"tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice. It would be subversive of every human interest that the cry of one-half the human family be stifled. ... The world has had to limp along with the wobbling gait and one-sided hesitancy of a man with one eye. Suddenly the bandage is removed from the other eye and the whole body is filled with light. It sees a circle where before it saw a segment. The darkened eye restored, every member rejoices with it."

-- Anna Julia Cooper

#Women Quotes #Eye Quotes #Light Quotes

“If children have interest, then Education happens”
“When we are weak, then are we strong. When most empty of self, we are most full of God.”

Source : Charles Hodge (1866). “A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians”, p.374
“I like a good challenge, and I always think that I perform best if challenged.”
“I think the question is, how do we live with change? Change in our friends, change in our lovers? Change in me and change in my body, from the stroke. Things have changed this plane of consciousness. We've tried to keep things the same. It causes suffering. This suffering is another step in your spiritual life, in your spiritual journey.”
“I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record. I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record.”
“I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.”

Source : "Interview with Hal Linden TV Star, "Song & Dance Man", Hearing Aid Wearer". Interview with Dr. Beck, www.audiologyonline.com. May 23, 2005.
“I made the remark that I don't avoid people in order to live quietly, but rather in order to be able to die quietly.”
“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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