Belief, Supernatural, Joseph Conrad

"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/joseph_conrad_118939

No Man, Liberal, Radical, Unpaid or Underpaid Labor, Gloria Steinem

"No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair play, if his work depends in any way on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women at home, or in the office." - Gloria Steinem

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gloria_steinem_101981.

Courage, Scared, Eddie Rickenbacker

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eddiericke104722.html.

Reality, Stop Believing, Doesn't Go Away, Philip K. Dick

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4764.Philip_K_Dick.

End of Your Life, Never Regret, Time Not Spent, Barbara Bush

"At the end of your life, you will never regret mot having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent a husband, a friend, a child or a parent." - Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president and mother of the 43rd.

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

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/motherjone195568.html

Give Up Their Power, Thinking They Don't Have Any, Alice Walker

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." — Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple"



Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 12.

Struggle for Human Rights, Social Justice, Si Se Puede, Dolores Heurta

"We've already marched many thousands of miles in our struggle for human rights and social justice, and tomorrow we march again. We must do this. We can do this. Si se puede!" - Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers, in the Special Elections 2016 issue of Ms. Magazine.

Time for Racial Discrimination, Over, Jimmy Carter

"I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over." - Jimmy Carter

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/jimmy_carter_398677.

Difference Between Fiction and 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.

Withered Rose, Mr. Right, Sauerkraut, Barbara J. Petoskey

“Forget the withered rose or faded vow from Mr. Right. Love departs – but sauerkraut, once savored, stays the night.” - Barbara J. Petoskey



Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 43.

Mistake, They've Been Appointed, Anointed, Mrs. Claude Pepper

“The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.” - Florida politics-follower Mrs. Claude Pepper, no friend of the overt oily.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 67.

Totally Objective Person, Antonia Fraiser

“Of course, there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except for Almighty God, if she exists.” - Historian Antonia Fraiser. (And if she does exist, boy, is she pissed off.)

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 120.

No Person, Demands Your Silence, Right to Grow, Alice Walker

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 89.

Well-Behaved Women, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 43.

Strong Men, Role Models, Michelle Obama

“Because let's be very clear, strong men, men who are truly role models, don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful.” - First lady Michelle Obama, campaigning for Clinton in October after the release of Donald Trump's Access Hollywood video.

From Ms Magazine: Winter 2016, page 6.

An Eye For An Eye, Do the Right Thing, Martin Luther King, Jr.

"That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

From http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/31-martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-to-inspire-greatness-in-you.html.

Question Authority, Timothy Leary

"Think for yourself and question authority." - Timothy Leary

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/timothylea378747.html.

Women to Take Official Power, Oppression, Dolores Huerta

“We know how important it is for women to take official power. The oppression of women takes so many forms, and the only way to overcome is by taking power.” - Activist Dolores Huerta, accepting the Young Elected Officials Network's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

Found in Ms. Magazine, page 6, Spring 2019

Critical Moment in History, Three Things, Anger, Pain, Denial, Fear, Abuse, Cover-Up, Jennie Willoughby

“We are at a critical moment in history and there are three things I know to be true: Where there is anger, there is underlying pain. Where there is denial, there is underlying fear. Where there is abuse, there is cover-up.” - Jennie Willoughby, ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, writing for Time in response to President Donald Trump calling her a liar.

Found in Ms. Magazine, page 6, Spring 2018

Women Must Not Accept, Challenge, Margaret Sanger

"Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression." — Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood

Found on Brainyquote.com, at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/margaret_sanger.html.

Eat Bread Without Hope, 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.

Establishment, Very Frightened, Bella Abzug

"The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened." - Bella Abzug (Though there are a few great men, very brave, Bella may've had it on the mark, for the most part)

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug388346.html.

Cats Aren't Happy, Thinking Up Ways, Penny Ward Moser

“When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.” - Penny Ward Moser

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 8.

Ruthless, Joe McCarthy, Put You on Hold, Marlo Thomas

“A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold.” - Marlo Thomas

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press (editor), page 108.

Liberate a Woman, Liberate a Man, Margaret Mead

"Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man." - Margaret Mead

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_mead_105174.

Measure of a Society, Treat Their Weakest, Jimmy Carter

"The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens." - Jimmy Carter

Found on A-Z Quotes at http://www.azquotes.com/quote/557101.

This can also be applied to children currently being separated from their immigrant parents.

Nation of Sheep, Government of Wolves, Defend Freedom, Edward R. Murrow

"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow

"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Both of these can be found at Goodreads, specifically at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/178884.Edward_R_Murrow.

Spend All Day, Beat the Machine, Bella Abzug

"I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure." - Bella Abzug

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bellaabzug688092.html.

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's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/margaret_mead_100502.