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Cynthia Heimel: Never judge someone...

Cynthia Heimel: Never judge someone...

Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling...

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Oriana Fallaci: Glory is a...

Oriana Fallaci: Glory is a...

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is...

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Ingrid Bengis: The real trap...

Ingrid Bengis: The real trap...

The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.

Source: Monroe According to Mailer,...

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Liz Smith: What you become...

Liz Smith: What you become...

What you become is what counts.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for Success,...

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Sally Kempton: And yet wherever...

Sally Kempton: And yet wherever...

And yet wherever there exists the display of power there is politics, and in women's relations with men there is a...

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Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

All that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . ....

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Harriet Martineau: Men who pass...

Harriet Martineau: Men who pass...

Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard...

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Emmeline Pankhurst: You have to...

Emmeline Pankhurst: You have to...

You have to make more noise than anybody else, you have to make yourself more obtrusive than anybody else, you have to...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: That little white...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: That little white...

That little white ball won't move until you hit it, and there's nothing you can do after it has...

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Jane Welsh Carlyle: It is sad...

Jane Welsh Carlyle: It is sad...

It is sad and wrong to be so dependent for the life of my life on any human being as I am on you; but I cannot by any...

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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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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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Elizabeth Fishel: Sisters define their...

Elizabeth Fishel: Sisters define their...

Sisters define their rivalry in terms of competition for the gold cup of parental love. It is never perceived as a...

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Gretel Ehrlich: To rise above...

Gretel Ehrlich: To rise above...

To rise above tree line is to go above thought, and after, the descent back into birdsong, bog orchids, willows, and...

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Irene Peter: Life is entirely...

Irene Peter: Life is entirely...

Life is entirely too time-consuming.

Source:
-- Irene Peter, (Jan 0 0-0), US...

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Minna Thomas Antrim: Illusion is the...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Illusion is the...

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

Source: In The...

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Marie de Sevigne: . . ....

Marie de Sevigne: . . ....

. . . it seldom happens, I think, that a man has the civility to die when all the world wishes...

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Barbara Smith: Black women, whose...

Barbara Smith: Black women, whose...

Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom...

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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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Judith Crist: Amid all the...

Judith Crist: Amid all the...

Amid all the easily loved darlings of Charlie Brown's circle, obstreperous Lucy holds a special place in my heart. She...

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