Synopses & Reviews
Over 400 memorable quotes, uttered over the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, and many other historical figures and personalities. Covers love, family, human nature, aging, work, joy, sorrow, more. Indispensable for public speakers; a delight for general readers.
Synopsis
"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact", said Mary Ann Evans, a.k.a George Eliot. "In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels", opined Jane Austen. "When a girl marries she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one", observed Helen Rowland. These are just a few of more than 400 memorable quotes in this volume, uttered over the past 2,500 years by female celebrities, historical figures, poets and personalities -- Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and many more. Practical and entertaining, this handy little tome will be pensable for public speakers, but is sure to delight all readers with its timeless observations, humor, and wisdom.
Synopsis
Over 400 memorable quotes from the last 2,500 years by Sappho, Queen Elizabeth I, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Erma Bombeck, Oprah Winfrey, and many others. A delight!
Table of Contents
Women
Men
Love and Romance
Marriage
"Family: Mother, Father, Siblings"
Children
Household
Human Nature
Friendship
Aging
Life
Death
"Truth, Honesty, Secrets, and Lies"
Self-Esteem and Self-Evaluation
"Success, Ambition, Achievement, and Dreams"
Injustice and Prejudice; Freedom and Racial Harmony
Quest for Gender Equality
Education and Intelligence
Work and Occupations
Wealth and Money
Joy and Sorrow
Writing
"Language, the Arts, and Criticism"
"Nature, the Environment, and Time"
Culture and Politics
Various Subjects / Miscellaneous
Index of Authors