Importance of Our Voices, We Are Silenced, Malala Yousafzai

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” - Malala Yousafzai

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 13.

Twilight of My Career, Most People, Martina Navratilova

“I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.” - Martina Navratilova, a tennis pro for all seasons (not to mention all hours of the day).

Found in Loose Cannons: Devastating Dish from the World's Wildest Women, complied by Autumn Stephens, page 6.

Working Mother, Redundant, Jane Sellman

“The phrase 'working mother' is redundant.” - Jane Sellman

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.

Give Me, Sword, Oveta Hobby

“Give me my sword.” - Oveta Hobby, first director of the Women's Army Corps, and a colonel nobody wanted to cross.

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

Common Misconception, Strong Women, Nice Gestures, Nicole Curtis

“A common misconception about strong women is that we don't need the hand-holding, the flowers, and the nice gestures, and what I've found to be true is that it's the strong women who want it the most.” - Nicole Curtis

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 33.

Archaeologist, Best Husband, Agatha Christie

"An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: The older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie.

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor

Not Normal Times, Extraordinary Times, Dan Rather

"These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures." - Dan Rather

From his post on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theDanRather/posts/10158087282405716.