Badass Quotes

265 Badass quotes by 186 unique authors

Maybe 23 cents doesn't sound like a lot to someone with a Swiss bank account, Cayman Island Investments and an IRA worth tens of millions… — Lilly Ledbetter
Reproductive freedom means economic freedom. And that's what this debate is about. — Diana DeGette
My sisters and I were encouraged to choose the direction of our lives. — Diana DeGette
We became a congresswoman, a stay-at-home mom, a filmmaker, and a journalist. And Lino and I taught our children that they could rise to even… — Diana DeGette
There two things that are infinite, human stupidity and the universe, I don't know about the universe — Albert Einstein
ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER. — Nellie Bly
COULD I PASS A WEEK IN THE INSANE WARD AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND? I SAID I COULD AND I WOULD. AND I DID. — Nellie Bly
ENERGY RIGHTLY APPLIED CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING. — Nellie Bly
'IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO IT,' WAS THE TERRIBLE VERDICT. 'IN THE FIRST PLACE YOU ARE A WOMAN AND WOULD NEED A PROTECTOR,… — Nellie Bly
'VERY WELL,' I SAID ANGRILY, 'START THE MAN, AND I'LL START THE SAME DAY FOR SOME OTHER NEWSPAPER AND BEAT HIM.' — Nellie Bly
Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there. — Emma Watson
There's not just one trans story. There's not just one trans experience. — Laverne Cox
I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I wanted to start a website for teenaged girls that was not kind of this one-dimensional strong character empowerment thing, because one thing that can… — Tavi Gevinson
Hollywood wants to make women so perfect. Perfect hair. Perfect job. Perfect manners... I know some of the most beautiful women, and they are so… — Melissa McCarthy
I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition. — Angela Merkel
I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers. — Veronica Roth
Confidence is the only key. I know a lot of people who aren't traditionally 'beautiful' - not symmetrical or perfect-bodied or perfect-skinned. But none of… — Emma Stone
If a young woman is looking at the landscape of Hollywood, what she sees is almost only challenges. — Lena Dunham
I realized that very young - that a life where you don't live to your full potential, or you don't experiment, or you're afraid, or… — Angelina Jolie

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