"In knowledge of human affairs, we should never allow our minds to be enslaved by others by subjecting ourselves to their whims. We must maintain freedom of thought, and never accept anything of purely human authority into our heads. When we are presented with a diversity of opinions, we must choose, if we can; if we cannot, we must remain in doubt."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

#Diversity Quotes #Doubt Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Feminists want to be treated as equals, but at the same time they want special treatment.”
“I have said I will not work with the parliamentary party in Strasbourg again but of course I will continue to be a member of UKIP.”

Source : "Kilroy resigns Ukip whip" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. October 27, 2004.
“The secret of high finance...if you really need a loan, you won't qualify. And if you don't need a loan, all the lenders will line up to give you money.”
“I want to be a person who makes a quiet difference.”
“I like the Kardashians, but I do keep them on the top of my prayer list.”

Source : "Tamar Braxton Talks Spin-Off, Kim Kardashian" by Rob Shuter, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 4, 2012.
“A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built.”

Source : Eleanor Robson Belmont (1957). “The Fabric of Memory”
“I feel that rich women are soft targets.... There's a lot of legitimate resentment and anger about inequality in our culture, about money... I feel like a lot of the anger about income disparity is aimed not at wealthy men, but at wealthy women.”
“A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn.”

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