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Hillary Rodham Clinton: What we have...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: What we have...

What we have to do . . . is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our...

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Shirley Hufstedler: The rhythm of...

Shirley Hufstedler: The rhythm of...

The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to...

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Jill Ruckelshaus: We are in...

Jill Ruckelshaus: We are in...

We are in for a very, very long haul. . . . I am asking for everything you have to give. We will never give up. ....

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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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Tammy Faye Bakker: I always say...

Tammy Faye Bakker: I always say...

I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.

Source: In And I Quote, by...

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St Teresa of Avila: . . ....

St Teresa of Avila: . . ....

. . . about the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text...

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Virginia Woolf: On the outskirts...

Virginia Woolf: On the outskirts...

On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points.

Source:...

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Sarah Winnemucca: Nobody really knows...

Sarah Winnemucca: Nobody really knows...

Nobody really knows Indians who cheat them and treat them badly.

Source: In Words...

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Jane Addams: I do not...

Jane Addams: I do not...

I do not believe that women are better than men. We have not wrecked railroads, nor corrupted legislature, nor done...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it...

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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 Frank: Mrs. Van Daan's...

Anne Frank: Mrs. Van Daan's...

Mrs. Van Daan's grizzling is absolutely unbearable; now she can't any longer drive us crazy over the invasion, she...

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Lady Bird Johnson: It's odd that...

Lady Bird Johnson: It's odd that...

It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the...

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Charlotte Bronte: If you are...

Charlotte Bronte: If you are...

If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Since when was...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Since when was...

Since when was genius found respectable?

Source: Aurora Leigh, bk. 6, 1857.
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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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Ruth Gordon: To get it...

Ruth Gordon: To get it...

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and...

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Brigitte Bardot: If we don't...

Brigitte Bardot: If we don't...

If we don't get an answer, we will, strengthened by the support we receive, try to overthrow the...

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Patricia Neal: Don't forget to...

Patricia Neal: Don't forget to...

Don't forget to duck!

Source: To John Wayne in Operation Pacific, 1951.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Getting divorced just...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: Getting divorced just...

Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you...

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