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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... ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND ENTREPRENEUR - Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others. —SUSANSONTAG (1933–2004). AMERICAN ESSAYIST, NOVELIST, INTELLECTUAL, AND ACTIVIST - Ambition, old as mankind—the immemorial ...
... ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND ENTREPRENEUR - Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others. —SUSANSONTAG (1933–2004). AMERICAN ESSAYIST, NOVELIST, INTELLECTUAL, AND ACTIVIST - Ambition, old as mankind—the immemorial ...
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... ARTIST - I don't understand art for art's sake. Art is the guts of the people. —ELMALEWIS (1921–2004) AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, EDUCATOR, AND FOUNDER OF National CENTER OF AFRO-AMERICAN ARtists Art must take reality by surprise ...
... ARTIST - I don't understand art for art's sake. Art is the guts of the people. —ELMALEWIS (1921–2004) AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST, EDUCATOR, AND FOUNDER OF National CENTER OF AFRO-AMERICAN ARtists Art must take reality by surprise ...
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... ARTIST - The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies. –KATE chopin (1850–1904). AMERICAN WRITER - I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're ...
... ARTIST - The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies. –KATE chopin (1850–1904). AMERICAN WRITER - I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're ...
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... artist and his audience. —REBEccAwest (1892–1983). ANGLO-IRISH FEMINIST AND WRITER - [People] should fear art, should fear film, should fear theater. This is where ideas happen. This is where somebody goes into a dark room and starts to ...
... artist and his audience. —REBEccAwest (1892–1983). ANGLO-IRISH FEMINIST AND WRITER - [People] should fear art, should fear film, should fear theater. This is where ideas happen. This is where somebody goes into a dark room and starts to ...
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... ARTIST AND WRITER - I discovered I always have choices, and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude. —Judith M. Knowlton. 20th/21st-cENTURY SELF-HELP WRITER - Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but ...
... ARTIST AND WRITER - I discovered I always have choices, and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude. —Judith M. Knowlton. 20th/21st-cENTURY SELF-HELP WRITER - Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but ...
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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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