“As women, we know that we must always find ways to change the process because the present institutions want to hold on to power and keep the status quo.”

–Bella Abzug

Have no fear of perfection;

you’ll never reach it

–Marie Curie

“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”

–Virginia Woolf

“Reformation, like education, is a journey, not a destination.”

-Mary ”Mother” Jones

“I see no reason why the belief that we are insignificant or fortuitous should lessen our faith.”

–Rosalind Franklin

“Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world…“

–Harriet Tubman

“I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.”

–Sonya Sotomayor

“No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.“

–Margaret Sanger

“It makes it very easy to be a grandmother when your children are good parents.”

–Marian Robinson

“It is not easy being a pioneer, but oh, it is fascinating!”

—Elizabeth Blackwell

“I have no respect for the kind of character that takes advantage and does something they know is not true… I have always felt that anyone who wanted an election so much they would use those means did not have the character that I really admired in public life.”

–Eleanor Roosevelt

-Meet the Press, September 16, 1956

“When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks.“

–Caroline Kennedy

‘A mistake is simply another way of doing things.”

–Katherine Graham

“I love teaching any math lesson that inspires that “Eureka” moment…”

–Candice Jackson

“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.”

–Beverly Cleary

“Let’s teach kids, at the kindergarten level, what the contributions of people of color were to building the United States of America.”

–Dolores Huerta

“If I waited for perfection… I would never write a word.”

–Margaret Atwood

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

–Margaret Mead

“Never underestimate the power of a girl with a book.”

–Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Cora Reynolds Anderson was the first woman (and native American) to serve in the Michigan State Legislature.

“I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist — not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision.“

–Joni Mitchell

“We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.”

–Sandra Day O’Connor

“Oh Spring! I want to go out and feel you…”

–Emily Carr

“Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.”

–Janet Reno

“Fear is always with us, but we just don’t have time for it. Not now.”

–Hillary Clinton

“Teaching kids about health and fitness…it’s about being fit for life.”

–Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Artist Lee Krasner

“I could stand in the street and sing and get enough to pay the bills. I don’t need millions of dollars.”

–Sinead O’Connor

“Dream with ambition; lead with conviction.”

–Kamala Harris

“I want my story to be that I tried to help you.”

–Sheila Jackson Lee

“There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish”

–Michelle Obama

“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”

–Rachel Carson, The Silent Spring

“II had this great urge… some may call it destiny. My parents and friends called it dismaying.“

–Dr Dian Fossey

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

–Billie Jean King

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

–Mary Oliver