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Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problems than by its solution of...

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Aimee Semple Mcpherson: With God, I...

Aimee Semple Mcpherson: With God, I...

With God, I can do all things! But with God and you, and the people who you can interest, by the grace of God, we're...

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Maria Mitchell: We especially need...

Maria Mitchell: We especially need...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and...

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Deborah Kerr: I adore not...

Deborah Kerr: I adore not...

I adore not being me. I'm not very good at being me. That's why I adore acting so much.

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Elizabeth Coatsworth: To a life...

Elizabeth Coatsworth: To a life...

To a life that seizes
Upon content,
Locality seems
But accident.


Source:...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: Goals too clearly...

Mary Catherine Bateson: Goals too clearly...

Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.

Source: Composing a Life,...

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Diane Ravitch: The person who...

Diane Ravitch: The person who...

The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his...

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Martha Carey Thomas: The man's world...

Martha Carey Thomas: The man's world...

The man's world must become a man's and a woman's world. Why are we afraid?

Source:...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: I do not...

Marie Anne du Deffand: I do not...

I do not know why Diogenes * went looking for a man: nothing could happen to him worse than finding...

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Margaret Thatcher: It's passionately interesting...

Margaret Thatcher: It's passionately interesting...

It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just...

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Mary Harris Mother Jones: Injustice boils in...

Mary Harris Mother Jones: Injustice boils in...

Injustice boils in men's hearts as does steel in its caldron, ready to pour forth, white hot, in the fullness of...

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Deborah Tannen: The biggest mistake...

Deborah Tannen: The biggest mistake...

The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation -- or a...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: You always admire...

Eleanor Roosevelt: You always admire...

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Source: Meet the Press, 16 Sep...

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Svetlana Alliluyeva: As a result...

Svetlana Alliluyeva: As a result...

As a result of half a century of Soviet rule people have been weaned from a belief in human...

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Svetlana Alliluyeva: Moscow, breathing fire...

Svetlana Alliluyeva: Moscow, breathing fire...

Moscow, breathing fire like a human volcano with its smouldering lava of passion, ambition and politics, its...

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Elizabeth Montagu: I endeavor to...

Elizabeth Montagu: I endeavor to...

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content when I cannot be mended and patient...

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Martha Carey Thomas: My one aim...

Martha Carey Thomas: My one aim...

My one aim and concentrated purpose shall be and is to show that women can learn, can reason, can compete with men in...

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Marjorie Rosen: Studios, purporting to...

Marjorie Rosen: Studios, purporting to...

Studios, purporting to ease the anguish of Depression reality, transformed movies into the poIitics of fantasy, the...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it...

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