Nellie Bly

"Energy rightly applied can accomplish anything."

"I always believe that if you put in the work, the results will come."

"A woman has to work twice as hard to be thought half as good."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"I am convinced that under the old system the man has been receiving the largest half."

"One cannot get rich by hard work alone."

"Be a business woman. The future of women is in business."

"I've always believed that the only way to change the world is to tell the truth."

"Dare to be bold, dare to be different, dare to be yourself."

"I have no patience with people who do not work with all their might."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Ten days in a madhouse could not be forgotten."

"My courage and my character have been tested in many ways."

"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man."

"I believe women are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing."

"The mystery of the unknown is what keeps us moving forward."

"Write what you see, what you know, what you believe to be true."

"I was born free and I shall die free."

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

"The great fortunes in America have been made in the last generation by the young men."

"I have always believed that work is the greatest pleasure."

"To know things one must have seen them or read about them."

"I cannot imagine anything more lonely than a life without a friend."

"The world moves, and ideas that were once thought visionary become common place."

"I want to travel around the world and never stop."

"One cannot criticize someone for their efforts."

"I have made a reputation for myself and I am not sorry for it."

"The day may be approaching when the woman will be the wage earner."

"I believe in trying new things and not being afraid of failure."

"A woman's place is wherever she chooses it to be."