Nellie Bly

Investigative Reporter American 1864 – 1922

Pioneering female reporter known for undercover journalism investigations.

386 quotes

"A woman's intellect is as capable as a man's."
Knowledge
"What use is a fancy toilet seat if there's no toilet?"
"I was determined to prove skeptics wrong."
Perseverance
"One cannot be in two places at once."
Time
"The question is not whether women have talents, but whether they are allowed to use them."
Freedom
"I know that nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says it cannot be done."
Power
"Death alone is the only inevitable fact in life."
Death
"True beauty lies in originality."
Beauty
"The world needs more dreamers and fewer doubters."
Dreams
"A woman should be educated to be a good citizen, not just a good wife."
Education
"I have learned that patience is sometimes a virtue and sometimes a vice."
Patience
"The first duty of every citizen is to think for themselves."
Leadership
"Solitude is the best friend I could ever have."
Solitude
"What one woman can do, another can do."
Strength
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to progress."
Fear
"One person with determination is worth a thousand without it."
Motivation
"I would sleep in the station if it were necessary to accomplish my work."
"Women are not toys to be put on shelves and admired."
"The human heart is the most complex thing in the universe."
Relationships
"Gratitude is the mark of a noble soul."
Gratitude
"I have always believed that the only way to achieve the impossible is to work harder than everyone else."
Work
"Truth is rarely pure and never simple."
Truth
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
Adventure
"The greatest adventure is the exploration of one's own mind."
Imagination
"Kind words can change everything."
Kindness
"History is written by those who live it."
History
"We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."
Change
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
Philosophy
"Every person has value and potential."
Hope
"I have found that women are capable of enduring far more than men give them credit for."
Strength