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Louise Erdrich: They were so...

Louise Erdrich: They were so...

They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were;...

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Ethel Watts Mumford: A man of...

Ethel Watts Mumford: A man of...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Source: In Oxford...

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Eliza Cook: I love it,...

Eliza Cook: I love it,...

I love it, I love it; and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm-chair?


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Jane Fonda: It's never too...

Jane Fonda: It's never too...

It's never too late -- never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.

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Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

God is love, but get it in writing.

Source: Attributed.
-- Gypsy Rose Lee, (Feb...

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Phyllis Diller: Cleaning your house...

Phyllis Diller: Cleaning your house...

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops...

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Drew Barrymore: God made a...

Drew Barrymore: God made a...

God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs...

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Edith Head: You can have...

Edith Head: You can have...

You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.

Source: In Words of...

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Coco Chanel: Material things aside,...

Coco Chanel: Material things aside,...

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: The [commune] movement...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: The [commune] movement...

The [commune] movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the...

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Barbara Ward: Jews were the...

Barbara Ward: Jews were the...

Jews were the first to believe that history itself has meaning and that progress, not repetition, is the law of...

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Barbara Ward: There is no...

Barbara Ward: There is no...

There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half...

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Kathy Ireland: I know that...

Kathy Ireland: I know that...

I know that I've been blessed in many ways, and I was fortunate enough to travel the world and meet a lot of...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Do what you...

Eleanor Roosevelt: Do what you...

Do what you feel in your heart to be right. You'll be criticized anyway.

Source: In...

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Barbara Jordan: I live a...

Barbara Jordan: I live a...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: 'What is my exciting thing...

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Ella T Grasso: I'm opposed to...

Ella T Grasso: I'm opposed to...

I'm opposed to abortion because I happen to believe that life deserves the protection of...

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Geraldine Ferraro: Vice president --...

Geraldine Ferraro: Vice president --...

Vice president -- it has such a nice ring to it!

Source: Accepting Walter F...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

It has always frightened me that people should love her so much.

Source: Of her...

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Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

Source:...

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Marguerite Duras: Acting doesn't bring...

Marguerite Duras: Acting doesn't bring...

Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.

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