Harriet Quotes

41 quotes by 30 authors

We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing. — Alice Walker
When people don't do anything they don't think anything, and when people don't think anything there's nothing to think about them.- Harriet the Spy — Louise Fitzhugh
I once dated a guy who was like, 'Holy sh--, I just made out with Harriet the Spy!' And that's messed up. Don't say that.… — Michelle Trachtenberg
Being in touch with our bodies, or more accurately, being our bodies, is how we know what is true. Harriet — Harriet Lerner
Harriet van Horne He makes love to me expertly, mechanically, coldly... He's pressing all my buttons, as if I were a pocket calculator. — Erica Jong
However, the daily life of the slaves in the South, as observed by many travelers, was obscured for all time by the relentless promotion of… — Eustace Mullins
Harriet, Hi! Light of my eye! Come to the pictures and have a good cry, For it's jolly old Saturday, Mad-as-a-hatter-day, Nothing-much-matter-day-night! — A. P. Herbert
I have crossed over on the backs of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Madam C. J. Walker. Because of them I can… — Oprah Winfrey
Then it's settled," Harriet said. "We shall work out the smaller roles later.""What about you?" Elizabeth demanded."Oh, I'm going to be the goddess of the… — Julia Quinn
Note that the #1 Top Reviewer at Amazon (4550 book reviews) is Harriet Klausner, formerly an acquisitions librarian in Pennsylvania. This just goes to show… — Peter Morville
Harriet Tubman was an astronaut, traversing the south to the north by navigating the stars. — Sanford Biggers
Harriet never minded admitting she didn't know something. So what, she thought, I could always learn. — Louise Fitzhugh
Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that. — Liza Minnelli
I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music, to free themselves creatively and inspirationally. — Janelle Monae
I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times. — Alison Bechdel
When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were… — Kathryn Lasky
Quoting Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) US civil rights leader We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just… — Harriet Tubman
Harriet Levin [is] a shining poet in her generation.... The dynamics of her language and her vigorous voice distinguish all her poems. Levin's fearless willingness… — Molly Peacock
Dear Diary, Today I tried not to think about Mr. Knightly. I tried not to think about him when I discussed the menu with Cook...… — Jane Austen
[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to… — Louise Fitzhugh

Who Wrote These Harriet Quotes

30 authors contributed a total of 41 Harriet Quotes, led by these top contributors: