“I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness that surrounds me.” Sojourner Truth
“No god would want a child killed in his name.” D.S. Mitchell 2023
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” Booker T. Washington
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“I want to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” Arthur Ashe
“If people stopped searching for things that offended them and started looking for things that inspired them; what a wonderful world this would be.” Night Owl
“Worry is a waste of valuable time.” D. S. Mitchell 2015
“My favorite old car had no reverse gear. It taught me I could only go forward.” Flavia
“The rain falls because the cloud can no longer handle the weight. The tears fall because the heart can no longer handle the pain.” The Wise You
“Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
“My art is my heart.” D. S. Mitchell 2015
“Sometimes when challenged we find out we are capable of the unthinkable.” D. S. Mitchell 2022
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret between the shadow and soul.” Pablo Neruda
“If now isn’t a good time for the truth I don’t see when we’ll get to it.” Nikki Giovanni
“Let my old days be my best days,” Cousin Lucille
“Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you are stupid and make bad decisions.” Your mother
“Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.” Anonymous
“I wonder, if you were blind, lost and confused, would you care what color the offered hand?” D. S. Mitchell 2015
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” Christian Grey
“Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.” Arthur Rubenstein
“To be happy and contented, count your blessings, not your cash.” Chinese Proverb
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“Studying American politics has taught me several disgusting lessons, the first being, money buys friends in Congress. That alone should terrify the American public.” D. S. Mitchell 2021
“Those who think they can control the mob are fools and are often the victims of their own incitement.” D.S. Mitchell 2021
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.” – James Branch Cabell
“I don’t need to attend every argument I’m invited to.” Unknown
“Voting is like a prayer.” Raphael Warnock 2021
Smile
“We are all valuable. The problem is not everyone is smart enough to realize it.” D. S. Mitchell 2021
“Outer beauty attracts but inner beauty captivates.” Kate Angell
“Dimming the lights will not hide the social injustice in America.” D. S. Mitchell 2017
“Silence in front of savagery is savagery itself.” Abhijit Naskar
“We can never be too busy to be kind.” D. S. Mitchell 2017
“We only fail when we fail to try.” Rosa Parks
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” T. S. Eliot
“Every lie is like stepping in a quicksand pit. Every lie as dangerous, as telling the truth.” D. S. Mitchell 2020
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.” Charles Dickens
“Thoughtful people are slow to anger, not necessarily less efficient in their killing.” D. S. Mitchell 2019
“Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” Kim Harrison
“The United States like so many countries around the world has chosen to give to the few and deny the many.” D.S. Mitchell 2020
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. This is true, its called life.” Terry Pratchett
“Law without humanity is injustice.” D. S. Mitchell 2020
“When people start acting as though the past is the same as the present and context doesn’t matter, things start to get dangerous.” Trevor K. McNeil 2020
“Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.” – Benjamin Franklin
“In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.” James Madison
“Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” Susan Marcotte
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ― Bruce Lee
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The 7 Social Sins are: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience; Knowledge without Character; Commerce without Morality; Science without Humanity; Worship without Sacrifice; Politics without Principle.” Frederick Lewis Donaldson
“Trickle down economics is like having three dogs and giving one of them a hot dog, and thinking he’ll share.” Bill Maher
“All evils are equal when they are extreme.”-Pierre Corneille
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” John F. Kennedy
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov
“People without vaginas shouldn’t be able to regulate them.” Unknown
“Let’s just remember that social security is not the government’s money, it belongs to the people who had it taken out of the checks involuntarily their entire working lives.” Mike Huckabee
“Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln
“I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.” ADELE
“I have been far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.” Shirley Chisholm 5/21/1969
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” John Kenneth Galbraith
“Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” ― George Burns
“What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.” Edward Langley, artist
“The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” ― George Washington
“Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.” ― Albert Einstein
“So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
“A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman of the next generation.” – James Freeman Clarke
“Imagination is the bridge between the things we know for sure, and the things we need to believe, when our world becomes unbearable.” Staceyann Chin
“Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.” Coretta Scott King
“Inspiration descends only in flashes to clothe circumstances; it is not stored up in a barrel, like salt herrings to be doled out.”Patrick White
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” Doug Larson
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” ― Nelson Mandela
“Pretty comes in all sizes. My size is cute.” Honey Boo Boo, reality TV star
“If you can’t be a poet, be a poem.” David Carradine
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Celebrate Women; Every Day of the Year
Celebrate Women; Every Day of the Year
Celebrate Women; Every Day of the Year
By Anna Hessel with Wes Hessel
History In the Making
Women’s History Month 2022 is now behind us, but women’s contributions to society continue, so we are recognizing some of the Women’s History Month themes of previous years in honor of the confirmation of our first female African American Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. The theme for 2022 is “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope”, which pays tribute to frontline workers, medical professionals, and caregivers. The 2021 Women’s History Month topic saluted the strength of women in times of difficulty.
