Fool, Money, Elected, Will Rogers

"A fool and his money are soon elected." - Will Rogers

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/willrogers128083.html.

Motivation, Dreams, Work Clothes, Benjamin Franklin

“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” — Benjamin Franklin

Found at http://www.values.com/inspirational-quotes/6240-motivation-is-when-your-dreams-put-on-work.

War is Wretched, Fool, Fraud, Cruel Reality, John McCain

“War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.” - John McCain

Found in the Los Angeles Times, at http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-mccain-memorable-quotes-20180826-story.html.

Very Powerful, Very Stupid, Alter Their Views, Fit the Facts, Alter the Facts, Dr. Who

"You know the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that need altering." - Doctor Who - Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

Found on IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811885/quotes.

Note: I normally don't use movie or TV quotes here, but this somehow just seemed appropriate during the current political climate.

Understand a Person, Point of View, Harper Lee, Atticus Finch

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.

Silence, Not Protect You, 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.

God Made Man, Made Woman, Adela Rogers St. Johns

“God made man, and then said I can do better than that and made woman.” - Adela Rogers St. Johns

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 128.

When One's Mind is Made Up, Rosa Parks

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." — Rosa Parks, African-American civil rights activist

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rosa_parks_390344

Defend the Rights, Access to Care, Cecile Richards

“We will defend the rights we've won. We'll defend access to care millions depend on. We've been doing it 100 years. We're not stopping now.” - Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, page 10.

Real Courage, You Know You're Licked, You Begin Anyway, Harper Lee, Atticus Finch

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." - (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.

Romantic Matter, Brothers, James Baldwin

“It is not a romantic matter. It is the unutterable truth: all men are brothers. That's the bottom line.” - James Baldwin

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Make Up Horrors, Cope, Real Ones, Stephen King

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” ― Stephen King

Found on Goodreads. You can view it here.

Measure Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, Assimilated Conformists, Abbie Hoffman

"You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." - Abbie Hoffman

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/abbie_hoffman.html.

Place in the Sun, Blisters, Abigail Van Buren

“If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.” - Abigail Van Buren

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 126.

Measure, Moments of Comfort, Times of Challenge, Martin Luther King, Jr.

"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

Patriot, Defend His Country, Government, Edward Abbey

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." - Edward Abbey

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/edward_abbey_169278.

Slavery, Woman, History, Susan B. Anthony

"The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history." - Susan B. Anthony, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage

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

Choose to do Great Things, No Difference, Power, Oprah Winfrey

“Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.” - Oprah Winfey

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 162.

No One is Born Hating, Learn to Hate, Taught to Love, Nelson Mandela

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Keep Silent, Confusions, Cornelia Otis Skinner

“One learns in life to keep silent and draw one's own confusions.” - Cornelia Otis Skinner

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 124.

Woman, Tea Bag, Hot Water, Eleanor Roosevelt

"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/eleanor_roosevelt_127143.

Writer, Read, Write, Stephen King

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” ― Stephen King

Found on Goodreads. To read more, click here.

Everything is in Our Heads, Not Lose Them, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

“Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them.” - Couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, a very fashionable French revolutionary.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 30.

Start Painting, Raised Chickens, Grandma Moses

“If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.” - Grandma Moses, a very pragmatic primitivist.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 171.

America, Name, Religion, Goals, Muhammad Ali

“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize, but get used to me. Black, confident, cocky. My name, not yours. My religion, not yours. My goals, my own. Ge used to me.” - Muhammad Ali

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Talent, Table Salt, Talented Individual, Successful, 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.

Only Thing, Fear, Fear Itself, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_109480.

Juries, Jury Duty, Monica Piper

“Juries scare me. I don't want to put my fate in the hands of twelve people who weren't even smart enough to get out of jury duty.” - Monica Piper

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 58.

Men, Apologize, Weakness, Women, Strengths, Lois Wyse

“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.” - Lois Wyse

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 107.

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.

What We Need in the United States, Love, Wisdom, Robert F. Kennedy

“What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or whether they be black.” - Robert F. Kennedy

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.