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Phyllis McGinley: Praise is warming...

Phyllis McGinley: Praise is warming...

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a...

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Ethel Percy Andrus: The human contribution...

Ethel Percy Andrus: The human contribution...

The human contribution is the essential ingredient.

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Before I was...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Before I was...

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest...

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Julia Ward Howe: He hath loosed...

Julia Ward Howe: He hath loosed...

He hath loosed the fateful Iightning of his terrible swift sword.
His truth is marching...

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Jane Addams: You do not...

Jane Addams: You do not...

You do not know what life means when all the difficulties are removed! I am simply smothered and sickened with...

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Judith Martin: If it's against...

Judith Martin: If it's against...

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Source:...

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Colette Dowling: Relationships are like...

Colette Dowling: Relationships are like...

Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and forth between partners. Some relationships are the...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: So why do...

Barbara Ehrenreich: So why do...

So why do people keep on watching? The answer, by now, should be perfectly obvious: we love television because...

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Anne Frank: I keep my...

Anne Frank: I keep my...

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at...

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Gloria Steinem: Power can be...

Gloria Steinem: Power can be...

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

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Patricia Schroeder: I have a...

Patricia Schroeder: I have a...

I have a brain and a uterus, and I use both.

Source: On being an elected official...

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Eva Peron: If I fall,...

Eva Peron: If I fall,...

If I fall, look out for the crash. There won't be anyone left standing.

Source:...

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Vicki Baum: What I like...

Vicki Baum: What I like...

What I like about Hollywood is that one can get along by knowing two words of English -- SWELL and...

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Nadine Gordimer: The creative act...

Nadine Gordimer: The creative act...

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read...

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Toni Morrison: As you enter...

Toni Morrison: As you enter...

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

Source:...

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Grace Murray Hopper: If one ox...

Grace Murray Hopper: If one ox...

If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need greater computer...

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Jane Harrison: Old age, believe...

Jane Harrison: Old age, believe...

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you...

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Mary Ritter Beard: Beneath the surface...

Mary Ritter Beard: Beneath the surface...

Beneath the surface of civilian interests and capitalistic enterprise smoldered embers of the world's war spirit --...

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Mae West: I used to...

Mae West: I used to...

I used to be snow white, but I drifted.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Ilka Chase: When he said...

Ilka Chase: When he said...

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to...

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