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Sylvia Pankhurst: The emancipation of...

Sylvia Pankhurst: The emancipation of...

The emancipation of today displays itself mainly in cigarettes and shorts. . . painted lips and nails, and the return...

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Sylvia Pankhurst: A wondrous city...

Sylvia Pankhurst: A wondrous city...

A wondrous city of fairest carving, reflected in gleaming waters swirled to new patterning by every passing...

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Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: Too long have...

Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: Too long have...

Too long have we been silent under unjust and unholy charges; we cannot expect to have them removed until we disprove...

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Anna Kournikova: I think that...

Anna Kournikova: I think that...

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

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Martina Navratilova: Disability is a...

Martina Navratilova: Disability is a...

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by...

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Florence Griffith Joyner: A muscle is...

Florence Griffith Joyner: A muscle is...

A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it...

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Beryl Markham: You can live...

Beryl Markham: You can live...

You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about...

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Beryl Markham: I could never...

Beryl Markham: I could never...

I could never tell where inspiration begins and impulse leaves off. I suppose the answer is in the outcome. If your...

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Althea Gibson: Shaking hands with...

Althea Gibson: Shaking hands with...

Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus...

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Althea Gibson: No matter what...

Althea Gibson: No matter what...

No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.

Source: In Time, 26...

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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The more thou...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The more thou...

The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire --...

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Diane Sawyer: It's in the...

Diane Sawyer: It's in the...

It's in the preparation -- in those dreary pedestrian virtues they taught you in seventh grade and you didn't believe....

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Peace Pilgrim: Do not suppress...

Peace Pilgrim: Do not suppress...

Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do not express it-this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause...

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Elizabeth Fry: Does Capital punishment...

Elizabeth Fry: Does Capital punishment...

Does Capital punishment tend to the security of the people? By no means. It hardens the hearts of men, and makes the...

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Ruby Dee: That's what being...

Ruby Dee: That's what being...

That's what being young is all about. You have the courage and the daring to think that you can make a difference....

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: A man in...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: A man in...

A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.

Source: In...

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Mary Kay Ash: A mediocre idea...

Mary Kay Ash: A mediocre idea...

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no...

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Sydney Biddle Barrows: The more you...

Sydney Biddle Barrows: The more you...

The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.

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Katharine Graham: To love what...

Katharine Graham: To love what...

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

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Katherine Dunham: If you dance,...

Katherine Dunham: If you dance,...

If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.

Source:...

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