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Maria Montessori: If we can,...

Maria Montessori: If we can,...

If we can, when we have established individual discipline, arrange the children, sending each one to his own place, in...

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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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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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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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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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Kathy Ireland: Modeling was another...

Kathy Ireland: Modeling was another...

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in...

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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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Amelia Earhart: Women must try...

Amelia Earhart: Women must try...

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to...

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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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Georgie Anne Geyer: It was when...

Georgie Anne Geyer: It was when...

It was when 'reporters' became 'journalists' and when 'objectivity' gave way to 'searching for the truth,' that an...

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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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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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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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Hillary Rodham Clinton: I believe that...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: I believe that...

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of...

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Michelle Obama: Failure is an...

Michelle Obama: Failure is an...

Failure is an important part of your growth and developing resilience. Don?t be afraid to...

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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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Ruth Benedict: The trouble with...

Ruth Benedict: The trouble with...

The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.

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Etty Hillesum: Sometimes the most...

Etty Hillesum: Sometimes the most...

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards...

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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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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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