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Alice Paul: I never doubted...

Alice Paul: I never doubted...

I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me...

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Sarah Winnemucca: The saddest day...

Sarah Winnemucca: The saddest day...

The saddest day hath gleams of light,
The darkest wave hath bright foam beneath it,
The twinkles o'er the...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: Distance doesn't matter:...

Marie Anne du Deffand: Distance doesn't matter:...

Distance doesn't matter: it is only the first step that is difficult.

Source:...

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Lillian Carter: Jimmy says he'll...

Lillian Carter: Jimmy says he'll...

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to -- to balance the family...

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bell hooks: . . .there...

bell hooks: . . .there...

. . .there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions,...

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Etty Hillesum: Become simple and...

Etty Hillesum: Become simple and...

Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don't make ripples all...

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Etty Hillesum: Life cannot be...

Etty Hillesum: Life cannot be...

Life cannot be captured in a few axioms. And that is just what I keep trying to do. But it won't work, for life is...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: ...a disgruntled reflection...

Mary Catherine Bateson: ...a disgruntled reflection...

...a disgruntled reflection on my own life as a sort of desperate improvisation in which I was constantly trying to...

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St Teresa of Avila: How is it...

St Teresa of Avila: How is it...

How is it that there are not many who are led by sermons to forsake open sin? Do you know what I think? That is...

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: So long has...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: So long has...

So long has the myth of feminine inferiority prevailed that women themselves find it hard to believe that their own...

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Ellen Swallow Richards: They are so...

Ellen Swallow Richards: They are so...

They are so afraid we shall break down, and you know the reputation of the college is at stake, for the question is,...

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Simone Weil: [D]azzling achievements are...

Simone Weil: [D]azzling achievements are...

[D]azzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level,...

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Barbara McClintock: I've just been...

Barbara McClintock: I've just been...

I've just been so interested in what I was doing [genetic research] that I never thought of stopping, and I just hated...

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Maria Mitchell: Every formula which...

Maria Mitchell: Every formula which...

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Source:...

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bell hooks: It is poetry...

bell hooks: It is poetry...

It is poetry that changes everything.

Source: Black Is a Woman's Color, 1989.
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Mary Ritter Beard: Viewed narrowly, all...

Mary Ritter Beard: Viewed narrowly, all...

Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with...

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Doroth?e DeLuzy: Perseverance and audacity...

Doroth?e DeLuzy: Perseverance and audacity...

Perseverance and audacity generally win.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: I love nothing...

Marie Anne du Deffand: I love nothing...

I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui.

Source: Letter to Jean Le...

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Mary Ritter Beard: Woman's success in...

Mary Ritter Beard: Woman's success in...

Woman's success in lifting men out of their way of life nearly resembling that of the beasts -- who merely hunted and...

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Maria Montessori: The only language...

Maria Montessori: The only language...

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them...

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