Leave Something Behind, Ray Bradbury

“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there.

"It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

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What Kills a Skunk, Publicity, Abraham Lincoln

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

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

My Conscience, Can't Fail, Anita Hill

“I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.” - Anita Hill

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 9.

Recipe, Silly, Two Eggs, How Far, Gracie Allen

“This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs, but it doesn't say how far to separate them.” - Gracie Allen

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

No One, Your Worth, Pearl Bailey

“No one can figure out your worth but you.” - Pearl Bailey

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 35.

Weep With Their Whole Heart, How to 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.

Die on Your Feet, Live on Your Knees, Dolores Ibarruri

“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” - Dolores Ibarruri

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 24.