"It is in the faculty of noble, disinterested, unselfish love that lies the true gift and power of womanhood,--a power which makes us, not the equal of men (I never care to claim such equality), but their equivalents; more than their equivalents in a moral sense."

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Source : Frances Power Cobbe (1882). “The Duties of Women: A Course of Lectures”

Frances Power Cobbe

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“A new book is just like any new product, like a detergent. You have to acquaint people with it. They have to know it's there. You only get to be number one when the public knows about you.”
“I think the killers get far too much attention.”
“You can either blame everybody else or you can take a look at yourself and determine where you can improve.”
“We are not apart from nature, we are a part of nature. And to betray nature is to betray us, to save nature, is to save us.”

Source : "This Video Will Turn Even The Biggest Cynic Into A Tree-Hugger" by Kimberly Yam, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 22, 2015.
“No two children learn in the same way. While we might agree that every American eight-year-old should be able to read and multiply, beyond those basics, there are few reasons to make every student follow the same path.”

Source : "Bringing Free Market Choices to Education" by John Katzman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2013.
“No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics.”
“During the long drag of years before our youngest child went to school, my love for my family and my need to write were in acute conflict. The problem was really that I put two things first. My husband and children came first. So did my writing. Bump.”
“It's just a whole different thing, and it's just that my life has been a blessing, and I thank god every day for the gifts that he has given me and for my daughter and to be able to watch her grow and be a part of her joys and her excitement and what she wants to do in life.”

Source : Interview with Chris Rolls, www.tv.com. June 20, 2006.

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