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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... (1820–1878). ENGLISH WRITER - How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —ANNE FRANK (1929–1945) GERNMAN-JEWISH Diarist It is vain to say human beings ought to be 10 ACTION.
... (1820–1878). ENGLISH WRITER - How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —ANNE FRANK (1929–1945) GERNMAN-JEWISH Diarist It is vain to say human beings ought to be 10 ACTION.
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... human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: They must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. —cHARLotte Brontë (1816–1855). ENGLISH writeR - In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly ...
... human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: They must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. —cHARLotte Brontë (1816–1855). ENGLISH writeR - In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly ...
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... HUMAN RIGHTSACTIVIST, FIRST FEMALEMUSLIM WINNEROFTHENOBELPEACE PRIZE - And no doubt it is more comfortable to submit to a bland enslavement than to work for liberation: The dead, for that matter, are better adapted to the earth than are ...
... HUMAN RIGHTSACTIVIST, FIRST FEMALEMUSLIM WINNEROFTHENOBELPEACE PRIZE - And no doubt it is more comfortable to submit to a bland enslavement than to work for liberation: The dead, for that matter, are better adapted to the earth than are ...
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... humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. —Alice walker (1944–). AFRICAN-AMERICAN writeR AND POET - Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses. —Elizabeth TAYLor (1932–2011). ENGLISH ...
... humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. —Alice walker (1944–). AFRICAN-AMERICAN writeR AND POET - Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses. —Elizabeth TAYLor (1932–2011). ENGLISH ...
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... human beings. —HELEN KELLER (1880–1968). AMERICAN WRITER AND ACTIVIST - I think if we had a greater focus on the bigger picture, instead of being locked in our cubicles, in front of our computer screen, in front of television or movie ...
... human beings. —HELEN KELLER (1880–1968). AMERICAN WRITER AND ACTIVIST - I think if we had a greater focus on the bigger picture, instead of being locked in our cubicles, in front of our computer screen, in front of television or movie ...
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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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