Sappho – 570BC
“What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.”
– Sappho
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”
“You ask me why I do not write something…. I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results. “
Mother Teresa 1910-1997
“Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action. “
“I have found that those who do achieve peace never acquiesce to obstacles, especially those constructed of bigotry, intolerance, and inflexible tradition.” – B. Bhutto.
“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you’re always going to be disappointed.”
– Madonna
“I don’t want to make money, I just want to be wonderful. ”
Anne Frank 1929-1945
“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
” I have one thing that counts, and that is my heart; it burns in my soul, it aches in my flesh, and it ignites my nerves: that is my love for the people and Peron.”
Queen of Egypt during a period of great unrest in Roman Empire.
“I am not fighting for my kingdom and wealth now. I am fighting as an ordinary person for my lost freedom, my bruised body, and my outraged daughters.”
“There is the Music of Heaven in all things and we have forgotten how to hear it until we sing.”
– Hildegard of Bingen
Joan of Arc 1412-1431
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.”
“Don’t forget love; it will bring all the madness you need to unfurl yourself across the universe.”
St Teresa of Avila 1515-1582
“Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee:
All thing pass; God never changes.”
“There is one thing higher than Royalty:
and that is religion, which causes us
to leave the world, and seek God.”
“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. “
“If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test. “
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” (Northanger Abbey)
“I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn’t win that match. It would ruin the women’s tour and affect all women’s self-esteem.” (on tennis match dubbed – Battle of Sexes)
” If women want any rights they had better take them, and say nothing about it “
– Harriet Beecher Stowe
“I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations. There are times which force one to take interest in them, and I do, of course intensely” – Queen Victoria
“Men – their rights and nothing more; Women – their rights and nothing less. “
– Susan B.Anthony
Emily Dickinson 1830 – 1886
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain;..”
“We are here to claim our rights as women, not only to be free, but to fight for freedom. It is our privilege, as well as our pride and our joy, to take some part in this militant movement, which, as we believe, means the regeneration of all humanity. “
Marie Curie 1867-1934
“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. “
“Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party though they are quite numerous is no freedom at all. Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters.”
– Rosa Luxemburg
“Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams!”
“Women are like teabags; you never know how strong they are until they’re put in hot water.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward. ”
– Amelia Earhart
“Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don’t do that by sitting around wondering about yourself.”
“If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it’s got to be that way in music or it isn’t music.”
– Billie Holiday
Rosa Parks 1913-2005
“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people. ”
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. “
“The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own. There is no other way. ”
“I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near. ”
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
“Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married “
Betty Williams 1943
”We should stop worshipping flags and respect the people, remember the people and forget the flags.”
Brigitte Bardot (1934-)
Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793)
“Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end? ”
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “Quotes by Iconic Women”, Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, 18th April 2014. Last updated 22 Feb 2018.
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