"As our boys and men are all expecting to be Presidents, so our girls and women must all hold themselves in readiness to preside inthe White House; and in no city in the world can honest industry be more at a discount than in this capital of the government of the people."

-- Jane Swisshelm

#Girl Quotes #Work Quotes #Women Quotes

“It is vital that we communicate to seniors their options regarding prescription drug assistance.”
“Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally,”
“We must not simply desire God; we must live in total dependence.”
“Perhaps . . . our lot on the earth is to seek and to search. Now and again we find just enough to enable us to carry on. I now doubt that any of us will completely find and be found in this life.”
“I've never actually seen a Star Trek, but I have seen an Alien movie.”
“I've never recorded anything I didn't like.”
“God, why does a mortal man have children? It is senseless to love anything this much.”
“Certain gardens are described as retreats when they are really attacks.”

Source : Ian Hamilton Finlay, Alec Finlay (2012). “Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selections”, p.263, Univ of California Press

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