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Joanna Field: I began to...

Joanna Field: I began to...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: The timing of...

Mary Catherine Bateson: The timing of...

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded...

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Toni Cade Bambara: The job of...

Toni Cade Bambara: The job of...

The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.

Source: In Famous Black...

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Dorothy L Sayers: Books . ....

Dorothy L Sayers: Books . ....

Books . . . are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as...

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Hannah Arendt: The earth is...

Hannah Arendt: The earth is...

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

Source: The Human...

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Margaret Walker: Now when you...

Margaret Walker: Now when you...

Now when you hates you shrinks up inside and gets littler and you squeezes your heart tight and you stays so mad...

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Lydia M Child: Every man deems...

Lydia M Child: Every man deems...

Every man deems that he has precisely the trials and temptations which are the hardest of all others for him to bear;...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak.

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Diane Ravitch: When you succeed...

Diane Ravitch: When you succeed...

When you succeed at keeping almost everyone in school, you must figure out ways to educate everyone you keep in...

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Freda Adler: Woman throughout the...

Freda Adler: Woman throughout the...

Woman throughout the ages has been mistress to the law, as man has been its master.

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Margaret Thatcher: Look at a...

Margaret Thatcher: Look at a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing. It's...

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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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Elizabeth II: To what greater...

Elizabeth II: To what greater...

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house,...

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: Life is not...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: Life is not...

Life is not always not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is the only way of being...

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Toni Morrison: The ability of...

Toni Morrison: The ability of...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the...

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Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Source: In The...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I read Shakespeare...

Tallulah Bankhead: I read Shakespeare...

I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal...

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Lauren Bacall: I think your...

Lauren Bacall: I think your...

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

Source:...

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Marlo Thomas: A feminist is...

Marlo Thomas: A feminist is...

A feminist is a man or woman who already knows for a fact that men and women are qual and wants society to wake up to...

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Glenda Jackson: Acting is not...

Glenda Jackson: Acting is not...

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget...

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