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Clara McBride Hale: Until I die,...

Clara McBride Hale: Until I die,...

Until I die, I'm going to keep doing. My people need me. They need somebody that's not taking from them and is...

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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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Belva Lockwood: I know we...

Belva Lockwood: I know we...

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation. If women...

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Diane Sawyer: I'm always fascinated...

Diane Sawyer: I'm always fascinated...

I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.

Source: TV Guide.
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Sarah Ban Breathnach: Grace is available...

Sarah Ban Breathnach: Grace is available...

Grace is available for each of us every day -- our spiritual daily bread -- but we've got to remember to ask for it...

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Pauline Kael: In the arts,...

Pauline Kael: In the arts,...

In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is...

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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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Maya Angelou: Black women have...

Maya Angelou: Black women have...

Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the...

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Barbara Sher: And our dreams...

Barbara Sher: And our dreams...

And our dreams are who we are.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Susan Sontag: Books are funny...

Susan Sontag: Books are funny...

Books are funny little portable pieces of thought.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Susan Sontag: A family's photograph...

Susan Sontag: A family's photograph...

A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family -- and, often, is all that remains of...

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Susan Sontag: Any important disease...

Susan Sontag: Any important disease...

Any important disease whose causality is murky, and for which treatment is ineffectual, tends to be awash in...

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Rebecca West: Life ought to...

Rebecca West: Life ought to...

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the...

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Rebecca West: Everyone realizes that...

Rebecca West: Everyone realizes that...

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized...

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Dorothea Brande: All that is...

Dorothea Brande: All that is...

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if it were impossible to fail....

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Katharine Whitehorn: I wouldn't say...

Katharine Whitehorn: I wouldn't say...

I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've seen the lot you get the feeling...

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Gail Sheehy: All changes, even...

Gail Sheehy: All changes, even...

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must...

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Marge Piercy: The will to...

Marge Piercy: The will to...

The will to be totally rational is the will to be made out of glass and steel: and to use others as if they were glass...

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Helen Rowland: Every once in...

Helen Rowland: Every once in...

Every once in a while nature stops experimenting and creates a man.

Source: In...

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Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll...

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