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Lady Marguerite Blessington: There is no...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: There is no...

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS,...

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Minna Thomas Antrim: Man forgives woman...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Man forgives woman...

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Source: Naked Truth and...

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Helen Rowland: A man can...

Helen Rowland: A man can...

A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little...

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Marsha Sinetar: To find in...

Marsha Sinetar: To find in...

To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. ...

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Naomi Wolf: The more legal...

Naomi Wolf: The more legal...

The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of...

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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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Minna Thomas Antrim: To control a...

Minna Thomas Antrim: To control a...

To control a man a woman must first control herself.

Source: Naked Truth & Veiled...

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Barbara Walters: Success can make...

Barbara Walters: Success can make...

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna -- or it can smooth the edges, take away the...

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Peggy Noonan: Sincerity and competence...

Peggy Noonan: Sincerity and competence...

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it's everything.

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Suzanne LaFollette: Laws are felt...

Suzanne LaFollette: Laws are felt...

Laws are felt only when the individual comes into conflict with them.

Source:...

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Carol Gilligan: My research suggests...

Carol Gilligan: My research suggests...

My research suggests that men and women may speak different languages that they assume are the same, using similar...

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Sheila Ballantyne: Some of my...

Sheila Ballantyne: Some of my...

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Source: Norma...

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Elsa Maxwell: Serve the dinner...

Elsa Maxwell: Serve the dinner...

Serve the dinner backward, do anything but for goodness sake, do something weird.

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Peace Pilgrim: Worry is a...

Peace Pilgrim: Worry is a...

Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Judith Crist: In this lovely...

Judith Crist: In this lovely...

In this lovely land of corrugated cartons and plastic bags, we want our entertainment packaged neatly . . . an...

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Abigail Van Buren: People who fight...

Abigail Van Buren: People who fight...

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

Source: Universal Press...

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Janet Flanner: I act as...

Janet Flanner: I act as...

I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.

Source:...

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Mary Ashton Livermore: The age looks...

Mary Ashton Livermore: The age looks...

The age looks steadily to the redressing of wrong, to the righting of every form of error and injustice; and a...

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Jane Addams: The excellent becomes...

Jane Addams: The excellent becomes...

The excellent becomes the permanent.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Susan Faludi: As it turns...

Susan Faludi: As it turns...

As it turns out, social scientists have established only one fact about single women's mental health: employment...

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