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Hannah Arendt: We have almost...

Hannah Arendt: We have almost...

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: My dreams were...

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: My dreams were...

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed -- my dearest pleasure...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: There is a...

Mary McLeod Bethune: There is a...

There is a place in God's sun for the youth farthest down who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to...

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Tammy Faye Bakker: You don't have...

Tammy Faye Bakker: You don't have...

You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.

Source: In Newsweek, 8 Jun...

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Ethel Watts Mumford: Don't take the...

Ethel Watts Mumford: Don't take the...

Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed!

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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Ingrid Bergman: No form of...

Ingrid Bergman: No form of...

No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight of...

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Exciting literature after...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Exciting literature after...

Exciting literature after supper is not the best digestive.

Source: The Living of...

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Ingrid Bergman: It's not whether...

Ingrid Bergman: It's not whether...

It's not whether you really cry. It's whether the audience thinks you are crying.

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Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Welcome every problem as an opportunity. Each moment is the great challenge, the best thing that ever happened to you...

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Rosa Parks: I believe that...

Rosa Parks: I believe that...

I believe that we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place...

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Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: Too long have...

Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: Too long have...

Too long have we been silent under unjust and unholy charges; we cannot expect to have them removed until we disprove...

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Amy Strum Alcott: Concentrate, play your...

Amy Strum Alcott: Concentrate, play your...

Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Judith Martin: Ideological differences are...

Judith Martin: Ideological differences are...

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.

Source: Miss Manner's Guide to...

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Barbara Bush: I'm not a...

Barbara Bush: I'm not a...

I'm not a competitive person, and I think women like me because they don't think I'm competitive, just...

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Michelle Obama: Your story is...

Michelle Obama: Your story is...

Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.

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Ella T Grasso: It is not...

Ella T Grasso: It is not...

It is not enough to profess faith in the democratic process; we must do something about...

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Sarah Louise Delany: . ....

Sarah Louise Delany: . ....

. . . we never worked for white people in their homes. No, sir, not even once! That is one of the accomplishments in...

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Barbara De Angelis: Men aren't the...

Barbara De Angelis: Men aren't the...

Men aren't the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they've been trained to be that way for thousands...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The more we...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The more we...

The more we know, the better we forgive. Whoe'er feels deeply, feels for all that live.

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