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Helen Lawrenson: They are a...

Helen Lawrenson: They are a...

They are a curious mixture of Spanish tradition, American imitation, and insular limitation. This explains why they...

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Jean Kerr: Hope is the...

Jean Kerr: Hope is the...

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

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Susan L Taylor: Seeds of faith...

Susan L Taylor: Seeds of faith...

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their...

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Erma Bombeck: I've been on...

Erma Bombeck: I've been on...

I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. BY all accounts, I should be...

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Joan Konner: Procrastination gives you...

Joan Konner: Procrastination gives you...

Procrastination gives you something to look forward to.

Source: In Webster's...

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Helen Rowland: A good woman...

Helen Rowland: A good woman...

A good woman inspires a man; a brilliant woman interests him; a beautiful woman fascinates him; and a sympathetic...

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Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The sea does...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The sea does...

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open,...

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Carolyn Heilbrun: I don't know...

Carolyn Heilbrun: I don't know...

I don't know why togetherness was ever held up as an ideal of marriage. Away from home for both, then together, that's...

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Ingrid Bengis: The real questions...

Ingrid Bengis: The real questions...

The real questions refuse to be placated. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately,...

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Virgilia Peterson: I can understand...

Virgilia Peterson: I can understand...

I can understand that memory must be selective, else it would choke on the glut of experience. What I cannot...

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Dorothy Thompson: Only when we...

Dorothy Thompson: Only when we...

Only when we are no longer afraid do we being to live.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Molly Ivins: The first rule...

Molly Ivins: The first rule...

The first rule of holes: when you're in one, stop digging.

Source: From Creators...

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Harriet Lerner: Underground issues from...

Harriet Lerner: Underground issues from...

Underground issues from one relationship or context invariably fuel our fires in another.

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Gretel Ehrlich: Honesty is stronger...

Gretel Ehrlich: Honesty is stronger...

Honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy, which may console but often hides.

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Marjorie Holmes: The man who...

Marjorie Holmes: The man who...

The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.

Source: Love and...

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Sylvia Pankhurst: I have gone...

Sylvia Pankhurst: I have gone...

I have gone to war too . . . I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you...

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Ellen Key: When one paints...

Ellen Key: When one paints...

When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one's imagination.

Source: The...

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Peace Pilgrim: The valid research...

Peace Pilgrim: The valid research...

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.

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Sojourner Truth: Religion without humanity...

Sojourner Truth: Religion without humanity...

Religion without humanity is a poor human stuff.

Source: In Words of Women...

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