"Women's history is the primary tool for women's emancipation."

-- Gerda Lerner

#Tools Quotes #Emancipation Quotes

“New York is so diverse. When you're on the street or in the subway, you're experiencing more of the diversity of New York.”
“Regard mistakes as teachers, not judges!”

Source : Tae Yun Kim (1994). “The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within”
“I found when I was a child that if I put the hurt into words, it would go.”
“I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president”
“Stella: I got a nose for trouble. I can smell it ten miles away. . . . I can smell trouble right here in this apartment. First you smash your leg. Then you get to lookin' out the window. See things you shouldn't see. Trouble. I can see you in court now, surrounded by a bunch of lawyers in double-breasted suits. You're pleading: 'Judge, it was only a little bit of innocent fun. I love my neighbors like a father.' And the Judge says, 'Well, congratulations, you've just given birth to three years in. . . .'”

Source : "Fictional character: Stella". "Rear Window", 1954.
“During a very busy life I have often been asked, "How did you manage to do it all?" The answer is very simple. It is because I did everything promptly.”
“If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world.”
“For anyone to open their heart, they need the right atmosphere, and something to prompt them. For my mother it was her trip abroad: she was in a very relaxed, understanding environment. I was very sympathetic towards her.”

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