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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... Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou, and Katharine Hepburn. Each evening I would find myself newly inspired by their wisdom and wit. Even better, though, was the discovery of women whose accomplishments I'd heard little to nothing of despite ...
... Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou, and Katharine Hepburn. Each evening I would find myself newly inspired by their wisdom and wit. Even better, though, was the discovery of women whose accomplishments I'd heard little to nothing of despite ...
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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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... Margaret MEAD (1901–1978). AMERICAN culturALANTHROPOLOGIST - “AGE” See also Youth - I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development. —ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH (1884–1980) AMERICAN, DAUGHTER OF ...
... Margaret MEAD (1901–1978). AMERICAN culturALANTHROPOLOGIST - “AGE” See also Youth - I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development. —ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH (1884–1980) AMERICAN, DAUGHTER OF ...
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... MARGARET Millar (1915–1994). CANADAN MYSTERY WRITER - Alcohol is a good preservative for everything but brains. —Mary pettibone poole . 20th-century Anderican writer ALCOHOL The chief reason for drinking is the desire to 28 *ALCOHOL” ...
... MARGARET Millar (1915–1994). CANADAN MYSTERY WRITER - Alcohol is a good preservative for everything but brains. —Mary pettibone poole . 20th-century Anderican writer ALCOHOL The chief reason for drinking is the desire to 28 *ALCOHOL” ...
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... MARGARET cho (1968-). KoREAN-AMERICAN comeDIAN AND ACTOR - When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror. —haargaret turneull 20th-century ENGLISH-BORN ANMERICAN writeR ANd DRAMatist ...
... MARGARET cho (1968-). KoREAN-AMERICAN comeDIAN AND ACTOR - When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror. —haargaret turneull 20th-century ENGLISH-BORN ANMERICAN writeR ANd DRAMatist ...
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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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