Reality Denied, Haunt, Philip K. Dick

“Reality denied comes back to haunt.” ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

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Your 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.

Better, Die on Your Feet, Live on Your Knees, Delores Ibarruri

“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” - Dolores Ibarruri

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 24.

Test of Holding a Job, Chromosomes, Bella Abzug

“The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.” - Bella Abzug, three-term U.S. Congresswoman from New York, known both for the unconventional contents of her cranium and her penchant for placing ladylike chapeaux on it.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 55.

Wrinkles, Relaxed-Fit Skin, Cathy Crimmins

“Don't think of it as wrinkles. Think of it as relaxed-fit skin.” - Cathy Crimmins

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 75.

Facts First, Distort Them, Mark Twain

"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." - Mark Twain

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain122862.html.

Jokes, Watch the Government, Report the Facts, Will Rogers

"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers100045.html.

Solve Serious Matters, Middle of the Night, Philip K. Dick

“Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.” ― Philip K. Dick

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Difference, Fiction, Reality, Tom Clancy

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tom_clancy.html.

Life, Glorious Cycle of Song, Marie of Romania, Dorothy Parker

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

A medley of extemporanea;

And love is a thing that can never go wrong;

And I am Marie of Romania."

Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.

Tough, Ambitious, Bitch, Madonna

“I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” - Madonna

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 2.

Fountain of Youth, Creativity, Love, Sophia Loren

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.” - Sophia Loren

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 154.

Information, Common Sense, Gertrude Stein

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” - Gertrude Stein

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 55.

Sentence, Series of Words, Power to Destroy, Power to Heal, Philip K. Dick

“There exists, for everyone, a sentence - a series of words - that has the power to destroy you. Another sentence exists, another series of words, that could heal you. If you're lucky you will get the second, but you can be certain of getting the first.” ― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

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Man's Got to Do, Woman Must Do, Rhonda Hansome

“A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.” - Rhonda Hansome

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 77.

Problem with Introspection, Philip K. Dick

“The problem with introspection is that it has no end.” ― Philip K. Dick

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Mother Asks, Advice, Formality, Erma Bombeck

"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." - Erma Bombeck

Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html

Dangerous Place, People Who Don't do Anything, Albert Einstein

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein.

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Facing It, Face It, Way to Get Through, Joseph Conrad

"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephconr156719.html.

Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary Harris "Mother" Jones.

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/motherjone195568.html

Note: I just want to say something to my friends, family, and everyone here in Florida: I hope you made it through Hurricane Irma okay. We were without power in my neighborhood for maybe 14-ish hours, had a bunch of tree limbs down, a few fences blown over, but other than that, nothing much. Hope you, too, were so lucky. We survived!

Comfort the Afflicted, Afflict the Comfortable, Finley Peter Dunne

"Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable." - Finley Peter Dunne.

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Can't Be a Good Example, Horrible Warning, Catherine Aird

“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 65.

Eat Bread Without Hope, Slowly Starve to Death, Pearl S. Buck

“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.” - Pearl S. Buck. Her goal as a novelist was not only to entertain, but to enlighten.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 119.

Heroic Trait, Ordinary People, No to the Tyrant, Resistance, Philip K. Dick

“This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance.” ― Philip K. Dick

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True Measure, Intelligence, How High He Rises, How Quickly...He Respond(s), Needs of Others, Philip K. Dick

“The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.” ― Philip K. Dick

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Americans, Nation of Immigrants, Barack Obama

"My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too." - Barack Obama

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Burn Books, Destroy a Culture, Stop Reading, Ray Bradbury

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=ray+bradbury&commit=Search.

Kindness, Soon, Too Late, Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo106295.html.

Right Track, Run Over, Will Rogers

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers

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Sexiness, Beauty, Man Who Makes You Laugh, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman

“Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat!” - Actress Joanne Woodward, the merry Mrs. of actor Paul Newman

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 149.

Only Jobs, No Man Is Qualified, Only Job, No Woman Is Qualified, Wilma Scott Heide R.N.

“The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is a sperm donor.” - Wilma Scott Heide, R.N., enumerating the three textbook cases in which anatomy is in indeed destiny.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 157.