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Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

Barbara Tuchman: What his imagination...

What his imagination is to the poet, facts are to the historian. His exercise of judgment comes in their selection,...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: As for accomplishments,...

Eleanor Roosevelt: As for accomplishments,...

As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.

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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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Alice Paul: When you put...

Alice Paul: When you put...

When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The success of...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The success of...

The success of any man with any woman is apt to displease even his best friends.

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Clare Boothe Luce: If God had...

Clare Boothe Luce: If God had...

If God had wanted us to think with our wombs, why did he give us a brain?

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Rachel Carson: The discipline of...

Rachel Carson: The discipline of...

The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell...

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Marie Curie: I have no...

Marie Curie: I have no...

I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be...

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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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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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Charleszetta Waddles: . ....

Charleszetta Waddles: . ....

. . . I believe that you cannot go any further than you can think. I certainly believe if you don't desire a thing,...

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Ada Louise Huxtable: Superfluous curtains that...

Ada Louise Huxtable: Superfluous curtains that...

Superfluous curtains that needlessly cover glass would give Salome a lifetime supply of...

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Marianne Williamson: If you give...

Marianne Williamson: If you give...

If you give your life as a wholehearted response to love, then love will wholeheartedly respond to...

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Barbara Bush: Never lose sight...

Barbara Bush: Never lose sight...

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people --...

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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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Elizabeth Hardwick: The greatest gift...

Elizabeth Hardwick: The greatest gift...

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge...

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Mary Harris Mother Jones: Sit down and...

Mary Harris Mother Jones: Sit down and...

Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

Source: In Ms., Nov...

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Mary Baker Eddy: Truth is immortal;...

Mary Baker Eddy: Truth is immortal;...

Truth is immortal; error is mortal.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS, WordStar...

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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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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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