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Elizabeth Gould Davis: So long has...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: So long has...

So long has the myth of feminine inferiority prevailed that women themselves find it hard to believe that their own...

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Frank Norris: [The Muse of...

Frank Norris: [The Muse of...

[The Muse of our Fiction of the future] will lead you - if you are humble and honest with her - straight into a World...

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William Ralph Inge: Worry is interest...

William Ralph Inge: Worry is interest...

Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.

Source: In Observer (London),...

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Loren Eiseley: The creative element...

Loren Eiseley: The creative element...

The creative element in the mind of man . . . emerges in as mysterious a fashion as those elementary particles which...

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Claude Bernard: Observation is a...

Claude Bernard: Observation is a...

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Source: In The...

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Claude Bernard: Science does not...

Claude Bernard: Science does not...

Science does not permit exceptions.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Thomas Szasz: A child becomes...

Thomas Szasz: A child becomes...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be...

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Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Walk away from it until you're stronger. All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able...

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Margaret Sanger: No woman can...

Margaret Sanger: No woman can...

No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can...

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W Clement Stone: Sales are contingent...

W Clement Stone: Sales are contingent...

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman -- not the attitude of the...

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C Northcote Parkinson: The Law of...

C Northcote Parkinson: The Law of...

The Law of Triviality. . . briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse...

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John Sean O'Feeny Ford: John [Ford] is...

John Sean O'Feeny Ford: John [Ford] is...

John [Ford] is half-tyrant, half-revolutionary; half-saint, half-satan; half-possible, half-impossible; half-genius,...

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William McFee: There is nothing...

William McFee: There is nothing...

There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Julian Bond: There is a...

Julian Bond: There is a...

There is a thin line between politics and theatricals.

Source: In Newsweek, 16 Aug...

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Van Wyck Brooks: The man who...

Van Wyck Brooks: The man who...

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.

Source: A...

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Pearl Buck: The secret of...

Pearl Buck: The secret of...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy...

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Susan B Anthony: [Bicycling] has done...

Susan B Anthony: [Bicycling] has done...

[Bicycling] has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance...

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The art of...

The art of...

The art of pleasing is the art of deceiving.

Source: Reflpxions et Maximes, no....

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G C Lichtenberg: When a book...

G C Lichtenberg: When a book...

When a book and a head collide, and there is a hollow sound, is it always in the book?

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Elizabeth Bowen: Autumn arrives in...

Elizabeth Bowen: Autumn arrives in...

Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.

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