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Anne Wilson Schaef: It is not...

Anne Wilson Schaef: It is not...

It is not what I do, it is the way I do it, that will get me in the end.

Source:...

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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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Dinah Mulock Craik: It seems as...

Dinah Mulock Craik: It seems as...

It seems as if she had given these treasures and left him alone -- to use them, or lose them, apply them, or misapply...

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Toni Morrison: Bryn Mawr had...

Toni Morrison: Bryn Mawr had...

Bryn Mawr had done what a four-year dose of liberal education was designed to do: unfit her for eighty per cent of...

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Dinah Mulock Craik: Keep what is...

Dinah Mulock Craik: Keep what is...

Keep what is worth keeping --
And with the breath of kindness
Blow the rest away.


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Elizabeth Kenny: As a girl...

Elizabeth Kenny: As a girl...

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my...

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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: There is no...

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek: There is no...

There is no shadow of protection to be had by sheltering behind the slender stockades of visionary speculation, or by...

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Margot Asquith: He's very clever,...

Margot Asquith: He's very clever,...

He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

Source: Referring to F....

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Erica Jong: Advice is what...

Erica Jong: Advice is what...

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

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Mary Martha Sherwood: . ....

Mary Martha Sherwood: . ....

. . . what is the zest of argument when the antagonist is not allowed to answer?

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Edith Hamilton: The fullness of...

Edith Hamilton: The fullness of...

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

Source: The Great Age of Greek...

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Margaret Walker: White folks needs...

Margaret Walker: White folks needs...

White folks needs what black folks got just as much as black folks needs what white folks got, and we's all got to...

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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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Mary Robinson: I was elected...

Mary Robinson: I was elected...

I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the...

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Shirley Chisholm: At present, our...

Shirley Chisholm: At present, our...

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

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Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Source: In Apophthegms, by...

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Elizabeth I: I know I...

Elizabeth I: I know I...

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of...

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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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Nancy Astor: My vigor, vitality,...

Nancy Astor: My vigor, vitality,...

My vigor, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run away from.

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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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