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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Be humble, if...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Be humble, if...

Be humble, if thou would'st attain to Wisdom. Be humbler still, when Wisdom thou hast...

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Peg Bracken: The fact is,...

Peg Bracken: The fact is,...

The fact is, the cocktail party has much in its favor. Going to one is a good way of indicating that you're still...

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The best protection...

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The best protection...

The best protection any woman can have . . . is courage.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Anna Kournikova: I'm like an...

Anna Kournikova: I'm like an...

I'm like an expensive menu. . . you can look but you can't afford!

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: If one talks...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: If one talks...

If one talks to more than four people it is an audience, and one cannot really think or exchange thoughts with an...

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Ellen Goodman: Traditions are the...

Ellen Goodman: Traditions are the...

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep into our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can't even...

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Shirley Conran: First things first,...

Shirley Conran: First things first,...

First things first, second things never.

Source: Superwomen, How to be a Working...

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Mary Pettibone Poole: There are no...

Mary Pettibone Poole: There are no...

There are no old people nowadays; they are either 'wonderful for their age' or dead.

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Kate Chopin: I wonder if...

Kate Chopin: I wonder if...

I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of...

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Rebecca West: I wonder if...

Rebecca West: I wonder if...

I wonder if we are all wrong about each other, if we are just composing unwritten novels about the people we...

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Jill Ruckelshaus: The best way...

Jill Ruckelshaus: The best way...

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.

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-- Jill...

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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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Margaret Chase Smith: My basic rule...

Margaret Chase Smith: My basic rule...

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am...

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Ella T Grasso: I'm opposed to...

Ella T Grasso: I'm opposed to...

I'm opposed to abortion because I happen to believe that life deserves the protection of...

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Bernadette Devlin: Yesterday I dared...

Bernadette Devlin: Yesterday I dared...

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Edith Clara Summerskill: Today, literate people...

Edith Clara Summerskill: Today, literate people...

Today, literate people of the space age, in well-populated countries, are not prepared to accept taboos without...

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Nancy Astor: A fool without...

Nancy Astor: A fool without...

A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel with fear.

Source: My Two...

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Margaret Mead: Never doubt that...

Margaret Mead: Never doubt that...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing...

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Rose Elizabeth Bird: My role isn't...

Rose Elizabeth Bird: My role isn't...

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically...

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Katherine Mansfield: The pleasure of...

Katherine Mansfield: The pleasure of...

The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same...

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