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George Eliot: What makes life...

George Eliot: What makes life...

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Source: Daniel Deronda.
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George Eliot: An election is...

George Eliot: An election is...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of...

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Jane Austen: Nobody can tell...

Jane Austen: Nobody can tell...

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never...

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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Virtue, like a...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Virtue, like a...

Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.

Source: In And I...

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Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Source: The Dance of Anger,...

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Gail Hamilton: Whatever an author...

Gail Hamilton: Whatever an author...

Whatever an author puts between the two covers of his book is public property; whatever of himself he does not put...

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Irene Peter: To make crime...

Irene Peter: To make crime...

To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it.

Source: In Webster's...

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Helen Keller: I sometimes wonder...

Helen Keller: I sometimes wonder...

I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. I should think the...

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Alice James: You must remember...

Alice James: You must remember...

You must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is...

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Fran Lebowitz: Women who insist...

Fran Lebowitz: Women who insist...

Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent...

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Mignon McLaughlin: For the happiest...

Mignon McLaughlin: For the happiest...

For the happiest life, days should he rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

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Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Erma Bombeck: Guilt: the gift...

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Source: Quoted by John Skow Time, 2 Jul...

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Susan B Anthony: [T]here never will...

Susan B Anthony: [T]here never will...

[T]here never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect...

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Peace Pilgrim: The purpose of...

Peace Pilgrim: The purpose of...

The purpose of problems is to push you toward obedience to God's laws, which are exact and cannot be changed. We have...

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Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Helen Rowland: Before marriage, a...

Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down...

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Helen Rowland: No man can...

Helen Rowland: No man can...

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The only real...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The only real...

The only real security in a relationship lies neither in looking back in nostalgia, nor forward in dread or...

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Catherine Drinker Bowen: In writing biography,...

Catherine Drinker Bowen: In writing biography,...

In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn't be mixed. And if they are, the fiction parts should be printed in red...

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Barbara Grizzuti Harrison: Fantasies are more...

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison: Fantasies are more...

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed...

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Barbara Grizzuti Harrison: Beware of people...

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison: Beware of people...

Beware of people carrying ideas. Beware of ideas carrying people.

Source: In Words...

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