Writing, Making Money, Getting Famous, Getting Happy, 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' Stephen King quotes section.

Too Angry, Keep Your Mouth Shut, Keep You Silent, Your Story, Michelle Obama, Ms. Magazine

“Don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry, or that you 'should keep your mouth shut.' There will always be those who want to keep you silent, to have you be seen but not heard, or maybe they don't even want to see you at all. But those people don't know your story, and if you listen to them, then nothing will ever change.” - Former First Lady Michelle Obama, speaking to the graduating class of 2020.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020 issue, page 6.

No Black Woman Writer, Bell Hooks

“No black woman writer in this culture can write 'too much.' Indeed, no woman writer can write 'too much.'...No woman has ever written enough.” - Bell Hooks

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 53.

Applying Pressure, Despair, Resignation, Elie Wiesel

"It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is not an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Empathy, Trying to Imagine, Do Something About it, Cornel West

“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Bitterness, Coward's Revenge, Zora Neal Hurston

“Bitterness is the coward's revenge on the world for having been hurt.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

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.

Liberal, Jesus Christ, Change Things, James E.C. Perry

"Yes, I'm a liberal. Jesus Christ was a liberal, was he not? I mean, it's not a dirty word - to want to change things." - James E.C. Perry, retiring Florida Supreme Court justice, in December 31, 2016's Tampa Bay Times ("Perry Steps Down, But He's Not Finished"). A shortened version of the article was posted on the Times' blog at http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/justice-perrys-exit-interview-go-back-to-the-original-thinking-of-the/2307922.

Scariest Moment, Just Before You Start, Stephen King

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

Found in Goodreads Stephen King quotes section.

Worse Words Than Cuss-Words, Hurt, Tillie Olsen

“There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt.” ― Tillie Olsen, Tell Me a Riddle

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/89863.Tillie_Olsen.

Remember, Across Generations, Learn, Teach, Gloria Steinem

“We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 19.

Surprised, Couldn't Talk, Gracie Allen

“When I was born, I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year and a half.” - Gracie Allen

Both found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 96.

Fight City Hall, Rumor, Audre Lorde

“That you can't fight City Hall is a rumor being circulated by City Hall.” - Audre Lorde

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 91.

Love, Sea, Moving Thing, Shore, Zora Neale Hurston

“Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every shore.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Personal Ads, Lying, Hallucinating, Rita Rudner

“Personal ads are dangerous. You have to separate the ones who are lying from the ones who are hallucinating.” - Rita Rudner

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 90.

Stupidity, Retrospect, Missed Chances, Stephen King

“Stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.” - Stephen King, '11/22/63'

Take A Risk, Old, Alice Walker

“Take a risk – grow old.” - Alice Walker

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 53.

Joy and Pain, Friendship, That's Living, Zora Neal Hurston

“I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Critical, This is Surface, Falsifies Reality, Degrades, Tillie Olsen

“Be critical. Women have the right to say: This is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades.” - Tillie Olsen. After twenty years of transcribing other people's words, the long-suppressed author of Silences finally found her own voice.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 13.

Iroquois Society, Seven Generations, Past, Future, Wilma Mankiller

“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.” - Wilma Mankiller

Found on Inspiring Quotes at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/7249-wilma-mankiller.

Memory, Culture, Civilization, Society, Future, Elie Wiesel

"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." - Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel451199.html.

Developed Language, Need to Complain, Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.” - Writer Jane Wagner, the wry collaborative mind behind some of Lily Tomlin's best lines.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 15.

No Person, Your Friend, Your Silence, Your 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.

Mourn, Organize, Gloria Steinem

“We will not mourn. We will organize.” - Gloria Steinem, in the Special Elections 2016 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 11.

Live in Infamy, Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt on the morning after the Pearl Harbor attack

I wanted to post this to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor, which "helped shape the course of World War II."

Found on Pearl Harbor Warbirds at https://pearlharborwarbirds.com/12-powerful-pearl-harbor-quotes/.

Gratitude, Humanity, Elie Wiesel

"When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude." Elie Wiesel

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/eliewiesel599768.html.

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.

Delusions of Grandeur, Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin

“Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.” - Writer Jane Wagner, the wry collaborative mind behind some of Lily Tomlin's best lines.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 15.

Common Way, Give Up Their Power, Alice Walker

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” ― Alice Walker

Found on GoodReads, here.

Marched Many Thousands of Miles, Human Rights, Social Justice, Si se Puede, Dolores Huerta

"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.

Duty of Our Generation, Solidarity, Humanizing, Elie Wiesel

"This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century -- solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and those in despair. It is expressed by the desire to give a noble and humanizing meaning to a community in which all members will define themselves not by their own identity but by that of others." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Agonize, Organize, Florynce Kennedy

“Don't agonize. Organize.” - 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.

