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Jill Ruckelshaus: The family is...

Jill Ruckelshaus: The family is...

The family is the building block for whatever solidarity there is in society.

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Ninon de Lenclos: A man is...

Ninon de Lenclos: A man is...

A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.

Source: In...

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Harper Lee: You never really...

Harper Lee: You never really...

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

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Jane Rule: The real power...

Jane Rule: The real power...

The real power of books is their deep companionability. We learn from them as we learn from the deep companionability...

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Mary McCarthy: I suppose everyone...

Mary McCarthy: I suppose everyone...

I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think,...

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Fawn M Brodie: A man's memory...

Fawn M Brodie: A man's memory...

A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful...

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Erica Jong: And the trouble...

Erica Jong: And the trouble...

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Source: In...

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E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

E L Konigsburg: The adventure is...

The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with...

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Madeleine L'Engle: It is the...

Madeleine L'Engle: It is the...

It is the ability to choose which makes us human.

Source: Walking on Water:...

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Vicki Baum: You don't get...

Vicki Baum: You don't get...

You don't get ulcers from what you eat. You get them from what's eating you.

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Faith Baldwin: You cannot contribute...

Faith Baldwin: You cannot contribute...

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach,...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

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Joan Konner: This life isn't...

Joan Konner: This life isn't...

This life isn't bad for a first draft.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Belva Lockwood: I do not...

Belva Lockwood: I do not...

I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade -- or that modesty and virtue are more...

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Lucy Stone: To make the...

Lucy Stone: To make the...

To make the public sentiment, on the side of all that is just and true and noble, is the highest use of...

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Dora Russell: We have heeded...

Dora Russell: We have heeded...

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love...

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Mary Austin: Ride your emotions...

Mary Austin: Ride your emotions...

Ride your emotions as the shallop rides the waves; don't get upset among them. There are people who enjoy getting...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: That's free enterprise,...

Barbara Ehrenreich: That's free enterprise,...

That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing --the truly democratic thing...

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Belle Livingstone: Much has been...

Belle Livingstone: Much has been...

Much has been written about the beauty, the stillness, the terror of the desert but Iittle about its...

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Gail Sheehy: The secret of...

Gail Sheehy: The secret of...

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he...

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