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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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Harriet Van Horne: Rarely in broadcasting...

Harriet Van Horne: Rarely in broadcasting...

Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand...

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Anne Frank: If I read...

Anne Frank: If I read...

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in hand before I mix with other people; otherwise...

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Delphine de Girardin: Business is other...

Delphine de Girardin: Business is other...

Business is other people's money.

Source: Marguerite, I 8 52.
-- Delphine de...

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Natasha Josefowitz: My father died<br>many...

Natasha Josefowitz: My father died
many...

My father died
many years ago,
and yet when something special
happens to me,
I talk to him secretly
not...

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Rosa Luxemburg: Without general elections,...

Rosa Luxemburg: Without general elections,...

Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion,...

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Rosa Luxemburg: The high stage...

Rosa Luxemburg: The high stage...

The high stage of world-industrial development in capitalistic production finds expression in the extraordinary...

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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Praise is the...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Praise is the...

Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.

Source: In And I...

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Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create...

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Harriet Lerner: We commonly confuse...

Harriet Lerner: We commonly confuse...

We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate I's into one...

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Isabel Burton: He who knows...

Isabel Burton: He who knows...

He who knows and knows not he knows:? he is asleep -- wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows:? he is wise --...

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Christina Baldwin: Change is the...

Christina Baldwin: Change is the...

Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.

Source: One...

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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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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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Eleanor Roosevelt: I could not,...

Eleanor Roosevelt: I could not,...

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived...

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Elizabeth Gaskell: Sometimes one likes...

Elizabeth Gaskell: Sometimes one likes...

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their...

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Jean Stafford: From time to...

Jean Stafford: From time to...

From time to time, I need a rest from the exercitation of my intellect.

Source: The...

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Toni Cade Bambara: When you dream,...

Toni Cade Bambara: When you dream,...

When you dream, you dialogue with aspects of yourself that normally are not with you in the daytime and you discover...

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Toni Cade Bambara: Revolution begins with...

Toni Cade Bambara: Revolution begins with...

Revolution begins with the self, in the self.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Barbara De Angelis: The more connections...

Barbara De Angelis: The more connections...

The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and...

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