Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant RemarksQuirk Books, 15/02/2011 - 480 páginas Wit and wisdom from A to Z—a super-sized collection of inspirational quotes from bad*ss women in history and today, including Oprah Winfrey, Marilyn Monroe, and Toni Morrison. With more than 3,000 quotations on everything from fashion and feminism to men, marriage, friendship, history, technology, sports, and more, this massive compilation proves once and for all that women know everything! Each page offers wisdom, wit, and inspiration from a host of legendary women—from Jane Austen and Colette to Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Toni Morrison, Liz Phair, Ellen DeGeneres, and Naomi Klein. Here’s what they have to say about: Success “I still have my feet on the ground. I just wear better shoes.” —Oprah Winfrey Men and Women “Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backward and in high heels.” —Faith Whittlesey Being Single “I’ve never been married, but I tell people I’m divorced so they won’t think something’s wrong with me.” —Elayne Boosler Individuality “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” —Judy Garland Family “If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers.” —Maya Angelou Quotations “I always have a quotation for everything—it saves original thinking.” —Dorothy L. Sayers With contributions from writers, artists, celebrities, politicians, scientists, and legendary figures all over the world, Women Know Everything! offers addictive reading—and a superb reference—for women of all ages. |
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... ACTIVIST I am only one , but still I am one . I cannot do everything , but still I can do something . I will not refuse to do the something I can do . -HELEN KELLER ( 1880-1968 ) AMERICAN WRITER AND ACTIVIST The important thing is that ...
... ACTIVIST I am only one , but still I am one . I cannot do everything , but still I can do something . I will not refuse to do the something I can do . -HELEN KELLER ( 1880-1968 ) AMERICAN WRITER AND ACTIVIST The important thing is that ...
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... ACTIVIST I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant . The only thing that changes this world is taking action . -JODY WILLIAMS ( 1950- ) AMERICAN NOBEL ...
... ACTIVIST I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant . The only thing that changes this world is taking action . -JODY WILLIAMS ( 1950- ) AMERICAN NOBEL ...
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... ACTIVISM " Activism is my rent for living on this planet . -ALICE WALKER ( 1944- ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN WRITER AND POET We all participate in weaving the social ... ACTIVIST [ America ] is the greatest country under the sun 14 ACTIVISM.
... ACTIVISM " Activism is my rent for living on this planet . -ALICE WALKER ( 1944- ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN WRITER AND POET We all participate in weaving the social ... ACTIVIST [ America ] is the greatest country under the sun 14 ACTIVISM.
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... ACTIVIST AND WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE The struggle is eternal . The tribe increases . Somebody else carries on . -ELLA J. BAKER ( 1903-1986 ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST I have never been especially impressed by the ...
... ACTIVIST AND WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE The struggle is eternal . The tribe increases . Somebody else carries on . -ELLA J. BAKER ( 1903-1986 ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST I have never been especially impressed by the ...
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... ACTIVIST Don't agonize , organize . -FLORYNCE KENNEDY ( 1916-2000 ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN LAWYER AND ACTIVIST Ours is the old , old story of every uprising race or class or order . The work of elevation must be wrought by ourselves or not ...
... ACTIVIST Don't agonize , organize . -FLORYNCE KENNEDY ( 1916-2000 ) AFRICAN - AMERICAN LAWYER AND ACTIVIST Ours is the old , old story of every uprising race or class or order . The work of elevation must be wrought by ourselves or not ...
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Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks Karen Weekes Pré-visualização limitada - 2007 |
Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks Karen Weekes Pré-visualização indisponível - 2011 |
Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks Karen Weekes Pré-visualização indisponível - 2011 |
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