Description: "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.

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