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Dianne Feinstein: Survival is nothing...

Dianne Feinstein: Survival is nothing...

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

Source: In Boston Globe, 29 May 1983.
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Princess Anne: When I appear...

Princess Anne: When I appear...

When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is...

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Etty Hillesum: One must also...

Etty Hillesum: One must also...

One must also accept that one has uncreative moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments...

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Patricia Meyer Spacks: Theories by women...

Patricia Meyer Spacks: Theories by women...

Theories by women about women have only recently begun to appear in print. Theories by men about women are...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Life?s lessons may be viewed as difficulties or challenges to be overcome, but in reality they are an exercise in fine...

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Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

Marita Bonner: You wonder and...

You wonder and you wonder until you wander out into Infinity, where - if it is to be found anywhere - Truth really...

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Marita Bonner: You can, when...

Marita Bonner: You can, when...

You can, when Time is ripe, swope to your feet -- at your full height -- at a single gesture. Ready to go where? Why ....

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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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Meridel Le Sueur: They never die,...

Meridel Le Sueur: They never die,...

They never die, who have the future in them.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Geraldine Chaplin: Drugs are marvelous...

Geraldine Chaplin: Drugs are marvelous...

Drugs are marvelous if you want to escape, but reality is so rich, why escape?

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Claudette Colbert: It matters more...

Claudette Colbert: It matters more...

It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it.

Source: In The Last...

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Tallulah Bankhead: Here's a rule...

Tallulah Bankhead: Here's a rule...

Here's a rule I recommend. Never practice two vices at once.

Source: Tallulah....

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Adelaide A Proctor: I know too...

Adelaide A Proctor: I know too...

I know too well the poison and the sting
Of things too sweet.


Source: Per Pacem...

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Barbara Ward: [The Western Colonial...

Barbara Ward: [The Western Colonial...

[The Western Colonial system] shook all the societies in the world loose from their old moorings. But it seems...

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Nadia Boulanger: Everything we know...

Nadia Boulanger: Everything we know...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves,...

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Amy Vanderbilt: Ceremony is-really a...

Amy Vanderbilt: Ceremony is-really a...

Ceremony is-really a protection, too, in times of emotional involvement, particularly at death. If we have a social...

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Shelagh Delaney: The only consolation...

Shelagh Delaney: The only consolation...

The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Since when was...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Since when was...

Since when was genius found respectable?

Source: Aurora Leigh, bk. 6, 1857.
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Emily Dickinson: A great Hope...

Emily Dickinson: A great Hope...

A great Hope fell
You heard no noise
The Ruin was within.


Source: c.1864,...

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Ingrid Bergman: Success is getting...

Ingrid Bergman: Success is getting...

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.

Source: In The...

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