Reality, Leading Cause of Stress, Jane Wagner, Jennifer Unlimited

“Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows.” - Jennifer Unlimited

“I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” - Jane Wagner

Both quotes found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 100.

Fight, Ladylike, Mary "Mother" Jones

"No matter the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies." - Militant labor organizer Mary "Mother" Jones, one mean maternal unit to mess with.

(Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, compiled by Autumn Stephens.)

Defend the Rights, Not Stopping Now, Cecile Richards

“We will defend the rights we've won. We'll defend access to care millions depend on. We've been doing it 100 years. We're not stopping now.” - Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood

From Ms. Magazine special election issue, page 10.

Powerless, Injustice, Protest, Despair, Working, 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

Call to Action, Come Too Far, Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar

"This is not the time for feminists to sit on the sidelines. We must fight on. We have come too far and worked too hard to go back now.

"This is a call to action. If you have the ability, desire and drive to volunteer for your favorite feminist cause or organization, the time to do so is now. Clinics need escorts; nonprofits need volunteer researchers, event organizers, administrators, lawyers, artists, designers, computer techies and fundraisers. Everyone and every skill count. We all need your passion, encouragement, skills, commitment, financial support—big or small." Eleanor Smeal, Kathy Spillar, Ms. Magazine, from the special election issue's and blog's "This is a Call to Action".

Injustice Anywhere, Threat, Justice Everywhere, Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Mother, Noble Status, Change, Florynce Kennedy

“Being a mother is a noble status, right? Right. So why does it change why you put 'unwed' or 'welfare' in front of it?” - Civil rights lawyer Florynce Kennedy, once lionized by the press as “Radicalism's Rudest Mouth” and as a “loud-mouthed middled-aged colored lady” by herself.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 193.

Repair the Roof, Sun is Shining, John F. Kennedy

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” - John F. Kennedy

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 84.

Well Done, Old Broads, Bette Davis

“If you want a thing well done, get a couple of old broads to do it.” - Bette Davis

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.

Applying Pressure, Despair, Resignation, Elie Wiesel

"It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is not an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Peaceful Revolution, John F. Kennedy

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” - John F. Kennedy

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 84.

Famous, Great, Service, Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Not everybody can be famous. But everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 29.

Women, Fifty-Fifty Proposition, Men, Percentages, Flo Kennedy

“Any woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men or percentages.” - Flo Kennedy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 71.

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.

Take Sides, Neutrality, Silence, 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.

Prolonged Slavery of Women, Human History, Susan B. Anthony

"The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history." - Susan B. Anthony, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Unhappy People, Fear Change, Mignon McLaughlin

“It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.” - Mignon McLaughlin

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 48.

Anti-Feminist, Church, Court, Flo Kennedy

“It is interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing dresses.” - Flo Kennedy

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 36.

When I Grew Up, In Charge, Wilma Vaught

“What I wanted to be when I grew up was – in charge.” - Wilma Vaught, Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 156.

Greater the Handicap, Greater the Triumph, John H. Johnson

“I believe the greater the handicap the greater the triumph.” - John H. Johnson, Succeeding against the Odds, 1989

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 111.

Let Suffering Speak, Hear the Truth, Cornel West

“You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Not Voting, Not a Protest, Surrender, Keith Ellison

"Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender." - Keith Ellison

Found in Country Living at https://www.countryliving.com/life/g24446791/voting-quotes/.

Repossess Your Life, Laugh, Try to Destroy, Toni Morrison

“You repossess your life when you laugh at the things that try to destroy you.” - Toni Morrison, Washington Post, Oct. 10, 1993

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 160.

No Man, Good Enough, Govern any Woman, Susan B. Anthony

"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_399720.

Country, Deep Trouble, Serving Others, Cornel West

“The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Voting, Right of Every Citizen, Moral Obligation, Hillary Clinton

"Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process." - Hillary Clinton

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/hillary_clinton_168298?src=t_voting.

Wealthy, Democracy, Rights as Voters, America Ferrera

"I am most concerned about the wealthy owning our democracy. [It] feels as if very real efforts to disable our democracy are underway. Between the way our rights as voters are being attacked, the way elections themselves are being gerrymandered... I really think that if we don't show up in this moment, we will [have] missed potentially our last opportunity to really check this administration." America Ferrera, Actress and Political Activist

Found in Parade at https://parade.com/1084647/stephanieosmanski/election-voting-quotes/.

Bad Officials, Good Citizens, Vote, George Jean Nathan

"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don’t vote.” - George Jean Nathan, American Drama Critic and Magazine Editor

Found from Parade at https://parade.com/1084647/stephanieosmanski/election-voting-quotes/.

