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Lucretia Mott: I resolved to...

Lucretia Mott: I resolved to...

I resolved to claim for my sex all that an impartial Creator had bestowed, which, by custom and a perverted...

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Mae West: Too much of...

Mae West: Too much of...

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Source: Mae West: Emotion in Motion, by...

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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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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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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The essence of...

Eleanor Holmes Norton: The essence of...

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the...

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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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Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their...

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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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Ellen Swallow Richards: The Faculty [of...

Ellen Swallow Richards: The Faculty [of...

The Faculty [of Vassar] do not consider it a mere experiment any longer that girls can be educated as well as...

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Martina Navratilova: I came to...

Martina Navratilova: I came to...

I came to live in a country I love; some people label me a defector. I have loved men and women in my life; I've been...

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Althea Gibson: I think I've...

Althea Gibson: I think I've...

I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have an identify. I'm Althea...

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Althea Gibson: Talent wins out....

Althea Gibson: Talent wins out....

Talent wins out.

Source: In And I Quote, by Ashton Applewhite, 1992.
-- Althea...

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Susan RoAne: The rewards go...

Susan RoAne: The rewards go...

The rewards go to the risk-takers, those who are willing to put their egos on the line and reach out to other people...

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Mary Todd Lincoln: Beautiful, glorious Scotland,...

Mary Todd Lincoln: Beautiful, glorious Scotland,...

Beautiful, glorious Scotland, has spoilt me for every other country!

Source:...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: With children no...

Eleanor Holmes Norton: With children no...

With children no longer the universally accepted reason for marriage, marriages are going to have to exist on their...

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Ivy Baker Priest: Great opportunities to...

Ivy Baker Priest: Great opportunities to...

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones come daily.

Source:...

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Martha Wright Griffiths: This amendment [the...

Martha Wright Griffiths: This amendment [the...

This amendment [the Equal Rights Amendment], if passed, would be like a beacon which should awaken nine sleeping Rip...

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St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe...

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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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Mary Catherine Bateson: Human beings do...

Mary Catherine Bateson: Human beings do...

Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.

Source: With a Daughter's Eye,...

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