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Annie Elizabeth Delany: Turning one hundred...

Annie Elizabeth Delany: Turning one hundred...

Turning one hundred was the worst birthday of my life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Turning 101 was not so...

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Beatrice Hinkle: The attitude and...

Beatrice Hinkle: The attitude and...

The attitude and reactions of artists toward their art children reveal an attitude similar to that which mothers in...

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Barbara Tuchman: Books are the...

Barbara Tuchman: Books are the...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought...

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Mary Frances Berry: Civil Rights opened...

Mary Frances Berry: Civil Rights opened...

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must...

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Indira Gandhi: My grandfather once...

Indira Gandhi: My grandfather once...

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit....

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Geraldine Ferraro: We fought hard....

Geraldine Ferraro: We fought hard....

We fought hard. We gave it our best. We did what was right and we made a difference.

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Ella T Grasso: I would not...

Ella T Grasso: I would not...

I would not be President because I do not aspire to be President. But l'm sure that a woman will be President. When? I...

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Christina of Sweden: Life becomes useless...

Christina of Sweden: Life becomes useless...

Life becomes useless and insipid when we have no longer either friends or enemies.

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Mary McLeod Bethune: If our people...

Mary McLeod Bethune: If our people...

If our people are to fight their way out of bondage we must arm them with the sword and the shield and the buckler of...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The success of...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The success of...

The success of any man with any woman is apt to displease even his best friends.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton: What we have...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: What we have...

What we have to do . . . is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our...

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Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

Jill Ruckelshaus: It occurred to...

It occurred to me when I was thirteen and wearing white gloves and Mary Janes and going to dancing school, that no one...

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Margaret Chase Smith: Moral cowardice that...

Margaret Chase Smith: Moral cowardice that...

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right...

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Annie Elizabeth Delany: I thought I...

Annie Elizabeth Delany: I thought I...

I thought I could change the world. It took me a hundred years to figure out I can't change the world. I can only...

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Lillian Carter: If I had...

Lillian Carter: If I had...

If I had one wish for my children, it would be that each of them would reach for goals that have meaning for them as...

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Anne Sullivan: Obedience is the...

Anne Sullivan: Obedience is the...

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: God is not...

Marie Anne du Deffand: God is not...

God is not more incomprehensible than you; but if he is not more just, it is hardly worth while beIieving in...

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Lucretia Mott: The world has...

Lucretia Mott: The world has...

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: The great high...

Chris Evert Lloyd: The great high...

The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: Every time, all...

Chris Evert Lloyd: Every time, all...

Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.

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