Famous women Quotes · Page 2

I'm working to improve my methods, and every hour I save is an hour added to my life.

— Ayn Rand

Some day, the world will discover that, without thought, there can be no love.

— Ayn Rand

The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived.

— Marilyn Monroe

Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.

— Tawakkol Karman

Stay hungry to become the best that you can be. Never be satisfied with the level of artistry you've attained. You can…

— Mia Michaels

There are five stages in the life of an actor: Who's Mary Astor? Get me Mary Astor. Get me a Mary Astor…

— Mary Astor

Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.

— Halle Berry

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.

— Helen Caldicott

I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved…

— Dolly Parton

If you allow yourself to breathe into the depth, wonder, beauty, craziness, and strife everything that represents the fullness of your life…

— Oprah Winfrey

Whenever you can't think of something to be grateful for, remember your breath. With each breath you take, you can say, 'I'm…

— Oprah Winfrey

We've actually named asteroids for other famous women in history, like Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth. But it's really this…

— Carrie Nugent

“It is startling to realize that even Oprah, a woman in her early sixties, a billionaire and one of the most famous…

— Roxane Gay

When I talk to girls, they go, 'I'm not a feminist.' And I say: 'What? You don't want to vote? Do you…

— Caitlin Moran

I had heard a lot of stories about my father and celebrities, most of them from his own mouth. In his stories,…

— Tom Junod

I had a right to my own political opinions. I am a Southern woman, born with Revolutionary blood in my veins. Freedom…

— Rose O'Neal Greenhow

“Famous women keep their same names even after they get married because their names are their bread and butter.”

— Stephen King

I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of…

— Sarah Emma Edmonds

I question the negative connotations of fabric, of ribbon, of lace. I turn these symbols of our imprisonment around.

— Miriam Schapiro

Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity.

— Martha Stewart

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the…

— Beyonce Knowles

See what you can do. See what you want to do. See what you will do about it. Find your way out.

— Yoko Ono

You cannot wait for someone to save you, to help you, to complete you. No one can complete you. You complete yourself.

— Oprah Winfrey

It is morally obscene to regard wealth as an anonymous, tribal product and to talk about 'redistributing' it.

— Ayn Rand

Truth is the recognition of reality; reason, man's only means of knowledge, is his only standard of truth.

— Ayn Rand

What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your…

— Oprah Winfrey

Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.

— Ayn Rand

It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.

— Dorothy Dandridge

If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.

— Hillary Clinton

I believe that all women are pretty without makeup- but with the right makeup can be pretty powerful.

— Bobbi Brown

Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.

— Mother Teresa

Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal.

— Janet Reno

There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste.

— Sarah Vaughan

If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform.

— Harriet Quimby

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would…

— Cicely Tyson

We deny the right of any portion of the species to decide for another portion what is and what is not their…

— Harriet Taylor Mill

And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we…

— Mother Teresa