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Sonia Johnson: Language, as symbol,...

Sonia Johnson: Language, as symbol,...

Language, as symbol, determines much of the nature and quality of our experience.

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Margaret Fuller: The especial genius...

Margaret Fuller: The especial genius...

The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, and spiritual in...

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Dorothy Day: The best thing...

Dorothy Day: The best thing...

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.

Source: In...

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Angela Davis: What this country...

Angela Davis: What this country...

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

Source: Speech, 1967.
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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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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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Adelle Davis: Thousands upon thousands...

Adelle Davis: Thousands upon thousands...

Thousands upon thousands of persons have studied disease. Almost no one has studied...

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Catharine Esther Beecher: The delicate and...

Catharine Esther Beecher: The delicate and...

The delicate and infirm go for sympathy, not to the well and buoyant, but to those who have suffered like...

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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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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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Ann Richards: I believe in...

Ann Richards: I believe in...

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you...

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Jennie Jerome Churchill: There is no...

Jennie Jerome Churchill: There is no...

There is no such thing as a moral dress -- it's people who are moral or immoral.

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Nancy Astor: I refuse to...

Nancy Astor: I refuse to...

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: A religious life...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: A religious life...

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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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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Colette: Look for a...

Colette: Look for a...

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and for a longer time at what pains you.

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Colette: Sit down and...

Colette: Sit down and...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can...

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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: Everyone has talent....

Erica Jong: Everyone has talent....

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places where it...

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Gloria Naylor: I don't believe...

Gloria Naylor: I don't believe...

I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed...

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