Strong Men, Role Models, Women, 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.

You Just Do It, Force Yourself, Business of Living, Elizabeth Taylor

“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other and, God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way.” - Elizabeth Taylor

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 94.

Kind Words, Endless, Mother Teresa

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” - Mother Teresa

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 175.

When All Else Fails, Stephen King

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

No Person, Rain on Your Dreams, Martin Luther King Jr.

"No person has the right to rain on your dreams." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

One Thing, Tell a Lie, Believe It, Dick Gregory

“It is one thing to tell a lie and quite another thing to believe it.” - Dick Gregory

Found in The Sun, May 2017, pg.48, “Sunbeams”.

Someone Calls You Bossy, So Be It, Mary Barra

“If someone calls you bossy because you didn't let them push you around, so be it.” - Mary Barra

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 81.