If It's Going to be Done, Hands of Fate, Anita Baker

“I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead.” - Anita Baker

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

Some Birds, Caged, Wrong to Imprison Them, Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” ― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons

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

Best Thing, 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.

Want Something Said, Want Something Done, Margaret Thatcher

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." - Margaret Thatcher

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_thatcher_127088.

Wonderful Housekeeper, Divorced, Zsa Zsa Gabor

“I'm a wonderful housekeeper. Every time I get divorced, I keep the house.” - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 52.

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.

Patriot, Ready to 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.

Think They Know Everything, Great Annoyance, Isaac Asimov

“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” ― Isaac Asimov

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

High Heels, Wonderful, Men, Sue Grafton

“If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.” — Sue Grafton

Found on Quote Fancy at https://quotefancy.com/quote/1213466/Sue-Grafton-If-high-heels-were-so-wonderful-men-would-still-be-wearing-them.

Power, Being a Lady, Margaret Thatcher

"Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_thatcher_109592.

Old Age, Sissies, Bette Davis

“Old age ain't no place for sissies.” - Bette Davis

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 74.

Absolute Power, Version of Heaven on Earth, Hellish Tyrannies, Power Remains in the Hands of the People, Barry Goldwater

“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed. Their mistaken course stems from false notions of equality, ladies and gentlemen. Equality, rightly understood, as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences. Wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism. Fellow Republicans, it is the cause of Republicanism to resist concentrations of power, private or public, which enforce such conformity and inflict such despotism. It is the cause of Republicanism to ensure that power remains in the hands of the people.” ― Barry Goldwater

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/369997.Barry_M_Goldwater.

Don't Got It, Can't Show It, Got It, Can't Hide It, Zora Neale Hurston

"Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_384229.

Take Sides, Neutrality, Elie Wiesel

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html.

Rat Race, Even 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.

Violence, Last Refuge, Incompetent, Isaac Asimov

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” ― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

Old Age, Didn't Even See It Coming, Phyllis Diller

“I don't know how you feel about old age...but in my case I didn't even see it coming. It hit me from the rear.” - Phyllis Diller

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 74.

Never Doubt, Small Group, Change the World, Margaret Mead

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead

Found at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/margaretme100502.html.

No Man, Above the Law, Below It, Theodore Roosevelt

“No man is above the law and no man below it.” - Theodore Roosevelt

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 10.

Prevent Injustice, Protest, Elie Wiesel

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." - Elie Wiesel

"We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else." - Elie Wiesel

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elie_wiesel.html

Die on Your Feet, Live on Your Knees, Dolores 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.

Not Normal Times, Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary Measures, Dan Rather

"These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures." - Dan Rather

From his post on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theDanRather/posts/10158087282405716.

Very Powerful, Very Stupid, Fit the Facts, Doctor 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.

Web of Lies, Sold Gradually to the Masses, Truth, Dresden James

“When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.” - Dresden James

From The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”

Most Exciting Phrase, Science, Eureka, That's Funny, Isaac Asimov

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...” ― Isaac Asimov

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.

Cleaning Your House, Kids are Still Growing, 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.

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.

What is Important, Meaningful Life, Accumulating Money, Fame, Service, 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.

Writing, Making Money, Getting Famous, Enriching the Lives, Stephen King

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads at Stephen King quotes.

Saddest Aspect, Science Gathers Knowledge, Society, Wisdom, Isaac Asimov

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ― Isaac Asimov

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/16667.Isaac_Asimov.