South, Disenfranchised, Vote, Michelle Alexander

“By the turn of the twentieth century, every state in the South had laws on the books that disenfranchised blacks and discriminated against them in virtually every sphere of life, lending action to a racial ostracism that extended to schools, churches, housing, jobs, restrooms, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, orphanages, prisons, funeral homes, morgues, and cemeteries. Politicians competed with each other by proposing and passing ever more stringent, oppressive, and downright ridiculous legislation (such as laws specifically prohibiting blacks and whites from playing chess together).” - Michelle Alexander

Found in The Sun, June 2018, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

With any luck - and a whole lot of people deciding to vote, instead of sitting back to watch democracy - this will not happen again. Some "retro" things should not return.

We the People, Whole People, Men, Rights, Women, Susan B. Anthony

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people -- women as well as men." - Susan B. Anthony, speech after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election

"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868

First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.

Vote About Us, Without Us, 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.

Deprive the American People, Right to Vote, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_403816.

Vote, Consent of the Governed, Susan B. Anthony

"Here, in this very first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can 'the consent of the governed' be given if the right to vote be denied?" - Susan B. Anthony

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_765245.

Vote, Powerful Nonviolent Change, John Lewis

“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society.” - The late Rep. John Lewis

Found on page 1, Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020

Grandparents, Playlist, Representative, Determine Your Future, Barack Obama

"You wouldn't let your grandparents pick your playlist. Why would you let them pick your representative who's going to determine your future?" Barack Obama, Former U.S. President

Found from Parade at https://parade.com/1084647/stephanieosmanski/election-voting-quotes/.

Don't Vote, Don't Count, Gloria Steinem

“If you don't vote, you don't count.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 24.

Women, Vote, Own Self Interest, Michelle Williams

“Women...when it is time to vote, please do so in your own self interest. It's what men have been doing for years, which is why the world looks so much like them. But don't forget that we are the largest voting body in this county. Let's make it look more like us.” - Actor Michelle Williams, accepting a Golden Globe for her starring role in Fosse/Verdon with an impassioned speech in support of abortion rights

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2020, page 6.

Can't Have Paradise, Misery, Abbey Lincoln

“You really can't have paradise on top of someone else's misery.” - Abbey Lincoln, Essence, April 1992

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 137.

What We Do, What We Say, Bell Hooks

“What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.” - Bell Hooks

Found on Inspiring Quotes at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/1212-bell-hooks.

Pregnant, Personhood, Autonomy, Jia Tolentino

“Anyone who can get pregnant must now face the reality that half of the country is in the hands of legislators who believe that your personhood and autonomy are conditional – who believe that, if you are impregnated by another person, under any circumstance, you have a legal and moral duty to undergo pregnancy, delivery, and, in all likelihood, two decades or more of caregiving, no matter the permanent and potentially devastating consequences for your body, you heart, your mind, your family, your ability to put food on the table, your plans, your aspirations, your life.” - Writer Jia Tolentino in an op-ed for The New Yorker.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2022 issue, page 4.

Fairy Tales, Once Upon a Time, If I Am Elected, Carolyn Warner

“Years ago fairy tales all began with 'Once upon a time...' - now we know they all begin with, 'If I am elected.'” - Carolyn Warner

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 239.

Better Immersion, Live Untouched, Tillie Olsen

“Better immersion than to live untouched.” - Tillie Olsen, author

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 117.

Technology, Gift, Blessing, Human Beings, Gloria Steinem

“Technology is a gift and a blessing – providing you spend as much time with human beings as you do with screens.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 104.

Get Angry, Work, Toni Morrison

“I get angry about things, then go on and work.” - Toni Morrison

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 84.

Adventure, Worthwhile, Amelia Earhart

“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” - Amelia Earhart

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 38.

Two Kinds of People, Do the Work, Take the Credit, Indira Gandhi

“My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people – those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.” - Indira Gandhi

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 78.

Future, Beauty of Their Dreams, Eleanor Roosevelt

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

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 307.

No Change, Contemplation, Bell Hooks

“There is no change without contemplation.” - bell hooks, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Fall 1992)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 98.

Be Critical, Women, Tillie Olsen

“Be critical. Women have the right to say: This is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades.” - Tillie Olsen. After twenty years of transcribing other people's words, the long-suppressed author of Silences finally found her own voice.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 13.

Your Own Company, No Loneliness, Toni Morrison

“If you enjoy your own company, there is no loneliness.” - Toni Morrison, Essence, May 1995

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 161.

Winning, Losing, Race, Nellie Hershey Tullis

“The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you've been in the race.” - Nellie Hershey Tullis

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 16.

Cooking, Creative, Imaginative, Talent, Julia Child

“Cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music. And cooking draws upon your every talent – science, mathematics, energy, history, experience – and the more experience you have the less likely are your experiments to end in drivel and disaster. The more you know, the more you can create.” - Julia Child

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 30.

Be Still, Midst of Activity, Indira Gandhi

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." — Indira Gandhi, first female prime minister of India

Found on Beliefnet.com at http://www.beliefnet.com/quotes/inspiration/i/indira-gandhi/you-must-learn-to-be-still-in-the-midst-of-activit.aspx.

