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Suzanne LaFollette: Most people, no...

Suzanne LaFollette: Most people, no...

Most people, no doubt, when they espouse human rights, make their own mental reservations about the proper application...

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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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Carol Gilligan: In the different...

Carol Gilligan: In the different...

In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility,...

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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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Jane Welsh Carlyle: The only thing...

Jane Welsh Carlyle: The only thing...

The only thing that makes one place more attractive to me than another is the quantity of heart I find in...

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Margaret Bourke-White: The beauty of...

Margaret Bourke-White: The beauty of...

The beauty of the past belongs to the past.

Source: On modern photojournalism; in...

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Natasha Josefowitz: What is luck?...

Natasha Josefowitz: What is luck?...

What is luck? It is not only chance, it is also creating the opportunity, recognizing it when it is there, and taking...

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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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Catherine Drinker Bowen: Great artists treasure...

Catherine Drinker Bowen: Great artists treasure...

Great artists treasure their time with a bitter and snarling miserliness.

Source:...

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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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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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Barbara Smith: A major problem...

Barbara Smith: A major problem...

A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our...

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Maya Angelou: The most called-upon...

Maya Angelou: The most called-upon...

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

Source: The...

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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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Elizabeth Hardwick: Sex can no...

Elizabeth Hardwick: Sex can no...

Sex can no longer be the germ, the seed of fiction. Sex is an episode, most properly conveyed in an episodic manner,...

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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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Helen Keller: College isn't the...

Helen Keller: College isn't the...

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

Source:
-- Helen Keller, (Jun 27...

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Dorothy Parker: Scratch a lover,...

Dorothy Parker: Scratch a lover,...

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Source: Ballade of a Great Weariness, Enough Rope,...

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Martha Beck: The really potent...

Martha Beck: The really potent...

The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel...

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