer problems started?

Silence, Protection, Audre Lorde

"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde

Found at Brainy Quote. Read it at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde357292.html.

Ultimate Measure of a Man, Moments of Comfort, Times of Challenge, Martin Luther King

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

When a Man Gets Up to Speak, When a Woman Gets Up , Pauline Frederick

“When a man gets up to speak, people listen then look. When a woman gets up, people look, then, if they like what they see, they listen.” - Pauline Frederick

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 106.

Puppy Love, Dog's Live, Gladiola Montana

“Be wary of puppy love; it can lead to a dog's life.” - Gladiola Montana

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 67.

Hardest Years, Helen Hayes

“The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.” - Helen Hayes (at 73)

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 1.

More Articulate One Is, Dangerous Words, May Sarton

“The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.” - Prolific poet/prosaist May Sarton, a major menace to society.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 7.

Rat Race, If You Win, Lily Tomlin

“The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 27.

Govern Woman, Susan B. Anthony

"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Success in Mediocre World, Lily Tomlin

“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 90.

Strong Individual, Asks for Help, Rona Barrett

“The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.” - Rona Barrett

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 93.

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.

Question Authority, Timothy Leary

"Think for yourself and question authority." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/timothylea378747.html.

Women, Equal with Men, Lack Ambition, Timothy Leary

"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/timothy_leary.html

Society at Peace with Itself, Martin Luther King

"We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

If You Can't Fly Then Run, Martin Luther King

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html

Love Conquers All, Mae West

“Love conquers all things except poverty and a toothache.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 67.

No Good Deed, Clare Boothe Luce

"No good deed goes unpunished." - Clare Boothe Luce

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/clare_boothe_luce.html.

Woman, Succeed, Fail, Clare Boothe Luce

"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes.' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'" - Clare Boothe Luce

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/clare_boothe_luce.html.