Glass Is Trash
During 2020, festivities for the centennial of women’s suffrage had to be postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, therefore 2020’s theme, “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced”, was extended through 2021, as we celebrated the election of our first female Vice-President, Kamala Harris. The intent was to pay respect to the ladies that paved the way for women’s voting rights. Now that the second highest office in the land has had its see-through ceiling shattered, the view to the top looks clear for breakthrough when President Biden hands over the reins. Ladies, we should make sure we are wearing cute shoes and watch where we step, as there is glass everywhere, and more to come.
Breakouts
Barriers are falling and walls are continuing to be breached. As Douglas Emhoff put it, “I may be the first Second Gentleman, but I know I won’t be the last.” The foundation for more is being laid in part by the man who wrote and pushed through the “Violence Against Women” Act. Dr. Jill Biden has a doctorate in education. Ms Biden is the only First Lady to continue her career while her spouse has led the nation. But there were leaders before them who led the way. Shirley Chisholm was the first woman of color elected to Congress, then the first woman to run for the Democratic nomination for president. Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to be a major party candidate for Vice-President.
Working From Within
The 2016 Women’s History Month theme was “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.” This sisterhood of political pioneers have opened the doors of diversity for our nation. The National Women’s History Project for that year honored the often undervalued and overlooked women in government leadership and public service. This collection of amazing women has stood on the forefront of change, and their dramatic influence on public policy and the assisting of building viable organizations and institutions have helped lead the way to a more democratic, safer, and stronger America.
Above And Beyond
These women have fought to insure equal opportunity for all. With diversity of experience and tireless dedication to community service, each of these public leaders, have succeeded against seemingly insurmountable challenges. This company of ladies and their ability to create non-partisan policies and all-encompassing solutions, in addition to their determination, art of collaboration, and amazing skill sets, will serve our nation today and inspire our future generations. We applaud these women for their unyielding courage and faithful service.
Women In Front
Mark Twain is quoted as saying, “Behind every successful man, there is a woman”. Behind every successful woman is one or more women who succeeded before them, breaking ground or building up new progress. And these were not always just in the advancement of women’s rights. Most of us know of Madame Curie, and her ground-breaking radiation work. But what about Tabitha Babbitt, a Shaker who came up with the prototype for the circular saw? Or Nancy Johnson, who patented the original hand-cranked ice cream freezer.
Intrepid Inventors
Josephine Cochrane created the first dishwasher to achieve commercial success, with the first use of water pressure to scrub. Sarah Boone improved the portable ironing board to the familiar wedge shape of what we use today for our pressing engagements. Alice H. Parker created the first natural gas central furnace.
Men Don’t Have A Monopoly
Elizabeth Magie gave us “The Landlord’s Game”, the forerunner of what we now know as probably the most recognized board game ever, “Monopoly”. In its design she made social commentary on property owners of her time in their treatment of tenants and materialistic priorities, as well as the benefits of home ownership.
