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Favourite quotes (272)

“If an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.”

Unknown author

“We see the world not as it is, but as we are.”

Lois McMaster Bujold The Sharing Knife

Dag Redwing hickory Bluefield

Passage (Vol. III in Tetralogy) (2008), p. 163
The Sharing Knife, Passage (Vol. III in Tetralogy) (2008)

“A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself.”

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer

Attributed to Monroe in self-help books and on social media, this quotation is of unknown origin and date.
Misattributed

“Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.”

Gloria Steinem (1934) American feminist and journalist

Part 4 : The Masculinization of Wealth, p. 196
Moving Beyond Words (1994)

“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.”

Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) American poet, essayist and feminist

“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.”

Gillian Anderson (1968) American-British film, television and theatre actress, activist and writer

Excerpt from the foreword in Girl Boss: Running the Show Like the Big Chicks http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/99_00/99girlboss.shtml, by Stacy Kravetz (1999) <br class="br">1990s

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (1938) American historian

Source: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.”

Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American poet

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”

Jane Austen book Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.”

Julia Child (1921–2004) American chef

“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”

Mo Willems (1968) American children's illustrator and writer

Source: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

“Women cannot complain about men anymore until they start getting better taste in them.”

Bill Maher (1956) American stand-up comedian

“Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.”

Elizabeth Gilbert book Eat, Pray, Love

This derives from a folk proverb sometimes attributed to Clementine Paddleford, but in use as an "old proverb" as early as 1908, when Paddeford was only 10 years old.
Misattributed
Source: Eat, Pray, Love