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Helen Rowland: A fool and...

Helen Rowland: A fool and...

A fool and her money are soon courted.

Source: A Guide to Men, First Interlude ...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: It takes as...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: It takes as...

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

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Barbara Ehrenreich: It is the...

Barbara Ehrenreich: It is the...

It is the marketplace that calls most clearly for men to be softer, more narcissistic and receptive, and the new man...

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Florence King: We worship education...

Florence King: We worship education...

We worship education but hate learning.

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-- Florence King, (Jan 5...

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Florence King: He travels fastest...

Florence King: He travels fastest...

He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is...

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Carolyn Heilbrun: Today's shocks are...

Carolyn Heilbrun: Today's shocks are...

Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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Gail Sheehy: Would that there...

Gail Sheehy: Would that there...

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful...

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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: The act of...

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: The act of...

The act of writing is the act of making soul, alchemy.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Rosa Luxemburg: Victory or defeat?...

Rosa Luxemburg: Victory or defeat?...

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. . . . And yet, what can...

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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Talent, like beauty,...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Talent, like beauty,...

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Source:...

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Julie Burchill: It has been...

Julie Burchill: It has been...

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out...

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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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Monica Baldwin: I have always...

Monica Baldwin: I have always...

I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No...

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Eda LeShan: Education is in...

Eda LeShan: Education is in...

Education is in danger of becoming a religion based on fear; its doctrine is to compete. [O]ur children are being led...

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Eda LeShan: A new baby...

Eda LeShan: A new baby...

A new baby is like the beginning of all things wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down...

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Minna Thomas Antrim: Doing all we...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Doing all we...

Doing all we can to promote our friend's happiness is better than to continually drink to his...

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Judith Viorst: Strength is the...

Judith Viorst: Strength is the...

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands- and then eat just one of the...

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Margaret Atwood: Sons branch out,...

Margaret Atwood: Sons branch out,...

Sons branch out, but one woman leads to another.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Margaret Atwood: A divorce is...

Margaret Atwood: A divorce is...

A divorce is like an amputation; you survive, but there's less of you.

Source: In...

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Margaret Atwood: The Eskimos had...

Margaret Atwood: The Eskimos had...

The Eskimos had 52 names for snow because it was important to them; there ought to be as many for...

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