Science This!
The first female scientist hired by GE, Katharine Burr Blodgett, developed the first method to put one-molecule thick coatings onto glass or metal. This made possible non-reflective glass, which is used for lenses on common items such as eyeglasses, cameras, microscopes, and other optics, as well as picture frames and the like. She also invented screens during World War II to protect troops from toxins in smoke.
Even More Data
In 1944, data processing pioneer Grace Hopper worked with Howard Aiken to create the Mark I computer at Harvard, then later came up with the computer slang “bug” and its companion, “debug”, after finding an errant moth had caused a system problem. She was also on the team that developed COBOL. Architect Eleanor Raymond collaborated with biophysicist Maria Telkes to build the first solar heated home in 1947.
She Didn’t Just Play A Spy…
And Hedy Lamarr didn’t rest on her acting laurels – her work with George Anthiel in 1941 created a “Secret Communication System” that depended at least in part on frequency-hopping for security. These innovations and further work on her part gave us the beginnings of “spread-spectrum” technology, which became the basis for fax machines, cell phones, GPS, Wifi, and other related wireless communication advances.
Create Like It’s 1966
1966 was a bellwether year – in it Marie Van Brittan Brown patented the first closed-circuit TV security system. Again in ’66, Stephanie Kwolek invented-Kevlar. Kevlar is one of the most important synthetic fabric fibers ever created. She developed the process while working on strengthening material for auto tires. It is still used for tires, and brake shoe linings, boat hulls, flame-resistant clothing, and many other composite materials. It’s most significant use has saved countless law enforcement and military personnel; which we are extremely thankful for – the bulletproof vest.
Dr. Jackson, Dr. Jackson…
The first black woman to receive a M.I.T. PhD, Shirley Jackson, helped develop modern communication technologies such as touch tones, call waiting and caller ID, and fiber optic cables, in addition to solar cells. And she was the first woman to head one of the major technological institutions, in her case Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
They Figure In
Since this article is about women, we can’t forget women in American history; explorer Sacagawea, original First Lady Dolley Madison, abolitionist Sojourner Truth, women’s suffrage advocate Susan B. Anthony, famed authors Louisa May Alcott and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Red Cross founder Clara Barton and fellow super-nurse Florence Nightingale, aviatrix Bessie Coleman and Amelia Earhart, poet and author Julia Ward Howe, civil rights activists Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, just to name but a very few…
Wells, Wells, Wells…
Women have typically had to be multi-taskers – many took this to levels of great feats. Ida B. Wells was a women’s rights and civil rights activist (one of the founders of the NAACP), while also wearing the hats of teacher and investigative reporter, particularly focused on the horrors of lynching. She, working with Frederick Douglass and other African American leaders, orchestrated a boycott of the 1893 Columbian Exposition, since Blacks were not permitted to enter the exhibit areas. Ms. Wells also advocated for school integration, and helped found many African American clubs, particularly for women of color.
Working It In
Contemporary to Ida B. was housing reformer, women’s suffragette, social work pioneer, and political administrator Jane Addams. Harriet Tubman made a career out of multiple jobs – in addition to her famous slavery freedom trips, she was a spy for the Union, abolitionist, and political advocate.
Multi-mavens
Multiple talents aren’t just a precedent of years gone by – what about actress, director, and producer Penny Marshall? Or dancer, choreographer, singer, and reality talent judge Paula Abdul? Queen Latifah handles music (including songwriting), acting, and producing, equally well. While we’re on the subject of entertainment, we can’t forget Cher and Madonna. Then there’s the lifestyle mavens such as Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray, and Ree Drummond. And, of course, there’s one lady we only need one word for: Oprah.
Sporting It
Great women of sports also abound. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias excelled in baseball, golf, track and field, and basketball. In the 1932 Summer Olympics, she received two gold medals for track and field events, then became a golf professional, and went on to win ten LPGA major championships. In 1951 she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, and she was married until her death in 1956 to George Zaharias. Babe is seen as a lady ahead of her time.
