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Anna Quindlen: New York City...

Anna Quindlen: New York City...

New York City has finally hired women to pick up the garbage, which makes sense to me, since, as I've discovered, a...

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Clara McBride Hale: Being black does...

Clara McBride Hale: Being black does...

Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say, Well, white people kept me back, and I can't do...

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: To throw obstacles...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: To throw obstacles...

To throw obstacles in the way of a complete education is like putting out the eyes.

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Marian Wright Edelman: Education is a...

Marian Wright Edelman: Education is a...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Source: c. 1988.
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Sylvia Pankhurst: Love and freedom...

Sylvia Pankhurst: Love and freedom...

Love and freedom are vital to the creation and upbringing of a child.

Source:...

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Dorothy Parker: She was always...

Dorothy Parker: She was always...

She was always pleased to have him come and
never sorry to see him go.


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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Help Nature and...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Help Nature and...

Help Nature and work on with her; and Nature will regard thee as one of her creators . . . she will lay bare before...

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Barbara Walters: A great many...

Barbara Walters: A great many...

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.

Source:...

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Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

It amazes me that most people spend more time planning next summer's vacation than they do planning the rest of their...

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Patricia Fripp: You are no...

Patricia Fripp: You are no...

You are no more exempt from time's inexorable passing than Macbeth. Whether time is your friend or foe depends on how...

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Sheilah Graham: That youthful sparkle...

Sheilah Graham: That youthful sparkle...

That youthful sparkle in his eyes is caused by his contact lenses, which he keeps highly...

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Peg Bracken: Why does a...

Peg Bracken: Why does a...

Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?

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Pamela Hansford Johnson: Be fond of...

Pamela Hansford Johnson: Be fond of...

Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with...

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Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the...

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Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

We can't negate television. Unfortunately, I do feel in many ways that it did kill my movie career. It did do that....

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Joan Rivers: My routines come...

Joan Rivers: My routines come...

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

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Joan Baez: Only you and...

Joan Baez: Only you and...

Only you and I can help the sun rise each coming morning. If we don't, it may drench itself out in...

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Joan Baez: Seeing you sleeping...

Joan Baez: Seeing you sleeping...

Seeing you sleeping peacefully on your back among your stuffed ducks, bears and basset hounds, would remind me that no...

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Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Source: Slouching Towards Bethlehem,...

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Pearl Bailey: There's a period...

Pearl Bailey: There's a period...

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour...

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