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Minna Thomas Antrim: Between flattery and...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Between flattery and...

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

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Jeanne-Marie Roland: The more I...

Jeanne-Marie Roland: The more I...

The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.

Source: Attributed.
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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.

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Dora Russell: We do not...

Dora Russell: We do not...

We do not want our world to perish. But in our quest for knowledge, century by century, we have placed all our trust...

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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.

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Fannie Lou Hamer: What was the...

Fannie Lou Hamer: What was the...

What was the point of being scared? The only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they'd been...

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Coretta Scott King: Mama and Daddy...

Coretta Scott King: Mama and Daddy...

Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are...

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Helen Keller: Knowledge is happiness,...

Helen Keller: Knowledge is happiness,...

Knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge --broad, deep knowledge --is to know true ends from false, and lofty...

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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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Sarah Ban Breathnach: As we become...

Sarah Ban Breathnach: As we become...

As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path. . . we learn to savor the small with a...

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Hannah More: One kernel is...

Hannah More: One kernel is...

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire help to give light to...

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Suzanne Curchod Necker: Too many wish...

Suzanne Curchod Necker: Too many wish...

Too many wish to be happy before becoming wise.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Marilyn French: To nourish children...

Marilyn French: To nourish children...

To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, more valuable than to fix bolts in cars or...

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Helen Rowland: Falling in love...

Helen Rowland: Falling in love...

Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the...

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Jane Smiley: As soon as...

Jane Smiley: As soon as...

As soon as you bring up money, I notice, conversation gets sociological, then political, then...

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Peggy Noonan: If you join...

Peggy Noonan: If you join...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best and when...

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Margaret Anderson: I have always...

Margaret Anderson: I have always...

I have always suspected that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is a boon to people who don't have deep...

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Agnes Repplier: Like simplicity and...

Agnes Repplier: Like simplicity and...

Like simplicity and candor, and other much-commented qualities, enthusiasm is charming until we meet it face to face,...

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Jean Kerr: Even though a...

Jean Kerr: Even though a...

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has yet found a way to drink for a...

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Jean Kerr: A lawyer is...

Jean Kerr: A lawyer is...

A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job...

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