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Harriet Monroe: The people must...

Harriet Monroe: The people must...

The people must grant a hearing to the best poets they have else they will never have...

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Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at time...

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Ethel Watts Mumford: Knowledge is power,...

Ethel Watts Mumford: Knowledge is power,...

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.

Source: In Readers'...

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Stevie Smith: Marred pleasure's best,...

Stevie Smith: Marred pleasure's best,...

Marred pleasure's best, shadow makes the sun strong.

Source: The Queen and the...

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Jenny Joseph: I shall sit...

Jenny Joseph: I shall sit...

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my...

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Barbra Streisand: The malignant neglect...

Barbra Streisand: The malignant neglect...

The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country's immune system, environmentally,...

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Julie Andrews: All love shifts...

Julie Andrews: All love shifts...

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the...

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Julie Andrews: It is not...

Julie Andrews: It is not...

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

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Judy Collins: I've gone through...

Judy Collins: I've gone through...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get...

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Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this . ....

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Sarah Knowles Bolton: I like the...

Sarah Knowles Bolton: I like the...

I like the man who faces what he must,
With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer;
Who fights the daily battle...

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Audre Lorde: There are no...

Audre Lorde: There are no...

There are no new ideas still waiting in the wings to save us as women, as human. There are only old and forgotten...

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Caroline Sheridan Norton: They serve God...

Caroline Sheridan Norton: They serve God...

They serve God well, who serve his creatures.

Source: The Lady of LaGaraye,...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With care, and...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With care, and...

With care, and skill, and cunning art,
She parried Time's malicious dart,
And kept the years at bay,
Till...

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Vera Brittain: The pacifists, task...

Vera Brittain: The pacifists, task...

The pacifists, task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive...

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Linda Ronstadt: You have to...

Linda Ronstadt: You have to...

You have to erect a fence and say OK, scale this.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Mariah Carey: My mother is...

Mariah Carey: My mother is...

My mother is Irish, my father is black and Venezuelan, and me -- I'm tan, I guess.

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Mariah Carey: This is for...

Mariah Carey: This is for...

This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when...

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Marian Anderson: There are many...

Marian Anderson: There are many...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate,...

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Mariah Carey: Butterflies are always...

Mariah Carey: Butterflies are always...

Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.

Source:...

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