Female President, Ova Office, Brett Butler

“A female president – maybe they'd start calling it the 'Ova Office.'” - Brett Butler

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 93.

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.

Grab the Broom of Anger, Beast of Fear, Zora Neale Hurston

"Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear." - Zora Neale Hurston

From BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_158891.

Triumphed Over, Cleopatra

“I will not be triumphed over.” - Cleopatra

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 46.

Who's Who, What's That, Phyllis Diller

“I never made Who's Who but I'm featured in What's That.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 9.

Anything Nice to Say, Sit Next to Me, Alice Roosevelt Longworth

“If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.” - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, one of America's nastiest national institutions

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 8.

Changing the World, Big Bang, Evolution, Katie Couric

“Changing the world doesn't happen all at once. It isn't a big bang. It's an evolution, the sum of a billion tiny sparks. And some of those sparks will have to come from you.” - Katie Couric

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 24.

Gentleman, Value, Anna Shaw

“A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement once said to me, 'Women have never produced anything of any value to the world.' I told him the chief product of the women had been the men, and left it to him to decide whether the product was of any value.” - Anna Shaw, the mouthiest minister this side of the Mississippi (or, for that matter, the other one).

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 60.

Patriot, 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.

Strong Feelings, Lead Your Life, Look Ahead, Ann Richards

“I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.” - Ann Richards

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 41.

Commercial, Drinking Beer, Cleaning Fish, Warning, Diane Jordan

“There's a commercial where guys sit around drinking beer, cleaning fish, wiping their noses on their sleeves and saying 'It doesn't get any better than this.' That's not a commercial. That's a warning.” - Diane Jordan

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

Hard Work, Wrinkles, Helena Rubinstein

“Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” - Helena Rubinstein

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 8.

Good Communication, Black Coffee, Anne Morrow Lindberg

“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” - Anne Morrow Lindberg

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 82.

Fight, Ladylike, God, Women, Mary "Mother" Jones

"No matter the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies." - Militant labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones, one mean maternal unit to mess with.

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

Cleaning Your House, Shoveling the Walk, Phyllis Diller

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is lie shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 170.

Life, Support Yourself, Katharine Hepburn

“Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself.” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 22.

Politicians, Wonderful People, Working for a Living, P. J. O'Rourke

"Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living." - P. J. O'Rourke

Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/p_j_orourke_617327.

Stifle Writers, Good Teacher, Flannery O'Connor

“Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.” - Fiction-writer Flannery O'Connor

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 170.

Expectations, Do Something Remarkable, Wendy Wasserstein

“Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.” - Wendy Wasserstein

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 28.

Disappointed, Fail, Doomed, Beverly Sills

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.” - Beverly Sills

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.

Get Angry About Things, Work, Toni Morrison

“I get angry about things, then go on and work.” - Toni Morrison

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 84.

Book(s) Should be Banned, Indefensible, Rebecca West

"God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_137977 .

Every Politician, Orphan, Bachelor, Lady Bird Johnson

“Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.” - Lady Bird Johnson, wife of the thirty-sixth president of the United States of America.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 49.

No Drug, Alcohol, Ills of Society, Test Them, Stupidity, Love of Power, P. J. O'Rourke

"Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power." P. J. O'Rourke

Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/p_j_orourke_106010.

What's Really Terrible, Second-Rate, Pretend, Doris Lessing

“What's really terrible is to pretend that second-rate is the first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do, or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.” - Doris Lessing

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 94.

Remember Anything, Happened or Not, Mark Twain

“When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but my faculties are decaying, now, and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the latter. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do it.” - Mark Twain

Can be found at Goodreads or by clicking here.

I Owe to Spaghetti, Sophia Loren

“Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti.” - La bella Sophia Loren, a walking advertisement for carbo loading.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 20.

Really Long Time, Thorn in the Side of Everything, Patti Smith

“I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.” - Patti Smith

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 77.

Do Foolish Things, Enthusiasm, Colette

QQ“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.” - Colette

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 137.

Late for Dinner, Having an Affair, Dead in the Street, Jessica Tandy

“When he's late for dinner, I know he's either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it's the street.” - Jessica Tandy, married to fellow actor Hume Cronyn for nearly on-half century, on the subject of drivng Miss Daisy completely bonkers.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 128.