2. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
3. “She was a perfect lady— just set in her seat and stared.” Eudora Welty
4. “Advertisers in general bear a large part of the responsibility for the deep feelings of inadequacy that drive women to psychiatrists, pills, or the bottle.” —MaryaMannes,
5. “I didn’t want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height and intelligence were graces for him and gaucheries for me.” —Jane Rule
6. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” —Lily Tomlin
7. “The Word ‘Lady’; Most Often Used to Describe Someone You Wouldn’t Want to Talk to for Even Five Minutes.” —Fran Lebowitz
8. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” —Maya Angelou
9. “When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” —Cynthia Heimel
10. “ There have been women in the past far more daring than we would need to be now, who ventured all and gained a little, but survived after all.” Germaine Greer
11. “Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.” Erica Jong
12. If you only try to please others, you’re going to resent those people you’re trying to please, the ones who are often closest to you. If you choose a path that you yourself want to take, then you’re going to be much kinder to the people in your life.” —Sarah McLachlan
13. “Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking, but a full-on metamorphosis.” —Martha Beck
14. “Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece.” —Author Unknown
15. “A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful.” —Judith Martin
16. “Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.” —Katharine Hepburn
17. “ Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.” —Oprah Winfrey
18. “ Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.” —Mary Kay Ash
19. “I have the same goal I’ve had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.” —Madonna
