Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Home, Dangerous, Gloria Steinem

“For women, home is more dangerous than the road.” – (“Whether by dowry murders in India, honor killings in Egypt, or domestic violence in the United States, statistics show that women are most likely to be beaten or killed at home by men they know.”) - 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 35.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Child, Individuality, Empty Gin Bottle, Erma Bombeck

“A child develops individuality long before he develops taste. I have seen my kid straggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory: an empty gin bottle.” - Erma Bombeck

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 40.

Friday, July 26, 2024

Intolerance, Education, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

“It's a universal law - intolerance is the first sign of an inadequate education. An ill-educated person behaves with arrogant impatience, whereas truly profound education breeds humility.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/19771050.Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn.