Strong Words from Strong Women

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only for wallowing in.
- Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), New Zealand-born British Author

Never retract, never explain, never apologize--get the thing done and let them howl.
- NELLIE MCLUNG (1896-1951), Canadian suffragette and author

You ought to get out of those wet clothes... and into a dry martini.
- Mae West (1893 – 1980), American vaudeville actress and playwright