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Fanny Crosby: When I get...

Fanny Crosby: When I get...

When I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my...

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Marianne Williamson: In every community,...

Marianne Williamson: In every community,...

In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the...

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Corrie Ten Boom: The first step...

Corrie Ten Boom: The first step...

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

Source: In Draper's...

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Marianne Williamson: There is nothing...

Marianne Williamson: There is nothing...

There is nothing Madison Avenue can give us that will make us more beautiful women. We are beautiful because God...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: It takes as...

Eleanor Roosevelt: It takes as...

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Queen Victoria: We are not...

Queen Victoria: We are not...

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.

Source:...

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Beatrice Hinkle: The creator does...

Beatrice Hinkle: The creator does...

The creator does not create only for the pleasure of creating but . . . he also desires to subdue other...

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Diane Ravitch: The ladder was...

Diane Ravitch: The ladder was...

The ladder was there, from the gutter to the university, and for those stalwart enough to ascend it, the schools were...

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Nannie Burroughs: What we need...

Nannie Burroughs: What we need...

What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for crusade, for...

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Freda Adler: If one would...

Freda Adler: If one would...

If one would discern the centers of dominance in any society, one need only look to its definitions of virtue and vice...

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bell hooks: Being oppressed means...

bell hooks: Being oppressed means...

Being oppressed means the absence of choices.

Source: Feminist Theory, ch.1,...

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Anna Julia Cooper: Teach [our girls]...

Anna Julia Cooper: Teach [our girls]...

Teach [our girls] that there is a race with special needs which they and only they can help; that the world needs and...

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Doris Day: Wrinkles are hereditary....

Doris Day: Wrinkles are hereditary....

Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.

Source: In A...

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Imelda Marcos: Life is not...

Imelda Marcos: Life is not...

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country,...

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Barbara Bush: Cherish your human...

Barbara Bush: Cherish your human...

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Source:...

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Truth-tellers are not...

Gwendolyn Brooks: Truth-tellers are not...

Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.

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Gwendolyn Bennett: Silence is a...

Gwendolyn Bennett: Silence is a...

Silence is a sounding thing
To one who listens hungrily.


Source: Your...

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Joanna Baillie: Pampered vanity is...

Joanna Baillie: Pampered vanity is...

Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.

Source: The Family...

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Jinger Heath: Your success depends...

Jinger Heath: Your success depends...

Your success depends on your ability to dream and follow through on those dreams.

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Martha Graham: The only sin...

Martha Graham: The only sin...

The only sin is mediocrity.

Source: In The New York Times, 31 Mar 1985.
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