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Corazon Aquino: They came out...

Corazon Aquino: They came out...

They came out in the millions to show their dogged support for the woman the dictatorship claimed it had defeated in...

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Queen Victoria: We are not...

Queen Victoria: We are not...

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.

Source:...

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Elizabeth I: I thank God...

Elizabeth I: I thank God...

I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live...

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Ninon de Lenclos: The resistance of...

Ninon de Lenclos: The resistance of...

The resistance of a woman is not always proof of her virtue but more frequently of her...

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Nancy Astor: The main dangers...

Nancy Astor: The main dangers...

The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything -- or nothing.

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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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Hannah Arendt: It is quite...

Hannah Arendt: It is quite...

It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The human mind...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The human mind...

The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.

Source: In...

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Grace Murray Hopper: From then on,...

Grace Murray Hopper: From then on,...

From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.

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Grace Murray Hopper: At any given...

Grace Murray Hopper: At any given...

At any given moment, there is always a line representing what your boss will believe. If you step over it, you will...

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Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Catharine Esther Beecher: Woman's great mission...

Woman's great mission is to train immature weak, and ignorant creatures to obey the laws of God; the physical, the...

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Freda Adler: Major social movements....

Freda Adler: Major social movements....

Major social movements. . . eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have...

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Mary Jean LeTendre: The challenge for...

Mary Jean LeTendre: The challenge for...

The challenge for the 21st century is to bring together parents, the early childhood community, and schools so that...

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Mary Ritter Beard: While it is...

Mary Ritter Beard: While it is...

While it is generally agreed that the visible expressions and agencies are necessary instruments, civilization seems...

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M F K Fisher: There are many...

M F K Fisher: There are many...

There are many of us who cannot but feel dismal about the future of various cultures. Often it is hard not to agree...

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Beatrice Hinkle: Fundamentally the male...

Beatrice Hinkle: Fundamentally the male...

Fundamentally the male artist approximates more to the psychology of woman, who, biologically speaking, is a purely...

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Joan L Curcio: We teach what...

Joan L Curcio: We teach what...

We teach what we learn, and the cycle goes on.

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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bell hooks: Secrets find a...

bell hooks: Secrets find a...

Secrets find a way out in sleep . . . It is the place where there is no pretense.

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Maria Montessori: We teachers can...

Maria Montessori: We teachers can...

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: It is not...

Eleanor Roosevelt: It is not...

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Source:...

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