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Fanny Crosby: Oh, what a...

Fanny Crosby: Oh, what a...

Oh, what a happy soul am I! Although I cannot see,
I am resolved that in this world, contented I will be.
How...

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Fanny Crosby: It may seem...

Fanny Crosby: It may seem...

It may seem a little old-fashioned, always to begin one's work with prayer, but I never undertake a hymn without first...

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Fanny Crosby: I have not...

Fanny Crosby: I have not...

I have not for a moment in more than eighty-five years felt a spark of resentment against him, because I have always...

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Pearl Buck: Sometimes I would...

Pearl Buck: Sometimes I would...

Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a...

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Peace Pilgrim: One little person,...

Peace Pilgrim: One little person,...

One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make...

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Starhawk: Each being is...

Starhawk: Each being is...

Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the...

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Phyllis McGinley: The knowingness of...

Phyllis McGinley: The knowingness of...

The knowingness of little girls
Is hidden underneath their curls.


Source: What...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: My philosophy? Practice,...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: My philosophy? Practice,...

My philosophy? Practice, practice, practice and win.

Source: In The Golfer's Book...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more...

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Amelia Earhart: Courage is the...

Amelia Earhart: Courage is the...

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace,
The soul that knows it not, knows no release
From...

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Amelia Earhart: The woman who...

Amelia Earhart: The woman who...

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

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Marie Curie: There are sadistic...

Marie Curie: There are sadistic...

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down error instead of establishing the...

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Marie Curie: One never notices...

Marie Curie: One never notices...

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done . . .

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Suzanne K Langer: If a work...

Suzanne K Langer: If a work...

If a work of art is a projection of feeling, [its] kinship with organic nature will emerge, no matter through how many...

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Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Welcome every problem as an opportunity. Each moment is the great challenge, the best thing that ever happened to you...

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Peace Pilgrim: Before the tongue...

Peace Pilgrim: Before the tongue...

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

Source: In The...

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Peace Pilgrim: Most of us...

Peace Pilgrim: Most of us...

Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission. While the world perishes we go our way: purposeless,...

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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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Angelina Grimke: I trust the...

Angelina Grimke: I trust the...

I trust the time is coming, when the occupation of an instructor [sic] to children will be deemed the most honorable...

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Clare Boothe Luce: Technological man can't...

Clare Boothe Luce: Technological man can't...

Technological man can't believe in anything that can't be measured, taped, or put into a...

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