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Agnes Repplier: In the stress...

Agnes Repplier: In the stress...

In the stress of modern life, how little room is left for that most comfortable vanity that whispers in our ears that...

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Judith Crist: When we as...

Judith Crist: When we as...

When we as youngsters, would accuse our mother of picking on us her wise reply was, All you'll get from strangers is...

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Joan Konner: And journalism itself...

Joan Konner: And journalism itself...

And journalism itself has changed. News organizations and some journalists have transformed from their traditional...

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Joan Konner: Think of ideas...

Joan Konner: Think of ideas...

Think of ideas as a beat. To change a mind is to change the world.

Source: In Words...

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Marya Mannes: The process of...

Marya Mannes: The process of...

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself...

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Rose Kennedy: I've had an...

Rose Kennedy: I've had an...

I've had an exciting life; I married for love and got a little money along with it.

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Doris Lilly: Millionaires are marrying...

Doris Lilly: Millionaires are marrying...

Millionaires are marrying their secretaries because they are so busy making money they haven't time to see other...

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Dorothy Uhnak: There weren't many...

Dorothy Uhnak: There weren't many...

There weren't many unusual events to clutter up her memory, so she hung on to the ones she...

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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: I am playing...

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: I am playing...

I am playing with myself,
I am playing with the world's soul,
I am the dialogue between myself and el espiritu...

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Elizabeth Fishel: Comparison is a...

Elizabeth Fishel: Comparison is a...

Comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony.

Source: Sisters: Love & Rivalry...

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Monica Baldwin: A wisp of...

Monica Baldwin: A wisp of...

A wisp of gossamer, about the size and substance of a spider's web.

Source: On...

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Olympia Brown: The more we...

Olympia Brown: The more we...

The more we learn of science, the more we see that its wonderful mysteries are all explained by a few simple laws so...

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Mary Austin: That curious social...

Mary Austin: That curious social...

That curious social warp which obligates us most to impeach the validity of a woman's opinion at the points where it...

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Barbara Sher: You must go...

Barbara Sher: You must go...

You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has...

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Barbara Sher: You don't have...

Barbara Sher: You don't have...

You don't have to get it right the first time.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Judith Martin: The dinner table...

Judith Martin: The dinner table...

The dinner table is the center for the teaching and practicing not just of table manners but of conversation,...

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Maria Weston Chapman: We may draw...

Maria Weston Chapman: We may draw...

We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

Source: How...

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Maggie Kuhn: There must be...

Maggie Kuhn: There must be...

There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!

Source: In...

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Lawana Blackwell: Age is no...

Lawana Blackwell: Age is no...

Age is no guarantee of maturity.

Source: In Collection of 10,000 Inspirational...

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Francoise Sagan: Writing is a...

Francoise Sagan: Writing is a...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a...

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