Women In History Quotes - Page 2

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  A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

  Loretta Young

  Empowerment, Crowds, Empowering Women

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• We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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  Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

  Nora Ephron

  Life, Inspiring, Encouraging

  FaceBook post by Nora Ephron from Jun 26, 2012

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• I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Oprah Winfrey (2014). “What I Know For Sure”, p.200, Macmillan

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• We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Inspiring, Women, 4th Of July

  Declaration of Sentiments, First Woman's Rights

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  The best protection any woman can have... is courage.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Motivational, Inspiring, Sad

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  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

  Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

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• People will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.37, Random House

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• Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

  Gloria Steinem

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Why the Internet Is Full of Feminist Quotes Falsely Attributed to Gloria Steinem" by Ruth Graham, www.slate.com. October 05, 2017.

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• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

  Unknown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Dec 25, 2011

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• What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

  Eleanor Powell

  Inspirational, Life, Graduation

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• Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

  Janis Joplin

  Life, Positive, Encouraging

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• Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

  Gloria Steinem

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

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  It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less

  Susan B. Anthony

  Strong Women, Equality, White

  Motto of The Revolution (newspaper), 8 Jan. 1868

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  I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

  Rosa Parks

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed (1994). “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation”, Zondervan

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• The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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  A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Funny, Strength

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• The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

  Rosa Parks

  Courage, Struggle, Tired

  Rosa Parks, James Haskins (1948). “My Story”, Scholastic

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• Now is the time to understand more, so we fear less.

  Marie Curie

  Fear, Understanding, Meaningful Life

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• Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.

  Susan B. Anthony

  Reform, World, Women's Suffrage

  Lynn Sherr, Susan B. Anthony (1995). “Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words”, Crown

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  It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

  Madeleine Albright

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Madeleine Albright: An Exclusive Interview". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 15, 2010.

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  Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

  Ella Fitzgerald

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

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• Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

  Mother Teresa

  Love, Positive, Happiness

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• Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

  Mae Jemison

  Inspiring, Strong Women, History

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• If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

  Margaret Fuller

  Inspirational, Positive, Education

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