Hate, Love, Robin Morgan

“Hate generalizes, love specifies.” - Robin Morgan

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 120.

Ordinary People, Elites, Cornel West

“When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.” ― Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

So Many Things, Done Yesterday, Mignon McLaughlin

“There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.” - Mignon McLaughlin

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 14.

Born, Surprised, Couldn't Talk, Gracie Allen

“When I was born, I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year and a half.” - Gracie Allen

Both found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 96.

Cautious Careful People, Preserve Their Reputations, Effect a Reform, Susan B. Anthony

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations...can never effect a reform.” - Susan B. Anthony

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 11.

Beauty, Amuse You, Brainwork, Helen Gurley Brown

“Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork – reading, writing, thinking – can.” - Helen Gurley Brown

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 12.

Shake Hands, Clenched Fist, Indira Gandhi

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” - Indira Gandhi

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 39.

Growth, Saying Yes, Gloria Steinem

“Growth comes from saying yes to the unknown.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 52.

Science, Found a Cure, Apathy, Helen Keller

“Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all – the apathy of human beings.” - Helen Keller

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 13.

Seize the Moment, Titanic, Dessert Cart, Erma Bombeck

“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.

Consent to Creep, Impulse to Soar, Helen Keller

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” - Helen Keller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 26.

People Were Afraid, 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.

Social Change, Think Unconventionally, Indira Gandhi

“Social change is brought about by those who dare and act, who can think unconventionally, and who can court unpopularity.” - Indira Gandhi

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 17.

Important Moments, Advertised Ones, Real Milestones, Susan B. Anthony

"Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these." - Susan B. Anthony, The Ghost in My Life

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

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.

We Escaped From Cuba, Education, Alicia Coro

“When we escaped from Cuba, all we could carry was our education.” - Alicia Coro

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 84.

Your Silence, Protect You, Audre Lorde

“Your silence will not protect you.” - Audre Lorde

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 157.

Books, Perfect Entertainment, Stephen King

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.” ― Stephen King

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

Time-Worn Face, Twinkles, Little Girl with Wrinkle, Edythe E. Bregnard

“You may search my time-worn face,/You'll find a merry eye that twinkles./I am NOT an old lady/Just a little girl with wrinkles!” - Edythe E. Bregnard

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 19.

Burn Books, Destroy a Culture, Ray Bradbury

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury

Found on Goodreads; click here.

First Function of Art, Effect Change, Ruby Dee

“The first function of art is to effect change. Nothing really exists in isolation, and artists are providers of direction for change.” - Ruby Dee, in Washington Post, Oct. 12, 1989

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 52.

Never Notices, Has Been Done, Remains to be Done, Marie Curie

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” - Marie Curie

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 13.

Pray for the Dead, Fight, Living, 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

Country, Deep Trouble, Serving Others, Cornel West

“The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Fiction, Truth, Reality Obscures, Jessamyn 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.

Women, Slaves, Men, Knaves, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the strapping spokeswoman for nineteenth-century suffragists.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 12.

Rule of Life, Never Look Back, Mary McCarthy

“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never look back. We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.” - Mary McCarthy

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 61

Blame Anyone, Blame Yourself, Katharine Hepburn

“...We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – you can blame anyone, but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's ALWAYS your fault, because if you wanted to change, you're the one who has got to change. It's as simple as that, isn't it?” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 26.

Stands For Nothing, Fall For Anything, Malcolm X

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_379121.

Connections, Women, Most Feared, Most Potentially Transforming, Adrienne Rich

“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.” - Adrienne Rich

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 43.

Without Community, No Liberation, Audre Lorde

“Without community, there is no liberation.” - Audre Lorde

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 43.

Whoever is Happy, Anne Frank

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” - Anne Frank

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 98.

Obey All The Rules, Miss All The Fun, Katharine Hepburn

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 87.

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.

Arabian Proverb, He Who Knows Not, He Who Knows, Lady Isabel Burton

“An Arabian proverb says there are four sorts of me:/He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool – shun him./He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple – teach him./He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep – wake him;/He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise – follow him.” - Lady Isabel Burton

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 3.

Gender, Masculine, Feminine, Gloria Steinem

“Gender has wrongly told us that some things are masculine and some things are feminine...which is bullshit.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 27.

End of Your Rope, Tie a Knot, Hang On, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_101840.

Millions, Immortality, Rainy Afternoon, Susan Ertz

“Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do on a rainy afternoon.” - Susan Ertz

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 9.

Impossible to Repent of Love, Muriel Spark

“It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.” - Muriel Spark. The author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie converted to Catholicism, but refused to censor her heart.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 121.

