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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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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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Martha Washington: I am still...

Martha Washington: I am still...

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be. . .

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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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Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I feel...

Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I feel...

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.

Source: In Webster's...

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Mary Daly: Women have had...

Mary Daly: Women have had...

Women have had the power of naming stolen from us. We have not been free to use our own power to name ourselves, the...

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Ella Baker: I have always...

Ella Baker: I have always...

I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately...

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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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Althea Gibson: I think I've...

Althea Gibson: I think I've...

I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have an identify. I'm Althea...

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Maria Mitchell: The world of...

Maria Mitchell: The world of...

The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve,...

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Marie Curie: [H]umanity also needs...

Marie Curie: [H]umanity also needs...

[H]umanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it...

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Susanna Moodie: Large parties given...

Susanna Moodie: Large parties given...

Large parties given to very young children . . . foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress...

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Sarah Winnemucca: I would place...

Sarah Winnemucca: I would place...

I would place al1 the Indians of Nevada on ships in our harbor, take them to New York and land them there as...

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Barbara Sher: Real obstacles don't...

Barbara Sher: Real obstacles don't...

Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a...

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Andrea Dworkin: Male supremacy is...

Andrea Dworkin: Male supremacy is...

Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms...

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Bonnie Blair: I'm definitely going...

Bonnie Blair: I'm definitely going...

I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.

Source: On her...

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Billie Jean King: It's really impossible...

Billie Jean King: It's really impossible...

It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're a child, still playing a game. But on the...

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Rachel Carson: Every mystery solved...

Rachel Carson: Every mystery solved...

Every mystery solved brings us to the threshold of a greater one.

Source: In...

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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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Joyce Brothers: Being taken for...

Joyce Brothers: Being taken for...

Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted person in another...

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