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Eudora Welty: It had been...

Eudora Welty: It had been...

It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were...

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Etty Hillesum: After each creative...

Etty Hillesum: After each creative...

After each creative act one has to be sustained by one's strength of character, by a moral sense, by I don't know...

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Barbara De Angelis: The greatest gift...

Barbara De Angelis: The greatest gift...

The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The voice of...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The voice of...

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: One must choose...

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: My dreams were...

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: My dreams were...

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed -- my dearest pleasure...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: There is no...

Eleanor Holmes Norton: There is no...

There is no reason to repeat bad history.

Source: For Sadie and Maude, In...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The only way...

Eleanor Holmes Norton: The only way...

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree...

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Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

It occurred to me when I was thirteen and wearing white gloves and Mary Janes and going to dancing school, that no one...

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Margaret Chase Smith: When people keep...

Margaret Chase Smith: When people keep...

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

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Geraldine Ferraro: We've chosen the...

Geraldine Ferraro: We've chosen the...

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

Source: In Words...

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Mary Baker Eddy: I would no...

Mary Baker Eddy: I would no...

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his...

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Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The sexes in...

Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The sexes in...

The sexes in each species of being . . . are always true equivalents -- equals but not...

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Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

If you think that you are where you are just because you worked hard, it is easy to become self-righteous and make...

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Betty Friedan: The feminine mystique...

Betty Friedan: The feminine mystique...

The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.

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Barbara Deming: I learned always...

Barbara Deming: I learned always...

I learned always to trust my own deep sense of what I should do, and not just obediently trust the judgment of others...

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Lucretia Mott: I resolved to...

Lucretia Mott: I resolved to...

I resolved to claim for my sex all that an impartial Creator had bestowed, which, by custom and a perverted...

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Martina Navratilova: I just try...

Martina Navratilova: I just try...

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

Source: In US Magazine, 20 Oct...

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Martina Navratilova: I think the...

Martina Navratilova: I think the...

I think the key is for women not to set any limits.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Martina Navratilova: Being blunt with...

Martina Navratilova: Being blunt with...

Being blunt with your feelings is very American. In this big country, I can be as brash as New York, as hedonistic as...

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