Women, Learn How To Talk, Men, Learn How to Listen, Gloria Steinem

“Women have to learn how to talk as much as we listen. Men have to learn how to listen as much as they talk.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 27.

Educated In Mind, Not Morals, Menace to Society, Juanita Kidd Stout

“A person educated in mind and not morals is a menace to society.” - Juanita Kidd Stout

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 87.

A Cock, Hear Him Crow, George Eliot

“He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” - George Eliot

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 38.

Twelve Significant Photographs, Good Crop, Ansel Adams

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." - Ansel Adams

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ansel_adams_141288.

Good Communication, Stimulating, Black Coffee, Anne Morrow Linbergh

“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” - Anne Morrow Linbergh

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 82.

Good Judgment, Experience, Bad Judgment, Will Rogers

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/will_rogers_411692.

Where It Would Lead, Had to Be Done, Betty Friedan

“We couldn't possibly know where it would lead, but we knew it had to be done.” - Faith-full Betty Friedan, the big mama who blew the whistle on the feminine mystique.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 68.

Broadway, Good to Me, Ethel Merman

“Broadway has been very good to me – but then I've been very good to Broadway.” - Ethel Merman

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 32.

Oppressors Always Expect, Understanding, Audre Lorde

“Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.” - Audre Lorde, Black Scholar, May – June 1979.

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 141.

Sharp Image, Fuzzy Concept, Ansel Adams

"There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept." - Ansel Adams

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ansel_adams_106035.

Doctor, Office Plants, Erma Bombeck

“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.

Woman Must Not Accept, Challenge, Struggles for expression, 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.

Feed on Bitterness, Nitpick, James Earl Jones

“If you feed on bitterness you can nitpick all the way to your death.” - James Earl Jones, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 1, 1990.

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 112.

Don't Give Up, 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.

Cats Aren't Happy, Mood, Ways to Get Even, 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.

Older I Get, Greater Power, Snowball, Susan B. Anthony

“The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball – the further I am rolled the more I gain.” - Susan B. Anthony, the formidable founding mother of 19th-century American feminism.

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 66.

Children After Thirty-Five, Gracie Allen

“A woman came to ask the doctor if a woman should have children after thirty-five. I said thirty-five is enough for any woman!” - Gracie Allen

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 85.

Fool Some of the People, Can't Fool Yourself, Maya Angelou

“I found out that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool yourself.” - Maya Angelou, in Conversations with Maya Angelou, 1989.

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 10.

Understand a Person, 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.

Television, Look at Anything, Ann Landers

“Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.” - Ann Landers

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 69.

Goes to Heaven, Leave my Breath Behind, Sojourner Truth

“To someone who commented that she couldn't get to heaven with smoke on her breath: 'Yes, child, but when I goes to heaven I expect to leave my breath behind.'” - Sojourner Truth

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 115.

Hear, Forget, See, Remember, Do, Understand, Chinese Proverb

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” - Chinese proverb

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 88.

Creative Potential, Image of God, Mary Daly

“It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God.” - Mary Daly

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 4.

Character Building, Eleanor Roosevelt

“Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 55.

How Great You Are, Threat, Cicely Tyson

“The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.” - Cicely Tyson

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 70.

Conditions of Tyranny, Act, Hannah Arendt

“Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.” - Hannah Arendt, left-wing philosopher who promoted the radical notion that morality might have a place in politics.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 63.

Any Rights, Just Take Them, Sojourner Truth

“If women want any rights more than they have, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it.” - Abolitionist orator Sojourner Truth. Seize the day, ladies – or shut the hell up!

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 72.

What Feminism Is, Differentiate Me From a Doormat, Rebecca West

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." - Rebecca West

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/rebecca_west_105140.

Leave Footprints, Walking on Tiptoe, Leymah Gbowee

“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” - Leymah Gbowee

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 20.

First Problem, Unlearn, Gloria Steinem

“The first problem for all of us, men and women is not to learn but to unlearn.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 64.

Developed Language, Need to Complain, Jane Wagner

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.” - Jane Wagner

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 71.

Mental Attitude, Creates Results, Wally Amos

“It's your mental attitude that creates results in your life.” - Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corp., and a new company, Uncle Noname, in Parade Magazine, May 22, 1994

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 5.

Trouble Is, Don't Risk Anything, Risk Even More, Erica Jong

“And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.” - Erica Jong

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 13.

Future, Beauty of Their Dreams, Eleanor Roosevelt

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

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 307.

Food Stamp Recipients, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Barack Obama

"Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam733938.html

Worry, Should Do, Gloria Steinem

“Don't worry about what you should do, just do whatever you can.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 63

Solely Responsible, Our Choices, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and though throughout our lifetime.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 60.

Women, Equal Part of the Past, History, Gloria Steinem

“Women have always been an equal part of the past, just not an equal part of history.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 103.

Life, Too Short, Charlotte Bronte

“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrong.” - Charlotte Bronte

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 37.

