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Martha Carey Thomas: It is the...

Martha Carey Thomas: It is the...

It is the next step forward on the path to the sunrise, and the sun is rising over a new heaven and a new...

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Frances Perkins: Most of man's...

Frances Perkins: Most of man's...

Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or...

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Maria Montessori: The first idea...

Maria Montessori: The first idea...

The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between...

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Tammy Faye Bakker: I take Him...

Tammy Faye Bakker: I take Him...

I take Him shopping with me. I say, OK, Jesus, help me find a bargain.

Source:...

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Fanny Crosby: This is my...

Fanny Crosby: This is my...

This is my story, this is my Song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.


Source:...

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Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: Heed the still,...

Marie Anne du Deffand: Heed the still,...

Heed the still, small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly.

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Etty Hillesum: I do believe...

Etty Hillesum: I do believe...

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's...

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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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Natalie Clifford Barney: Novels are longer...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Novels are longer...

Novels are longer than life.

Source: In Adam, no. 299, On Writing and Writers,...

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Phyllis McGinley: Nothing fails like...

Phyllis McGinley: Nothing fails like...

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

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Ada Louise Huxtable: The age of...

Ada Louise Huxtable: The age of...

The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now...

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Grace Speare: We must realize...

Grace Speare: We must realize...

We must realize that the subconscious mind is the law of action and always expresses what the conscious mind has...

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Peace Pilgrim: Keep your feet...

Peace Pilgrim: Keep your feet...

Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.

Source: In The...

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Maria Weston Chapman: Don't drag the...

Maria Weston Chapman: Don't drag the...

Don't drag the engine, like an ignoramus, but bring wood and water and flame, like an...

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Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

If you think that you are where you are just because you worked hard, it is easy to become self-righteous and make...

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Althea Gibson: In the field...

Althea Gibson: In the field...

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you...

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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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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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Lucretia Mott: Let woman then...

Lucretia Mott: Let woman then...

Let woman then go on -- not asking as favour, but claiming as right, the removal of all the hindrances to her...

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