Older Women, Inhibited, Afraid to Act, Waste of Human Potential, Frances Lear

“Many older women are inhibited and afraid to act. It is such a waste of human potential.” - Frances Lear

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 14.

Best Thing, Self-Defense, Self Worth Defending, Gloria Steinem

“The best thing about self-defense is knowing there is a self worth defending.” - 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 20.

Two Reasons Why People Fail, Irresponsibility, Fear, Wally Amos

“There are two reasons why people fail. One is irresponsibility. The second is fear.” - 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.

Tell the Truth About Yourself, Virginia Woolf

“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” - Virginia Woolf

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 56.

Life, Moves, Stop and Look Around, Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

“Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around every once in a while, you could miss it.” - Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 29.

Creative Minds, Survive, Bad Training, Anna Freud

“Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.” - Anna Freud

Found in The Last Word: A Treasury of Women's Quotes, by Carolyn Warner, page 4.

Woman, Control Our Lives, Gloria Steinem

“If women can't control our lives from the skin in, we can't control our lives from the skin out.” - 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 36.