“I strive to be the kind of woman, who, when I open my eyes in the morning, the devil says, ‘Damn, she’s up.’ ”
Quotes That Make Me Laugh - and Think…
Susan B. Anthony
“The true republic: men their rights and nothing more; women their rights and nothing less.”
Brené Brown
“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is show up.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“There are no mistakes, only opportunities.”
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Tina Fay
“There are no mistakes, only opportunities.”
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Dr. Maya Angelou
“I got my own back.”
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Paul Coelho
“Remember your dreams and fight for them.”
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Mark Twain
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
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Albert Einstein
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.”
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J. K. Rowling
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”
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Confucius
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Jack Canfield
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
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Serena Williams
“The success of every woman should be the inspiration for another. We should raise each other up.”
Carl Jung
“You are what you do, not what you say you do.”
Rumi … Suni mystic poet
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
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Reese Witherspoon
“Never forget how wildly capable you are.”
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Nothing is worth more than this day.”
Portrait by Johann Deinrich Wilhelm Tischein
Tyrion Lannister
“That’s what I do.
I drink and I know things.”
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Queen
“We are the champions.”
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Mae West
“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
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Oscar Wilde
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
Photograph by Napoleon Sarony. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Collection.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
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Will Rogers
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
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Carol Burnett
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”
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Amy Poehler
“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day.”
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Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”
Image credit: Detail from painting by John Simmons HERMIA AND LYSANDER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Ron White
“I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade . . .And then try to find someone with vodka and have a party.”
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Abraham Lincoln
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
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Winston Churchill
“When you are going through hell, keep going.”
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Oprah Winfrey
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
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