"But who made the law that we should not hope in our daughters? We women subscribe to that law more than anyone. Until we change all this, it is still a man's world, which women will always help to build."

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Source : Buchi Emecheta (1994). “The Joys of Motherhood”, p.187, Heinemann

Buchi Emecheta

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“I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in the elite touring acts, like the Stones, Elton John, Paul McCartney.”
“The media will make a controversy out of anything, if they can.”
“Children thrive in a variety of family forms; they develop normally with single parents, with unmarried parents, with multiple caretakers in a communal setting, and with traditional two-parent families. What children require is loving and attentive adults, not a particular family type.”
“Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not.”
“The lion is most handsome when looking for food.”
“Like the kind of voter who has been turned off to [Donald] Trump, who would normally vote Republican in an election like this, that`s who we`re talking about, can they get past - even if he comes to a position that`s more agreeable for them, a tone that`s more agreeable, can they get past the last year?”
“Most parents are accustomed to dealing with problems in the heat of the moment.”
“Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.”

Source : FaceBook post by Harvey Mackay from Jan 28, 2013

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