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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... SONGWRITER When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles , I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most Herculean undertakings . -JULIA WARD HOWE ( 1819-1910 ) AMERICAN POET AND ...
... SONGWRITER When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles , I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most Herculean undertakings . -JULIA WARD HOWE ( 1819-1910 ) AMERICAN POET AND ...
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... POP ICON My grandma was like , " Oh Christina , you look like a whore ! " I explained that's the idea . -CHRISTINA AGUILERA ( 1980- ) AMERICAN POP SINGER AND SONGWRITER It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's 35 APPEARANCE.
... POP ICON My grandma was like , " Oh Christina , you look like a whore ! " I explained that's the idea . -CHRISTINA AGUILERA ( 1980- ) AMERICAN POP SINGER AND SONGWRITER It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's 35 APPEARANCE.
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... SONGWRITER Forgiveness lives alone and far off down the road , but bitterness and art are close , gossipy neighbors , sharing the same clothesline , hanging out their things , getting their laundry confused . -LORRIE MOORE ( 1957 ...
... SONGWRITER Forgiveness lives alone and far off down the road , but bitterness and art are close , gossipy neighbors , sharing the same clothesline , hanging out their things , getting their laundry confused . -LORRIE MOORE ( 1957 ...
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... -CARLY SIMON ( 1945- ) AMERICAN SINGER - SONGWRITER I hope you love birds , too . It is economical . It saves going to Heaven . -EMILY DICKINSON ( 1830-1886 ) AMERICAN POET The wild geese were passing over . . . . 49 BIRDS.
... -CARLY SIMON ( 1945- ) AMERICAN SINGER - SONGWRITER I hope you love birds , too . It is economical . It saves going to Heaven . -EMILY DICKINSON ( 1830-1886 ) AMERICAN POET The wild geese were passing over . . . . 49 BIRDS.
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... SONGWRITER As long as you smile , have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back , nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet , for that matter . -CAT DEELEY ( 1976- ) ENGLISH MODEL AND TV HOST We have to have faith ...
... SONGWRITER As long as you smile , have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back , nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet , for that matter . -CAT DEELEY ( 1976- ) ENGLISH MODEL AND TV HOST We have to have faith ...
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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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