Sad Soul, Germ, John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

“A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/585.John_Steinbeck.

Suffering, Truth, Cornel West

“You must let suffering speak, if you want to hear the truth.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Women, Vote, Self Interest, Michelle Williams

“Women...when it is time to vote, please do so in your own self interest. It’s what men have been doing for years, which is why the world looks so much like them. But don’t forget that we are the largest voting body in this country. Let’s make it look more like us.” - Actor Michelle Williams, accepting a Golden Globe for her starring role in Fosse/Verdon with an impassioned speech in support of abortion rights.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2020, page 6.

Censorship, Stupid, Shallow, Problem, Dwight Eisenhower

"Censorship, in my opinion, is a stupid and shallow way of approaching the solution to any problem. Though sometimes necessary, as witness a professional and technical secret that may have a bearing upon the welfare and very safety of this country, we should be very careful in the way we apply it, because in censorship always lurks the very great danger of working to the disadvantage of the American nation." - Dwight Eisehower, Associated Press luncheon, New York, New York, 4/24/50

Found in Eisenhower library at https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes.

Ships, Distance, Wish, Zora Neale Hurston

"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_399019.

Stands for Nothing, Fall for Anything, Malcolm X

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." - Malcolm X

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/malcolm_x_379121.

Equal Rights Amendment, Justice Antonin Scalia, Nancy Pelosi

“There are some who say the Equal Rights Amendment is not needed. To them, I quote the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who said, ‘Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It does not.’” - Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), speaking on the House floor in support of a joint resolution to remove the timeline on ERA ratification.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Spring 2021, page 6.