"There are plenty of images of women in science fiction. There are hardly any women."

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Source : Joanna Russ (2007). “The Country You Have Never Seen: Essays and Reviews”

Joanna Russ

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“The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy -yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible.”
“I was very precocious. I was pleased with myself. I thought I was very good-looking and I thought I was very clever - and I was.”
“It's a matter of timing and of patience. Although it may seem nothing is happening on the surface, there may yet be profound changes occurring a little deeper. Waiting isn't bad.”

Source : Buck Brannaman (2003). “Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen”, p.126, Rowman & Littlefield
“Speculation and constant judging will only limit what you see. Expand your sight by looking at everything in life as an opportunity to develop and transform yourself.”

Source : Shinjō Itō (2009). “Shinjo: Reflections”, p.95
“It's much harder, much more work to be your own artist, and it's hard for me to just want to do one thing. I love doing my own music, but I really have to get into a groove with it, which has been difficult over the last few years because I've had so much great work coming in.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“It's the best thing in the world to be onstage, but not when you can barely stand up.”
“. . . I feel we donâ€™t really need scriptures. The entire life is an open book, a scripture. Read it. Learn while digging a pit or chopping some wood or cooking some food. If you canâ€™t learn from your daily activities, how are you going to understand the scriptures? (233)”
“Exercise is great for endorphins, and I come from a very outdoorsy upbringing, so that means a lot to me.”

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