Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant RemarksWit 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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–Gail HaMiLTon (MARY ABIGAIL DoDGE) (1833–1896) Anderican writeR AND Humorist - Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence ... AMERICAN POET AND PHILANTHROPIST - Ability is of little account without opportunity.
–Gail HaMiLTon (MARY ABIGAIL DoDGE) (1833–1896) Anderican writeR AND Humorist - Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence ... AMERICAN POET AND PHILANTHROPIST - Ability is of little account without opportunity.
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—ALICE WALKER (1944–) AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITER AND POET - We all participate in weaving the social fabric; we should therefore all participate in patching the fabric when it develops holes. —Anne c. weiselerg • 20th/21st-century AMERICAN ...
—ALICE WALKER (1944–) AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITER AND POET - We all participate in weaving the social fabric; we should therefore all participate in patching the fabric when it develops holes. —Anne c. weiselerg • 20th/21st-century AMERICAN ...
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITER AND POET - I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down. —FLorynce kennedy (1916–2000) AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER AND ACTIVIST - Divide and conquer—that's what they try to ...
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WRITER AND POET - I know we're termites. But if all the termites got together, the house would fall down. —FLorynce kennedy (1916–2000) AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER AND ACTIVIST - Divide and conquer—that's what they try to ...
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AMERICAN writeR - A woman, till five and thirty, is only looked upon as a raw girl. and can possibly make no noise in the world till about 40. —LADY MARY wortley Montagu (1689–1762). ENGLISH PoET, EPISTOLARY WRITER, ...
AMERICAN writeR - A woman, till five and thirty, is only looked upon as a raw girl. and can possibly make no noise in the world till about 40. —LADY MARY wortley Montagu (1689–1762). ENGLISH PoET, EPISTOLARY WRITER, ...
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—SUSANSONTAG (1933–2004). AMERICAN ESSAYIST, NOVELIST, INTELLECTUAL, AND ACTIVIST - Ambition, old as mankind—the immemorial weakness of the strong. —WITASACKVILLE-WEST (1892–1962). ENGLISH POET AND WRITER - Mama exhorted her children at ...
—SUSANSONTAG (1933–2004). AMERICAN ESSAYIST, NOVELIST, INTELLECTUAL, AND ACTIVIST - Ambition, old as mankind—the immemorial weakness of the strong. —WITASACKVILLE-WEST (1892–1962). ENGLISH POET AND WRITER - Mama exhorted her children at ...
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| Título | Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks |
| Autor | Karen Weekes |
| Editora | Quirk Books, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1594745455, 9781594745454 |
| Número de páginas | 480 páginas |
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