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Geraldine Ferraro: I should have...

Geraldine Ferraro: I should have...

I should have had a circuitous answer that was a non-answer.

Source: On initial...

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Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Clara Barton: Economy, prudence, and...

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: The Christian tradition...

Mary Catherine Bateson: The Christian tradition...

The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder...

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Mary Lyon: There is nothing...

Mary Lyon: There is nothing...

There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do...

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Ann Plato: To remove ignorance...

Ann Plato: To remove ignorance...

To remove ignorance is an important branch of benevolence.

Source: In The Black...

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Maria Montessori: The observation of...

Maria Montessori: The observation of...

The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are...

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Maria Montessori: The greatness of...

Maria Montessori: The greatness of...

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes...

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Sylvia Ashton-Warner: I am my...

Sylvia Ashton-Warner: I am my...

I am my own Universe, I my own Professor.

Source: Aug 1941, Myself, 1967.
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Corrie Ten Boom: Forgiveness is an...

Corrie Ten Boom: Forgiveness is an...

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the...

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Eudora Welty: It had been...

Eudora Welty: It had been...

It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: How many inner...

Natalie Clifford Barney: How many inner...

How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.

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Elizabeth Montagu: . . ....

Elizabeth Montagu: . . ....

. . . there is a much higher character from that of a wit or a poet or a savant, which is that of a rational sociable...

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Alice Paul: It is better,...

Alice Paul: It is better,...

It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The more we...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The more we...

The more we know, the better we forgive. Whoe'er feels deeply, feels for all that live.

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Eva Peron: Almsgiving leaves a...

Eva Peron: Almsgiving leaves a...

Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect...

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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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Marguerite de Valois: Tears may be...

Marguerite de Valois: Tears may be...

Tears may be dried up, but the heart -- never.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Martina Navratilova: The image of...

Martina Navratilova: The image of...

The image of women is changing now. You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same...

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Beryl Markham: I could never...

Beryl Markham: I could never...

I could never tell where inspiration begins and impulse leaves off. I suppose the answer is in the outcome. If your...

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Amelia Earhart: In soloing --...

Amelia Earhart: In soloing --...

In soloing -- as in other activities -- it is far easier to start something than it is to finish...

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