"It was a needed instrument to spread abroad the truth of a new gospel to woman, and I could not withhold my hand to stay the work I had begun. I saw not the end from the beginning and dreamed where to my propositions to society would lead me,"

-- Amelia Bloomer

#Hands Quotes #History Quotes #Saws Quotes

“I do actually like Los Angeles. Partly because I was told I wouldn't.”
“I do not understand how anyone can, in good conscience, tell a family whose child is suffering from a life-threatening disease that politics is more important than finding a cure.”
“American feminists have generally stressed the ways in which men and women should be equal and have therefore tried to put aside differences.... Social feminists [in Europe]believe that men and society at large should provide systematic support to women in recognition of their dual role as mothers and workers.”
“Anything there is that I can do for you, I will do for you; anything there is that I cannot do, I will learn to do.”

Source : William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride”, p.44, A&C Black
“The fact that we became a nation and immediately separated church and state - it has saved us from all the misery that has beset mankind with inquisitions, internecine and civil wars, and other assorted ills.”
“One of the biggest inspirations before I started shooting came from my brother, when he texted me and said, 'Hey, fatty, it's called 'The Hunger Games', not 'The Eating Games'. So I started working out a lot more and eating a lot less.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The writer's genetic inheritance and her or his experiences shape the writer into a unique individual, and it is this uniqueness that is the writer's only stuff for sale.”
“I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin' after you.”

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