People in Any Art, Good, Lucky, Katharine Hepburn

“I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they are good – or there because they are lucky.” - Katharine Hepburn

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.

Nobility, Virtue, Jane Porter

“Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.” - Jane Porter

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 55.

Politics, Changing, Gloria Steinem

“Saying politics is dirty is just a way of keeping us from changing the politics of our own lives.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 24.

No Man, Good Enough, Govern Any Woman, Susan B. Anthony

"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_399720.

Blind with Patriotism, Wrong is Wrong, Malcolm X

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_390503.

Advice, Know the Answer, Wish We Didn't, Erica Jong

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.” - Erica Jong

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 60.

More Power, Listen, Less Power, Talk, Instant Democracy, Gloria Steinem

“If you have more power than others, remember to listen as much as you talk. If you have less power than others, remember to talk as much as you listen. This is instant democracy.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 27.

Organize, Agitate, Educate, Susan B. Anthony

"Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_401742.

In Germany, Speak Up, Protestant, Communists, Jews, Catholics, Martin Niemoller

"In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I was not a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me." - Martin Niemoller, 1945 (WW1 war hero & U Boat Captain, WW2 pastor who spent 7 years in Nazi prisons).

This is one variant of the quote by Martin Niemoller. Variations include trade unionists, social democrats, and others. We are now witnessing a regression of rights for women. What group is next?

You can view this and some of the variants at https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller, or Google Martin Niemoller for more links.

Women's Work, Never Done, Underpaid, Unpaid, Boring, Reptitious, What We Look Like, Joyce Stevens, The Torch

"Because women's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get fired and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we get beaten we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real" man and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect childcare we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and "unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females and if we want to get married we're out to trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion and...for lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement." - Author unknown, quoted in The Torch, 14 September 1987

I first read these words on a poster at Brigit Books in St. Petersburg, Florida. Brigit Books has long since closed (darn!). But I was able to find out that Joyce Stevens wrote the above quote as a Union Song for Women's Liberation Broadsheet, International Woman's Day, 1975.

Numerous links had this listed as "Author unknown, quoted in The Torch." While I was able to find links to several magazines and newsletters listed as The Torch, none of them were ones that had listed this quote. However, we now know who wrote these words.

Defense, Protecting Women and Children, What They Think, 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.

Cautious, Careful People, Never Effect a Reform, Susan B. Anthony

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations...can never effect a reform.” - Susan B. Anthony

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 11.

One Person, Difference, Liz Carpenter

“I learned in my four decades in Washington that one person can make a difference.” - Liz Carpenter

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 45.

One Thing to Gain, Whole Humanity, Gloria Steinem

“Each of us has only one thing to gain from the feminist movement: our whole humanity.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 27.

Attempts the Absurd, Achieve the Impossible, Robin Morgan

"Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible." - Robin Morgan

Found on AZ Quotes at https://www.azquotes.com/quote/528855.

Prolonged Slavery of Woman, Darkest Page, Susan B. Anthony

"The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history." - Susan B. Anthony, introduction, History of Woman Suffrage

Found on Notable Quotes at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Keep Fightin', Freedom, Justice, Have Fun, Molly Ivins

“So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.” - Molly Ivins

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 34.

Truth, Justice, Malcolm X

"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_385966.

Real Courage, Gun, You Begin Anyway, Atticus Finch, Harper Lee

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." - (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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

Never Been, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“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.

Sustained Outrage, Authority, Molly Ivins

“What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.” - Molly Ivins

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 50.

What We Do, More Important, Bell Hooks

“What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.” - Bell Hooks

Found on Inspiring Quotes at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/1212-bell-hooks.

Make Life a Little Better, Community, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you, that's what I think a meaningful life is. One lives not just for oneself but for one's community." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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

In Germany, Communists, Jews, Catholics, Didn't Speak Up, Martin Niemoller

"In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I was not a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me." - Martin Niemoller, 1945 (WW1 war hero & U Boat Captain, WW2 pastor who spent 7 years in Nazi prisons).

This is one variant of the quote by Martin Niemoller. Variations include trade unionists, social democrats, and others. We are now witnessing a regression of rights for women. What group is next?

You can view this and some of the variants at https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Niemöller, or Google Martin Niemoller for more links.

True Equality, Responsibility, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

About gender equality: “Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bring up the next generation.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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

Empathy, Trying to Imagine, Do Something About It, Cornel West

“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Black Woman Writer, Too Much, Written Enough, Bell Hooks

“No black woman writer in this culture can write 'too much.' Indeed, no woman writer can write 'too much.'...No woman has ever written enough.” - Bell Hooks

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 53.

True Function of Age, Memory, Rita Mae Brown

“I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.” - Rita Mae Brown

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.

