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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... - Never doubt that a small number of dedicated people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has. —MARGARET MEAD (1901–1978). AMERICAN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST ACTIVISM All of us [are] driven by a simple belief 17.
... - Never doubt that a small number of dedicated people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has. —MARGARET MEAD (1901–1978). AMERICAN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST ACTIVISM All of us [are] driven by a simple belief 17.
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... CULTURAL comment ATOR - As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of advice. —MARGot BENNETT (1912–1980). Scottish-BoRN WRITER - GIVING OF I, who fall short in managing my own affairs, can see just how it ...
... CULTURAL comment ATOR - As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of advice. —MARGot BENNETT (1912–1980). Scottish-BoRN WRITER - GIVING OF I, who fall short in managing my own affairs, can see just how it ...
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... CULTURAL commentatoR - No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. —MiGnon McLaughlin (1913–1983) AMERICAN JOURNALIST AND WRITER - SILENCE The real art of conversation is not only to say the right ...
... CULTURAL commentatoR - No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. —MiGnon McLaughlin (1913–1983) AMERICAN JOURNALIST AND WRITER - SILENCE The real art of conversation is not only to say the right ...
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... cultural ANTHROPOLOGIST - In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference. —RAchelcArson (1907–1964) ...
... cultural ANTHROPOLOGIST - In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference. —RAchelcArson (1907–1964) ...
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... an impoverished cultural life, narrow horizons, the sense of meaninglessness, futility—in short, an apathetic culture. —MARY Douglas (1921–2007). ENGLISHANTHROPoLogist CURIOSITY Culture is what your butcher would have if he 95.
... an impoverished cultural life, narrow horizons, the sense of meaninglessness, futility—in short, an apathetic culture. —MARY Douglas (1921–2007). ENGLISHANTHROPoLogist CURIOSITY Culture is what your butcher would have if he 95.
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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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