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Barbara Deming: The longer we...

Barbara Deming: The longer we...

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That...

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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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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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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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Carol Moseley-Braun: If I lose,...

Carol Moseley-Braun: If I lose,...

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

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Christina of Sweden: As you know,...

Christina of Sweden: As you know,...

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to...

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Svetlana Alliluyeva: God grants an...

Svetlana Alliluyeva: God grants an...

God grants an easy death only to the just.

Source: Twenty Letters to a Friend,...

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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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Sandra Day O'Connor: Slaying the dragon...

Sandra Day O'Connor: Slaying the dragon...

Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.

Source: In The...

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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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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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Amelia Earhart: Obviously I faced...

Amelia Earhart: Obviously I faced...

Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really...

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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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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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Amelia Earhart: The effect of...

Amelia Earhart: The effect of...

The effect of having other interests beyond those domestic works well. The more one does and sees and feels, the more...

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Andrea Dworkin: The argument between...

Andrea Dworkin: The argument between...

The argument between wives and whores is an old one; each one thinking that whatever she is, at least she is not the...

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Kate Chopin: He greatly valued...

Kate Chopin: He greatly valued...

He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a...

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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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Corazon Aquino: You have spent...

Corazon Aquino: You have spent...

You have spent many lives and much treasure to bring freedom to many lands that were reluctant to receive it. And here...

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Jacqueline Bisset: Ideally, couples need...

Jacqueline Bisset: Ideally, couples need...

Ideally, couples need three lives; one for him, one for her, and one for them together.

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