Get Busy Living, Get Busy Dying, Stephen King

“Get busy living or get busy dying.” ― Stephen King, Different Seasons

Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

Remember the Ladies, All Men, Tyrants, Abigail Adams

“Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by an Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” - Abigail Adams, wife of the second 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 47.

Imagine It Possible, Find Something, Rita Dove

"You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible." — Rita Dove, first African-American poet laureate of the U.S.

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/inspiration/2010/01/inspiring-quotes-from-great-women-in-history.aspx?p=8.

You're Right, What Others Think, Barbara McClintock

“When you know you're right, you don't care what others think. You know sooner or later it will come out in the wash.” - Barbara McClintock. At the age of eighty-one, the boastful botanist finally reaped her well-deserved reward – in the form of a Nobel Prize.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 10.

Humor, Anger, Make-Up On, Stephen King

“Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.” ― Stephen King, Bag of Bones

Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

Need a Man, My Existence, Shirley MacLaine

“I don't need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we'll ever have is the one with ourselves.” - Shirley MacLaine

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 134.

Resent the Idea, Sexy and Smart, Dyed My Hair, Loni Anderson

“I resent the idea that you can't be both sexy and smart. When I dyed my hair, the peroxide didn't fry my brain cells.” - Actress Loni Anderson. It's the color that's artificial, not the intelligence.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 31.

Definition of Maturity, Length of Time, Realize Someone is a Jackass, Brett Butler

“The older I get, the simpler the definition of maturity seems: it's the length of time between when I realize someone is a jackass and when I tell them that they're one.” - Brett Butler

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 76.

Smart and Capable, Live in Community Together, Anna Quindlen

“I learned that women were smart and capable, could live in community together without men, and in fact did not need men much.” - Anna Quindlen, nun-educated essayist, on the feminist fringe benefits of attending parochial school.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 109.

Want to Be a 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 at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.

Man in Love, Incomplete, Finished, Zsa Zsa Gabor

“A man in love is incomplete until he's married – then he's finished.” - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 72.

Think Much of a Man, 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.

Late for Dinner, Having an Affair, Lying 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.

When All Else Fails, Library, Stephen King

“When all else fails, give up and go to the library.” ― Stephen King, 11/22/63

Something to Eat, A Little Love, Sermon on How to Behave, Billie Holiday

“You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.” - Billie Holiday

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 123.

Censorship, Thought Control, Pat Frank, Alas Babylon

“Censorship and thought control can exist only in secrecy and darkness.” ― Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon

Found on Goodreads. Read more here.

Feel Discriminated Against, Astonishes Me, Pleasure of My Company, Zora Neale Hurston

"Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_132700.

Macho, Mucho, Zsa Zsa Gabor

“Macho does not prove mucho.” - Zsa Zsa Gabor

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 78.

What Kills a Skunk, Abraham Lincoln

“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.” - Abraham Lincoln

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

Finding a Man, Ain't a Fool, Gladiola Montana

“Finding a man ain't all that hard. Finding one that ain't a fool is a lot harder.” - Gladiola Montana

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 77. Unfortunately, there are fools of all genders...

Important Thing, Think Of Me, Think of Them, Queen Victoria

“The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.” - Queen Victoria

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 25.

White House, I Asked, More Than a Fair Question, April Ryan

“The White House has had issues with me ever since January, when I asked, 'Mr. President, are you a racist?' After his response to Charlottesville, after 's---hole countries,' after 'get that some of a b--- off the field' and 'What the hell do you have to lose?' it's more than a fair question, it's necessary. As a black female journalist, I'm going to keep asking it and continue seeking answers. That's my job, and I am up for it.” - White House correspondent April Ryan, in a Washington Post op-ed written after President Donald Trump told her to “sit down” in a press conference on Nov. 7.
Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2019, page 6.

Occurred to Me, White Gloves, Mary Janes, No One, Dance Backward, Jill Ruckelshaus

“It occurred to me when I was thirteen and wearing white gloves and Mary Janes and going to dancing school, that no one should have to dance backward all their lives.” - Jill Ruckelshaus

Found on IZQuotes at https://izquotes.com/quote/jill-ruckelshaus/it-occurred-to-me-when-i-was-thirteen-and-wearing-white-gloves-and-mary-janes-and-going-to-dancing-332742.

Monsters Are Real, 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.

What We are Capable of, Grueling Election Cycle, Tenacity, Fortitude, Courage, Retta

“I have seen what we are capable of this grueling election cycle and am uplifted by the tenacity, fortitude and courage of the men and women who fought for women's rights, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, and I am emboldened by it...Are you fired up? 'Cause I'm ready to go!” - Retta

Found in Ms. Magazine's Special 2016 Election Issue, page 11.

Learning to Speak, Avital Ronell

“Learning to speak is like learning to shoot.” - Professor Avital Ronell, comparative literature specialist, and a self-proclaimed “ivory-tower terrorist.”

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 9.

Fashion Dropout, Harper's Bazaar, Clothes, Molly Ivins

“Although a life-long fashion dropout, I have absorbed enough by reading Harper's Bazaar while waiting at the dentist's to have grasped that the purpose of fashion is to make A Statement. My own modest Statement, discerned by true cognoscenti, is, 'Woman Who Wears Clothes So She Won't Be Naked.'” - Molly Ivins

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 37.

World, Dangerous Place, Albert Einstein

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein.

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins143096.html

Democracy, Freedom, Dissidents, 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.

Writing, Making Money, Getting Famous, 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.

Masculinity, Cult, Actor Terry Crews

“Masculinity can be a cult. And when I say 'cult,' it's no different than David Koresh. It's no different than Jim Jones.” - Actor Terry Crews, speaking at the Women in the World Summit after coming forward with his own #MeToo story of being sexually harassed in Hollywood.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Summer 2018, page 6.