Monthly Archives: March 2011

Marianne Williamson said, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, Who am I to be … Continue reading →

Rebecca West said, “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” We could … Continue reading →

Emily Dickinson said, “saying nothing sometimes says the most.” Sometimes when people are in pain we let ourselves off the hook by telling ourselves, “I wouldn’t know what to say” or “they probably don’t want people around anyway.” The truth … Continue reading →

In her song Letter to A John, Ani DiFranco sings the line,”I want you to pay me for my beauty, I think it’s only right, ’cause I have been paying for it all of my life.” You can listen to … Continue reading →

It was Anne Frank who made the statement: “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The interesting thing about this statement is that  Anne- more than anyone- was in a place … Continue reading →

Louisa May Alcott- author of one of my favorite books, Little Women- was the woman who said, “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship”. We all have storms in life, this much is … Continue reading →

Queen Elizabeth I once said, “I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.” I realize she never married, and those who contend that marriage is best and … Continue reading →

It was Coretta Scott King who said, “Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won; you earn it and win it in every generation.” Though much is known about Martin Luther King Jr., not much is known … Continue reading →

Columnist and author Anna Quindlen was the woman who said, “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna was only the third woman in history … Continue reading →