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Dinah Mulock Craik: Oh my son's...

Dinah Mulock Craik: Oh my son's...

Oh my son's my son till he gets a wife,
But my daughter's my daughter all her life.


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Toni Morrison: We die. That...

Toni Morrison: We die. That...

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our...

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Louisa May Alcott: I'm not afraid...

Louisa May Alcott: I'm not afraid...

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

Source: In The...

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George Eliot: Our consciousness rarely...

George Eliot: Our consciousness rarely...

Our consciousness rarely registers the beginning of a growth within us any more than without us: there have been many...

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Michelle Obama: One of the...

Michelle Obama: One of the...

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says...

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Michelle Obama: It was one...

Michelle Obama: It was one...

It was one thing to get yourself out of a stuck place, I realized. It was another thing entirely to try and get the...

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Marguerite de Valois: It is the...

Marguerite de Valois: It is the...

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.

Source:...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

Source: In...

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Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

Source:...

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Nancy Astor: Women have got...

Nancy Astor: Women have got...

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for...

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Sandra Day O'Connor: It is difficult...

Sandra Day O'Connor: It is difficult...

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful...

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Eudora Welty: Writers and travelers...

Eudora Welty: Writers and travelers...

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

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Adelle Davis: Thousands upon thousands...

Adelle Davis: Thousands upon thousands...

Thousands upon thousands of persons have studied disease. Almost no one has studied...

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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: There is no...

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: There is no...

There is no shadow of protection to be had by sheltering behind the slender stockades of visionary speculation, or by...

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Johnnetta Betsch Cole: The woman who...

Johnnetta Betsch Cole: The woman who...

The woman who bore me is no longer alive, but I seem to be her daughter in increasingly profound...

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Jessamyn West: I have done...

Jessamyn West: I have done...

I have done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to...

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Erica Jong: I went for...

Erica Jong: I went for...

I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged. . . . I had...

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Kate Chopin: The bird that...

Kate Chopin: The bird that...

The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong...

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Elizabeth Janeway: Such simplicity cannot...

Elizabeth Janeway: Such simplicity cannot...

Such simplicity cannot be taught. But it can be denied and lost.

Source: In The...

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Elizabeth Janeway: If one is...

Elizabeth Janeway: If one is...

If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and catch the eye of the world.

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