"Of all the systems - if indeed a bundle of contradictions and absurdities may be called a system - which human nature in its moments of intoxication has produced, that which men have contrived with a view to forming the minds and regulating the conduct of women, is perhaps the most completely absurd."

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Source : Mary Hays (1974). “Appeal to the men of Great Britain in behalf of women”, Dissertations-G

Mary Hays

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“My mantra is, 'This or something better.'”
“I like making songs up. Whether or not they're great songs or good songs, whatever. It's something I've always done, and I definitely feel like I've gotten better at it.”
“I only worked on that one movie, but then quickly realized that the path of being an assistant director was not gonna get me to producing. It's a different path coming up through production management and then line producing. So I basically was in the position where I was going to take any job that felt creative, like the one I got, which was reading scripts and writing coverage. So even though I was taking a job where I was making less money than the job immediately prior, it seemed like the right thing for me.”
“Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.”
“The acorn of ambition often grows into an oak from which men hang.”

Source : H. Rider Haggard (2013). “Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)”, p.7281, Delphi Classics
“My little scam in April '85 went like this: Give me $50,000; here's some names of some people we've recruited.”
“Part of an actors job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.”
“Education is a protective factor that helps end the cycle of poverty. It empowers the girls not just financially but also emotionally. They see more value in themselves and what they can contribute. Education is critical for changing the future for these communities and our world in general.”

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