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Grace Murray Hopper: A ship in...

Grace Murray Hopper: A ship in...

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Source: In Mothers...

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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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Katherine Mansfield: Looking back, I...

Katherine Mansfield: Looking back, I...

Looking back, I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything,...

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Colette: You do not...

Colette: You do not...

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.

Source: My Apprenticeships,...

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: Men insist that...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: Men insist that...

Men insist that they don't mind women succeeding so long as they retain their femininity. Yet the qualities that men...

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Natalia Ginzburg: Every day silence...

Natalia Ginzburg: Every day silence...

Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.

Source: The...

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Pearl Buck: In a mood...

Pearl Buck: In a mood...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a...

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Margaret Halsey: Life itself, however,...

Margaret Halsey: Life itself, however,...

Life itself, however, flows and is sequential and punishes those who try to compartmentalize...

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Kathleen Norris: Over and over...

Kathleen Norris: Over and over...

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

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Golda Meir: I must govern...

Golda Meir: I must govern...

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

Source: In L'Europeo by Oriana...

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Carol Moseley-Braun: All I really...

Carol Moseley-Braun: All I really...

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like them to say, Carol's basically a short Bill...

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Barbara Mikulski: America is not...

Barbara Mikulski: America is not...

America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.

Source: Speech, First...

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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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Martha Wright Griffiths: It is a...

Martha Wright Griffiths: It is a...

It is a different world and they [the Supreme Court] should speak for justice, not prejudice.... I seek justice, not...

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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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Edith Clara Summerskill: Prize-fighting is still...

Edith Clara Summerskill: Prize-fighting is still...

Prize-fighting is still accepted as a display worthy of a civilized people despite the fact that all those connected...

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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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Gloria Naylor: One should be...

Gloria Naylor: One should be...

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire...

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Edna O'Brien: Writers live in...

Edna O'Brien: Writers live in...

Writers live in the mind and in hotels of the soul.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Karen Horney: There is no...

Karen Horney: There is no...

There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live.

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