They Have the Drive
Ms. Zaharias has been followed by other outstanding female athletes, such as a professional from Sweden who is considered to be one of history’s most stellar lady golfers: Annika Sörenstam. She has received numerous awards, including H.M. The King’s Medal, AP Female Athlete of the Year 2003-2004, Bob Jones Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Nancy Lopez’ exemplary career was also precedent setting.
Tennis Anyone?
The dynasty of the Williams’ sisters in tennis is one of the great dominations of a particular sport. And before them was the legendary Billie Jean King, who even beat out Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes”.
Leading From The Front
The 2017 theme was “Honoring Trailblazing Women In Labor And Business”; these are ladies that have been successful in challenging women’s roles in the paid labor force and businesses. Although women have always been part of our workforce, they are often been underpaid and undervalued. One well known example was popularized by the movie “Norma Rae”, which was based on events in the life of Crystal Lee Sutton. She was a strong labor leader who fought for unionizing as a way to gain better working conditions.
Do Something…
Here are ways we can continue to commemorate women’s history:
- Involve yourself with female supporting groups that empower girls and women
- Create a brand-new book or movie club on-line, or join an existing one
- Treat a special lady that you receive inspiration and friendship from to a mocha latte, lunch, or bouquet of flowers
- Invite female entertainers, speakers, writers, and other professionals to online events
- Utilize all social media outlets to encourage women
- Utilize intersectionality to understand women of all walks of life
- Take an online class that highlights women’s history
- Help involve children and teens in art, writing, performing, and reading women’s history related material
- Support STEM/STEAM initiatives targeted at encouraging young women in science and creative pursuits
- Write a play, article, song, book, or poem about women, or read one
Color Purple And White
Let’s all wear purple, the international color which symbolizes women, and white, which represents women’s suffrage, to highlight those ladies who have contributed and continue to do so. We will keep using our voices for the advancement of female equality. For more information, visit www.womenshistorymonth.gov. In the words of Elle Woods, “What? Like it’s hard?”
Women’s Day Celebrates Women
30 Quotes Celebrating Women
30 Quotes Celebrating Women:
International Women’s Day
D. S. Mitchell
March 8th marks a wartime strike in 1917, when Russian women demanded “bread and peace”. Within four days of the strike’s start, the tsar was forced to abdicate and the provisional government granted women the right to vote. That is how and why March 8 became the date we celebrate Women’s Day.
The date is recognized world wide as International Women’s Day; a day to recognize the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also a day to raise awareness of women’s equality and lobby for accelerated gender parity. I thought it might be fun to look at some famous quotes celebrating women, so here goes, be inspired:
3o Quotes Honoring Women
1.) “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” –Unknown
2.) “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” –Spanish Proverb
3.) “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
4.) “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” –Elizabeth Cady Stanton
5.) “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” –Ntozake Shange
6.) “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” –Unknown
7.) “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hilary Clinton
8.) “Feminism is for everyone.”-Bell Hooks
9.) “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” –Ginger Rogers
10.) “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” –Nora Ephron
11.) “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson
12.) “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” –Stephanie Bennett-Henry
13.) “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey
14.) “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” –Atticus
15.) “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” –Unknown
16.) “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” –G.D. Anderson
17.) “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” –Unknown
18.) “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand
19.) “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” –Madonna
20.) “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
21.) “A woman should be like a single flower—not a whole bouquet.” –Anna Held
22.) “I know what I bring to the table… So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” –Unknown
23.) “Women are the real architects of society.” –Cher
24.) “When women wake, mountains move.” Chinese Proverb
25.) “She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.” –Unknown
26.) “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” –Unknown
27.) “I expect woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” –George Meredith
28.) “Women are made to be loved, not understood.” –Oscar Wilde
29.) “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
30.) “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger
https://www.calamitypolitics.com/2017/03/29/quotes-on-courage/
Celebrating Women’s History
Celebrating Women’s History
Celebrating Women’s History
By Wes & Anna Hessel
**On the last day of Women’s History Month let’s celebrate the women in our lives. **
History In The Making
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we must remember that the part women play in history is never-ending. The month of March celebrates women’s contributions to history, in conjunction with International Women’s Day (March 8th). The 2021 Women’s History Month topic salutes strength of women in times of difficulty. During 2020, festivities for the centennial of women’s suffrage had to be postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, therefore last year’s theme, “Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be Silenced”, has been extended to this year, as we honor the election of our first female Vice-President, Kamala Harris.