Our Friendships, Currency of Our Lives, Toni Morrison

“Our friendships with one another are the currency of our lives.” - Toni Morrison, Essence, May 1995

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 161.

Action, Antidote, Despair, Joan Baez

“Action is the antidote to despair.” - Joan Baez

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 20.

Quiet Retirement, Take a Risk, Satenig St. Marie

“We can go into a quiet retirement, which is the traditional stereotype of a 65-year-old, or we can take a risk and put ourselves out where the action is.” - Satenig St. Marie

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 24.

Fool Some of the People, Can't Fool Yourself, Maya Angelou

“I found out that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool yourself.” - Maya Angelou, in Conversations with Maya Angelou (1989)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 10.

Weep With Their Whole Heart, Laugh, Golda Meir

“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.” - Golda Meir

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 21.

We Live For, 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.

Last Tree, Cut Down, Last River, Poisoned, Last Fish Caught, Money Cannot Be Eaten, 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.

Disappointed if You 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.

Cheap Labor, Person who Performs It, Audre Lorde

“Cheap labor is never cheap for the person who performs it.” - Audre Lorde, Commencement address, Oberlin College, May 29, 1989

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 142.

Accept, The Best, Eleanor Roosevelt

“You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 6.

Drunk on Writing, Reality, Ray Bradbury

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1630.Ray_Bradbury.

Love is Like The Sea, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

“Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every shore.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Women, Proud, Gloria Steinem

“We are the women our parents warned us against – and we are proud.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 42.

Lead the People, Love the People, Cornel West

“You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

No Change, Without Contemplation, Bell Hooks

“There is no change without contemplation.” - bell hooks, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Fall 1992)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 98.

We The People, Formed the Union, Men Their Rights, Women Their Rights, Susan B. Anthony

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people -- women as well as men." - Susan B. Anthony, speech after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election

"Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less." - Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, Jan. 8, 1868

First quote ("It was we, the people...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b.html.

Second quote ("Men, their rights...") found at http://www.notable-quotes.com/a/anthony_susan_b_ii.html.

I Have Known, Served and Been Served, Zora Neal Hurston

“I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Gender-Equal Society, Gloria Steinem

“A gender-equal society would be one where the word gender does not exist, where everyone can be a unique self.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 69.

Stupidity, Missed Chances, Restrospect, Stephen King

“...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.” - Stephen King

Found on https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/506731-stupidity-is-one-of-the-two-things-we-see-most.

Quiet Retirement, Take a Risk, Satenig St. Marie

“We can go into a quiet retirement, which is the tradition stereotype of a 65-year-old, or we can take a risk and put ourselves out where the action is.” - Satenig St.Marie

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 24.

Affects Males, Affects 'Only' the Female Half, Gloria Steinem

“Anything that affects males is often seen as more serious than anything that affects 'only' the female half of the human race.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 109.

Blind with Patriotism, Face Reality, Wrong is Wrong, Malcolm X

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_390503.

Rapping, Signifying, Lena Horn

“People were rapping in my grandfather's day. They called it signifying.” - Lena Horn, USA Today (May 20, 1994)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 99.

Men Reach Their Sixties, Women, Cooking, Gail Sheehy

“When men reach their sixties and retire they go to pieces. Women just go right on cooking.” - Gail Sheehy

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 24.

Women, Equal, Home, Men, Gloria Steinem

“Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal inside it.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 32.

Thing Well Done, Old Broads, Bette Davis

“If you want a thing well done, get a couple of old broads to do it.” - Bette Davis

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 20.

Grow Neither Better Nor Worse, More Like Ourselves, Mary Lamberton Becker

“We grow neither better nor worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.” - Mary Lamberton Becker

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 19.

Dragon of Delay, Short-Winded, Sandra Day O'Connor

“Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.” - Sandra Day O'Connor

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 15.

Ability to Survive Personal Crises, Mark of the Character, Bounce Back From Adversity, Chief Wilma Mankiller

“My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we react with a tenacity that allows us again and again to bounce back from adversity.” - Chief Wilma Mankiller

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 55.

Attempt and Fail, Only Sin, SuEllen Fried

“It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is not to make the attempt.” - SuEllen Fried

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 13.

Don't Be Afraid, Angry, Loving, Lena Horne

“Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.” - Lena Horne, I Dream a World (1989)

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 99.

Suppose You Were an Idiot, Member of Congress, Repeat Myself, Mark Twain

"Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself." - Mark Twain

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/mark_twain_161288.

Have to Behave, Everything We Do Matters, Gloria Steinem

“We have to behave as though everything we do matters – because it might.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 92.

Woman Meant for a Man, Compete, Bette Davis

“I am a woman meant for a man, but I never found a man who could compete.” - Bette Davis. Off-screen, the star of All About Eve had a hard time scaring up a satisfactory Adam

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 176.

