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Edith Sitwell: My poems are...

Edith Sitwell: My poems are...

My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.

Source: Collected Poems.
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Jane Austen: Everything nourishes what...

Jane Austen: Everything nourishes what...

Everything nourishes what is strong already.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

All that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . ....

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Edith Sitwell: Why not be...

Edith Sitwell: Why not be...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound why try to look like a...

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Edith Clara Summerskill: [G]overnments still pin...

Edith Clara Summerskill: [G]overnments still pin...

[G]overnments still pin their faith to some new economic nostrum which is produced periodically by some bright young...

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Peace Pilgrim: When you find...

Peace Pilgrim: When you find...

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with...

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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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Jane Austen: Everybody has their...

Jane Austen: Everybody has their...

Everybody has their taste in noises as well as in other matters.

Source: In 2,715...

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Jane Austen: A woman especially,...

Jane Austen: A woman especially,...

A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing any thing, should conceal it as well as she...

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Jane Austen: Nothing is more...

Jane Austen: Nothing is more...

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an...

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Anne Spencer: I saw your...

Anne Spencer: I saw your...

I saw your heart,
And altered there in its darksome place
Were the tongues of flame the ancients knew . ....

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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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Maria Schell: I have come...

Maria Schell: I have come...

I have come finally to a simple philosophy of work. I enjoy what I do and do the best I can. That is...

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Jane Austen: A large income...

Jane Austen: A large income...

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

Source: In The...

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Clara McBride Hale: I'm not an...

Clara McBride Hale: I'm not an...

I'm not an American hero. I'm a person who loves children.

Source: In Words of...

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Shelley Long: If you don't...

Shelley Long: If you don't...

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I thought I...

Tallulah Bankhead: I thought I...

I thought I told you to wait in the car.

Source: On seeing a former lover after an...

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Clara McBride Hale: When I'm gone,...

Clara McBride Hale: When I'm gone,...

When I'm gone, somebody else will take it up and do it. This is how we've lived all these...

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Queen Victoria: Men never think,...

Queen Victoria: Men never think,...

Men never think, at least seldom think, what a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often. God's will...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: You speak of...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: You speak of...

You speak of beginning the education of your son. The moment he was able to form an idea his education was already...

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