Monsters, Ghosts, Sometimes, They Win, Stephen King

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” ― Stephen King

Found on GoodReads. Can be viewed here.

Struggle, Never-Ending Process, Freedom, Coretta Scott King

“Struggle is a never-ending process and freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” - Coretta Scott King

From The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

What I've Lost, What I Have Left, Betty Ford

“I don't look at what I've lost. I look instead at what I have left.” - Betty Ford

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 7.

Don't Give Up Trying, Love and Inspiration, Ella Fitzgerald

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." — Ella Fitzgerald, African-American Jazz singer

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=12.

Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Ann Richards

“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.” ― Ann Richards

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/30204-after-all-ginger-rogers-did-everything-that-fred-astaire-did.

One Thing, People were Afraid of, Black Woman, Caricature, Michelle Obama

"The one thing they knew people were afraid of was the strength of a black woman. So they turned that into a caricature." - former First Lady Michelle Obama at the Essence Festival in New Orleans in Juyl, reflecting on the attacks she faced when her husband was in office.

From Ms. Magazine, Fall 2019 issue, page 6.

Biggest Sin, Sitting, Florynce Kennedy

“The biggest sin is sitting on your ass.” - Fleet-tongued Florynce Kennedy. Fortunately, the Ur-activist of the Sixties and Seventies seldom stayed down in the dumps for long.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 70.

Telephone, Good Way, Drink, Fran Lebowitz

“The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.” - Satirist Fran Lebowitz, an inspiration to every sarcastic smart-ass who ever got herself booted out of high school.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 3.

Women, Money, Power, Candace Bushnell

“Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.” - Candace Bushnell

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

That Complicated, Equality for Women, Basic Principle, Equal Rights Amendment, John Oliver

"None of this is that complicated. Equality for women should be as a basic principle of our society. If you think it already is, great, all the more reason for us to write it down. And if you think it isn't, then we badly need the ERA." - John Oliver, in a segment on the Equal Rights Amendment during Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

From Ms. Magazine, Fall 2019 issue, page 6.

No Culture, Attempts to be Exclusive, Mahatma Gandhi

“No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 81.

Comedy is Tragedy, Carol Burnett, Humor is Just Truth, Gilda Radner

“Comedy is tragedy, plus time.” - Carol Burnett

“Humor is just truth, only faster.” - Gilda Radner

Both of these quotes were found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 54.

Man Who is Not Wiser Today, Yesterday, Abraham Lincoln

“I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” - Abraham Lincoln

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 25.

Prejudices, Education, Charlotte Bronte

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.” - Charlotte Bronte

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 94.

No Vote, Without Us, Florida state Sen. Lauren Book

"No vote about us without us." - Florida state Sen. Lauren Book (D) to the Tallahassee Democrat, summing up her proposed amendment to the state constitution, which would prohibit the Florida legislature from passing bills that limit women's access to abortion unless 50 percent of the House and Senate are omen; men currently make up 70 percent of both chambers.

From Ms. Magazine, Fall 2019 issue, page 6.

Saving Our Planet, Lifting People, Global Health, Women's Empowerment, Solutions, Ban Ki-moon

"Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all." - Ban Ki-moon

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ban_kimoon_643813.

Man Must Cease, Environment, Exercise His Will, Albert Schweitzer

“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility.” - Albert Schweitzer

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 34.

Woman, Man, Fish, Net, Cynthia Heimel

“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.” - Cynthia Heimel

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

Every Great Dream, Dreamer, Change the World, Harriet Tubman

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." - Harriet Tubman

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/harriet_tubman_310306.

Really Strong Woman, Accepts, Scars, Carly Simon

“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” - Carly Simon

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 59.

Prosperity, All of It, Confucius

“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.” - Confucius

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 52.

I Write for Those Women, Do Not Have a Voice, Terrified, Silence Would Save Us, It Won't, Audre Lorde

"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't." - Audre Lorde

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/audre_lorde_409007/

Future Belongs, Beauty of Their Dream, Eleanor Roosevelt

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/eleanor_roosevelt_100940.

Best Thing About the Future, One Day at a Time, Abraham Lincoln

“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” - Abraham Lincoln

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 24.

Brevity, Soul of Lingerie, Dorothy Parker

“Brevity is the soul of lingerie.” - Dorothy Parker

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 126.

Behind Every Successful Woman, Coffee, Stephanie Piro

“Behind every successful woman...is a substantial amount of coffee.” - Stephanie Piro

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 16.

What is Important, Meaningful Life, Dalai Lama

"What is important is not so much how long you live as whether you live a meaningful life. This doesn’t mean accumulating money and fame, but being of service to your fellow human beings. It means helping others if you can, but even if you can’t do that, at least not harming them." - Dalai Lama, on Twitter.

Give a Man a Fish, Teach Him How to Fish, Zenna Schaffer

“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and you get rid of him for the whole weekend.” - Zenna Schaffer, happy to be off the hook.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 190.

Winning, Making the Effort, Vince Lombardi

“Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.” - Vince Lombardi

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 19.

Books, Important, World After World, Anne Lamott

“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.” - Anne Lamott, in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Found on GoodReads. Read more at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7113.Anne_Lamott.