"It's not the vote women need, we should be armed."

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Source : Edna O'Brien (2012). “Country Girl”, p.124, Faber & Faber

Edna O'Brien

#Women Quotes #Needs Quotes #Vote Quotes

“Henry James joyously engaged in the act of writing. A good day's writing gave him a sense of strength, of control over chaos, a victory of order and clarity over the confused battle of existence.”

Source : Leon Edel (1978). “Henry James: the conquest of London, 1870-1881”
“In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the law of the final supremacy of brute force.”
“The central idea of love is not even a relationship commitment, the first thing is a personal commitment to be the best version of yourself with or without that person that you're with. You have to every single day-mind, body, and spirit-wake up with a commitment to be better.”
“Let me be clear - Microsoft has no beef with open source.”

Source : "A Tip of the Black Hat From MS" by Farhad Manjoo, www.wired.com. July 27, 2001.
“I raced because I was paid to do a job and I felt like I had to do the job. Number two: I raced because I loved the process, I loved training, getting ready for the race, I loved all of that. And number three I raced for my memories. Regardless of what somebody wants to give or take away, you can't take my memories.”
“First of all, you make a movie that you want to see and then you just hope for the best.”
“Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than the Arts. That is what kept me straight and decent. I always had a place to go. That was the dojo. I always had something to look forward to doing.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Those who speak always and those who never speak are equally unfit for friendship. A food proportion of the talent of listening and speaking is the base of social virtues.”

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