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George Eliot: The golden moments...

George Eliot: The golden moments...

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we...

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George Eliot: One soweth and...

George Eliot: One soweth and...

One soweth and another reapeth is a verity that applies to evil as well as good.

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Judith Jamison: So many people...

Judith Jamison: So many people...

So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to...

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Emily Dickinson: Prayer is the...

Emily Dickinson: Prayer is the...

Prayer is the little implement
Through which men reach
Where presence - is denied...

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Emily Dickinson: Unto a broken...

Emily Dickinson: Unto a broken...

Unto a broken heart
No other one may go
Without the high prerogative
Itself hath suffered...

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Britney Spears: I'm so happy...

Britney Spears: I'm so happy...

I'm so happy to be able to give kids the opportunity to learn about amazing world of dance and music that I've have...

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Emily Dickinson: Dying is a...

Emily Dickinson: Dying is a...

Dying is a wild night and a new road.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Emily Dickinson: I measure every...

Emily Dickinson: I measure every...

I measure every Grief I meet
With narrow, probing Eyes --
I wonder if It weighs like Mine --
Or has an Easier...

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Dorothy Parker: If you want...

Dorothy Parker: If you want...

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.

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Dorothy Parker: Art is a...

Dorothy Parker: Art is a...

Art is a form of catharsis.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith...

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Dorothy Parker: Well, there are...

Dorothy Parker: Well, there are...

Well, there are always those who cannot distinguish between glitter and glamour . . . the glamour of Isadora Duncan...

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Dorothy Parker: I only want...

Dorothy Parker: I only want...

I only want enough to keep the body and soul apart.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Erma Bombeck: It is fast...

Erma Bombeck: It is fast...

It is fast approaching the point where I don't want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the...

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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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Nancy Friday: It was the...

Nancy Friday: It was the...

It was the promise of men, that around each corner there was yet another man, more wonderful than the last, that...

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Susan Sontag: Much of modern...

Susan Sontag: Much of modern...

Much of modern art is devoted to lowering the threshold of what is terrible. By getting us used to what, formerly, we...

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Peace Pilgrim: The simplification of...

Peace Pilgrim: The simplification of...

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and...

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George Eliot: In spite of...

George Eliot: In spite of...

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and...

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George Eliot: Is it not...

George Eliot: Is it not...

Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and...

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George Eliot: A woman's hopes...

George Eliot: A woman's hopes...

A woman's hopes are woven of sunbeams; a shadow annihilates them.

Source: 'Felix...

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