Over the Hill, Enjoy the View, Anonymous

“As long as you're over the hill, you might as well enjoy the view.” - Anonymous

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 63.

No One, Terrorize a Whole Nation, Edward R. Murrow

"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices." - Edward R. Murrow

Can be found at Goodreads or by clicking here.

Forty, Old Age of Youth, Fifty, Youth of Old Age, French Proverb

“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.” - French proverb

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 44.

They Have Never Been, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Men on the Court

“They have never been a 13-year-old girl.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, About men on the court, after her male colleagues appeared indifferent about a girl's strip-search by school administrators.

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Contribution to the World, Draw, Keith Haring

“My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can.” - Keith Haring

Found at Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters, edited by Bob Raczka, page 27.

Life, Infinitely Happier, Mark Twain

“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” - Mark Twain

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 1.

No Great Things, Small Things, Great Love, Mother Teresa

“We can do no great things – only small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 96.

Always Do More, Required, George S. Patton, Jr.

“Always do more than is required of you.” - George S. Patton, Jr.

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 119.

Only Those, Risk, How Far One Can Go, T. S. Eliot

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T. S. Eliot, poet, playwright, publisher

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 23.

Scariest Moment, Before You Start, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found on Goodreads.

It Helps, A Little Deaf, Marriage, Workplace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“It helps sometimes to be a little deaf (in marriage and in) every workplace, including the good job I have now.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, about marriage and work

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Pause to Wonder, Good as Dead, Albert Einstein

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 89.

Middle Age, Turning Out Lights, John Marion

“Middle age is the time a guy starts turning out lights for economic rather than romantic reasons.” - John Marion

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 3.

Force, All-Conquering, Victories, Short-Lived, Abraham Lincoln

“Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.” - Abraham Lincoln

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 26.

Understand a Person, His Point of View, Atticus Finch, Harper Lee

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.

Make Life Less Difficult, George Eliot

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?” - George Eliot

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.

Fight, Things You Care About, Lead Others to Join You, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Leadership

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on leadership

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Ever Tried, Fail Better, Samuel Beckett

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett, playwright, novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 101.

Last Tree, Last River, Last Fish, Money, Cree Indian Proverb, Prophecy

"Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Proverb/Prophecy

This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.

At My Age, Flirts, Popcorn, Milton Berle

“At my age, when a girl flirts with me in the movies, she's after my popcorn.” - Milton Berle

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 16.

No Pessimist, Secrets of the Stars, Human Spirit, Helen Keller

“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” - Helen Keller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 21.

Defense, Women and Children, Pat Schroeder

“When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think.” - Pat Schroeder

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 103.

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.

At Last Beginning, History Books, Token Woman, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“We are at last beginning to relegate to the history books the idea of the token woman.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, about her legacy

Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.

Gonna Be Here, Make a Difference, Will Smith's Grandmother

“If you gonna be here, then there's a necessity to make a difference.” - Will Smith's (actor) grandmother

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 34.

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.

Adults, Asking Little Kids, Looking for Ideas, Paula Poundstone

"Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas." - Paula Poundstone

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

Fiction Reveals the Truth, Jessamy West

“Fiction reveals the truth that reality obscures.” - Jessamyn West, author

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 75.

Truth is Found, Free to Pursue It, Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 72.

Life, Glorious Cycle of Song, Marie of Romania, Dorothy Parker

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

A medley of extemporanea;

And love is a thing that can never go wrong;

And I am Marie of Romania."

Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.

When Spiderwebs Unite, Halt Even the Lion, African Proverb

“When spiderwebs unite, they can halt even the lion.” - African proverb

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 149.