Blurb:
What does it
mean to be a woman? These excerpts are a testament to women everywhere, today
and in the past, who embody a spirit of everything from courage to
understanding, from nurturing to hope. Includes: Amelia Earhart: "Please
know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it.
Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure
must be but a challenge to others." Madeleine Albright: "I especially
treasure the young women who say that my example has inspired them to raise
their sights so that they now feel that serving as secretary of state or in
even higher office is a realistic goal." Isabel Allende: "I can
promise you that women working together—linked, informed, and educated—can
bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet." Gloria Vanderbilt:
"I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another
woman's success." George Eliot: "Animals are such agreeable friends—they
ask no questions; they pass no criticisms." Margaret Thatcher: "Being
powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you
aren't." And many more!
Review by Rose Thornton:
I
enjoyed this book, although I would not count it among the greatest I have ever
read. A Woman’s Book of Inspiration is
inspiring on a surface level; not a lot of depth to it, but I assume it is what
it was meant to be—a light, encouraging collection of thoughtful wit. For this,
it met its mark and I can recommend it.
Among my
favorite quotes in the book are:
“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and
silence, and I learn whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”
—Helen Keller
“Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases
think for yourself.”
—Doris Lessing
“Tact is the art of making people feel at home
when that’s where you wish they were.”
—Ann Landers
“What people in the world think of you is
really none of your business.”
—Martha Graham
Thanks
for visiting, Rose, Julie, Donna, & Rochelle
Length: 128 Pages
Print Price: $5.25
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