Glass Is Trash
This empowering subject, designated by the National Women’s History Alliance, pays respect to the ladies that paved the way for women’s rights. Now that the second highest office in the land has had its see-through ceiling shattered, the view to the top looks clear for breakthrough when President Biden hands over the reins. Ladies, we should make sure we are wearing cute shoes and watch where we step, as there is glass everywhere, and more to come.
Helen Reddy “I Am Woman”
Helen Reddy “I Am Woman”
There can be no better song for the International Women’s Day than “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy. I know that because all three of us in the office said that’s the one! Please enjoy the Calamity News and Politics Juke box choice of the day. Lyrics below.
I Am Woman
by Helen Reddy
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an’ pretend
‘Cause I’ve heard it all before
And I’ve been down there on the floor
No one’s ever gonna keep me down again
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an’ pretend
‘Cause I’ve heard it all before
And I’ve been down there on the floor
No one’s ever gonna keep me down again
Oh yes I am wise
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
You can bend but never break me
‘Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
‘Cause you’ve deepened the conviction in my soul
‘Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
‘Cause you’ve deepened the conviction in my soul
Oh yes I am wise
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin’ arms across the land
But I’m still an embryo
With a long long way to go
Until I make my brother understand
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin’ arms across the land
But I’m still an embryo
With a long long way to go
Until I make my brother understand
Oh yes I am wise
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
But it’s wisdom born of pain
Yes, I’ve paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Ray Burton / Helen Reddy
I Am Woman lyrics © Buggerlugs Music Co., Irving Music, Inc.
30 Quotes Celebrating Women
30 Quotes Celebrating Women
30 Quotes Celebrating Women:
International Women’s Day
D. S. Mitchell
March 8th is celebrated world wide as International Women’s Day. I thought it might be fun to just look at some famous quotes celebrating women.
1.) “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” –Unknown
2.) “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her what she can.” –Spanish Proverb
3.) “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
4.) “The best protection any woman can have is courage.” –Elizabeth Cady Stanton
5.) “Where there is a woman, there is magic.” –Ntozake Shange
6.) “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” –Unknown
7.) “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hilary Clinton
8.) “Feminism is for everyone.”-Bell Hooks
9.) “There’s nothing a man can do that I can’t do better and in heels.” –Ginger Rogers
10.) “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” –Nora Ephron
11.) “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson
12.) “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” –Stephanie Bennett-Henry
13.) “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey
14.) “She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.” –Atticus
15.) “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” –Unknown
16.) “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” –G.D. Anderson
17.) “You can always tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down.” –Unknown
18.) “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand
19.) “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” –Madonna
20.) “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
21.) “A woman should be like a single flower—not a whole bouquet.” –Anna Held
22.) “I know what I bring to the table… So trust me when I say I’m not afraid to eat alone.” –Unknown
23.) “Women are the real architects of society.” –Cher
24.) “When women wake, mountains move.” Chinese Proverb
25.) “She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.” –Unknown
26.) “Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.” –Unknown
27.) “I expect woman will be the last thing civilized by man.” –George Meredith
28.) “Women are made to be loved, not understood.” –Oscar Wilde
29.) “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
30.) “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger
https://www.calamitypolitics.com/2017/03/29/quotes-on-courage/