Common Sense, Equally Divided, Under-Employed, Christiane Collange

“Common sense is perhaps the most equally divided, but surely the most under-employed, talent in the world.” - Christiane Collange

Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 4.

Ordinary People, Elites, Cornel West

“When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots. They can't get away with their abuse. They can't get away with subjection. They can't get away with subjugation. They can't get away with exploitation. They can't get away with domination. It takes courage for folk to stand up.” ― Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Authentic Work of Art, Argument, Dame Rebecca West

“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.” - Dame Rebecca West

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 33.

If Any Female, Validate Her Existence, Giving Away Her Power, Bell Hooks

“If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power.” - Bell Hooks

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 156.

Terrorize a Whole Nation, Accomplices, 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.

Facts First, Distort Them, Mark Twain

"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." - Mark Twain

Found at Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain122862.html.

Learn, Difference, Sameness, Gloria Steinem

“We learn from difference, not from sameness.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 80.

Man Gives His Opinion, Woman Gives Her Opinion, Bette Davis

“When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion she's a bitch.” - Bette Davis. Off-screen, the star of All About Eve had a hard time scaring up a satisfactory Adam

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 176.

Organize, Agitate, Educate, Susan B. Anthony

"Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry." - Susan B. Anthony

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/susan_b_anthony_401742.

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.

Remember Anything, Whether it Happened or Not, Mark Twain

“When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but my faculties are decaying, now, and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the latter. It is sad to go to pieces like this, but we all have to do it.” - Mark Twain

Can be found at Goodreads or by clicking here.

Test of Our Progress, Abundance, Provide, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_163168.

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.

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.

Laughter, Best Resistance, Gloria Steinem

“Laughter is the best resistance.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 124.

Liberal, Jesus Christ, Change, James E.C. Perry, Tampa Bay Times

"Yes, I'm a liberal. Jesus Christ was a liberal, was he not? I mean, it's not a dirty word - to want to change things." - James E.C. Perry, retiring Florida Supreme Court justice, in December 31, 2016's Tampa Bay Times ("Perry Steps Down, But He's Not Finished"). A shortened version of the article was posted on the Times' blog at http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/justice-perrys-exit-interview-go-back-to-the-original-thinking-of-the/2307922.

Research, Formalized Curiosity, Zora Neale Hurston

“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Democracy, Safeguard, Education, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/franklin_d_roosevelt_402955.

Careful People, Preserve Their Reputations, Susan B. Anthony

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations...can never effect a reform.” - Susan B. Anthony

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 11.

Values, Extra Money, Gloria Steinem

“You can tell what your values are by looking at how you spend your extra money.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 72.

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.

Country, Deep Trouble, Serving Others, Cornel West

“The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Joy and Pain, Friendship, Living, Zora Neale Hurston

“I have known the joy and pain of friendship. I have served and been served. I have made some good enemies for which I am not a bit sorry. I have loved unselfishly, and I have fondled hatred with the red-hot tongs of Hell. That's living.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Reject, Politics, Targets People, Race, Religion, Barack Obama

"We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith." - Barack Obama

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/barack_obama_733946.

Worse Words, Cuss-Words, Tillie Olsen

“There are worse words than cuss-words, there are words that hurt.” ― Tillie Olsen, Tell Me a Riddle

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/89863.Tillie_Olsen.

Any Woman, Intellectual, Discrimination, Bell Hooks

“Any woman who wishes to be an intellectual, to write non-fiction, to deal with theory, faces a lot of discrimination coming her way and perhaps even self-doubt because there aren't that many who've gone before you. And I think that the most powerful tool we can have is to be clear about our intent. To know what it is we want to do rather than going into institutions thinking that the institution is going to frame for us.” - Bell Hooks

Found on Inspiring Quotes at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/1212-bell-hooks.

Measure of a Society, Treat Their Weakest, Most Helpless Citizens, 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.

Make Your Heart, Rebellious, Mona Eltahawy

“Make your heart too rebellious for patriarchy to plant itself within you. Make your mind too free for fascism to claim your imagination.” - Mona Eltahawy

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 119.

Truly Fearless, Normal, Margaret Atwood

“The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.” - Margaret Atwood

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 131.

Love, Hiding Place, Zora Neale Hurston

“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” ― Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Teach, Learn, Japanese Proverb

“To teach is to learn.” - Japanese proverb

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 88.

Ignorance, Real Thing, Irene Peter

“Ignorance is no excuse – it's the real thing.” - Irene Peter

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 5.

Technology, Gift, Blessing, Human Beings, Gloria Steinem

“Technology is a gift and a blessing – providing you spend as much time with human beings as you do with screens.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 104.

Years, Ask Questions, That Answer, Zora Neale Hurston

“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” ― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/15151.Zora_Neale_Hurston.

Perfectionism, Oppressor, First Draft, Anne Lamott

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.” ― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Found on GoodReads at Anne Lamott's quote page.