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Susanna Moodie: When things come...

Susanna Moodie: When things come...

When things come to the worse, they generally mend.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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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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Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings...

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St Teresa of Avila: It is true...

St Teresa of Avila: It is true...

It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same . ....

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Mother Teresa: To keep a...

Mother Teresa: To keep a...

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.

Source: In Saints Among...

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: . . ....

Elizabeth Gould Davis: . . ....

. . . congenital killers and criminals are possessed of not one but two Y chromosomes, bearing a double dose, as it...

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Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their...

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Martha Carey Thomas: . . ....

Martha Carey Thomas: . . ....

. . . a woman can be a woman and a true one without having all her time engrossed by dress and...

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Mary Ritter Beard: The dogma of...

Mary Ritter Beard: The dogma of...

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever...

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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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Abigail Adams: I am more...

Abigail Adams: I am more...

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever...

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Geraldine Ferraro: We fought hard....

Geraldine Ferraro: We fought hard....

We fought hard. We gave it our best. We did what was right and we made a difference.

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: The children will...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: The children will...

The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the King will not leave the...

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Corrie Ten Boom: It is not...

Corrie Ten Boom: It is not...

It is not my ability, but my response to God's ability, that counts.

Source: In...

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Joyce Brothers: I don't give...

Joyce Brothers: I don't give...

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this...

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Joyce Brothers: Before your dreams...

Joyce Brothers: Before your dreams...

Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.

Source: In The...

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Maria Montessori: Never help a...

Maria Montessori: Never help a...

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Source: In The...

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Sylvia Ashton-Warner: When love turns...

Sylvia Ashton-Warner: When love turns...

When love turns away, now, I don't follow it. I sit and suffer, unprotesting, until I feel the tread of another...

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Barbara Tuchman: To be a...

Barbara Tuchman: To be a...

To be a bestseller is not necessarily a measure of quality, but it is a measure of...

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Etty Hillesum: I would ....

Etty Hillesum: I would ....

I would . . . be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual...

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