One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. - Rita Mae Brown
Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides. - Rita Mae Brown
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. - Rita Mae Brown
Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. - Rita Mae Brown
As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. - Rita Mae Brown
I ask you men...what are you so afraid of? If I am equal to you in power, does that diminish you? - Rita Mae Brown
Would it upset men if they found out we weren't different? Are we? Aren't we? Damned if I know. - Rita Mae Brown
The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself. - Rita Mae Brown
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. - Rita Mae Brown
I don't expect executives to be creative but I do expect them to have courage. - Rita Mae Brown
Morals are private. Decency is public. - Rita Mae Brown
Television and film demand that people at all levels have brass balls or brass ovaries. Unfortunately, we live in the reign of the eunuch. - Rita Mae Brown
My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share. - Rita Mae Brown
Humor comes from self-confidence. There's an aggressive element to wit. - Rita Mae Brown
For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself. - Rita Mae Brown
If the world were a logical place, men would ride sidesaddle. - Rita Mae Brown
The last thing I have to say is that ice is the past tense of water. I've always wanted to write that sentence and now I have. - Rita Mae Brown
Why can't peace be a single overriding common purpose: why do we wait for a crisis to pull us together? Let's pull together for peace. - Rita Mae Brown
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. - Rita Mae Brown
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. - Rita Mae Brown
Novelty is not necessarily a virtue. - Rita Mae Brown
When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began. - Rita Mae Brown
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. - Rita Mae Brown
One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. - Rita Mae Brown
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. - Rita Mae Brown
This is a celebration of individual freedom, not of homosexuality. No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. - Rita Mae Brown
Writers will happen in the best of families. - Rita Mae Brown
A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. - Rita Mae Brown
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. - Rita Mae Brown
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. - Rita Mae Brown
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you. - Rita Mae Brown
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. - Rita Mae Brown
I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. - Rita Mae Brown