"Control over a woman is the only form of dominance most men possess, for most men are merely subjects of more powerful men."

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Source : Marilyn French (2008). “From Eve to Dawn, A History of Women in the World: Revolutions and Struggles for Justice in the 20th Century”, p.3, The Feminist Press at CUNY

Marilyn French

#Powerful Quotes #Men Quotes #Dominance Quotes

“To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.”

Source : Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.61, Open Road Media
“Don't hurry anything. Don't worry about the future. Don't worry about what progress you're making. Just be entirely content to be aware of what is.”

Source : Mary Schmich (2012). “The Best of Mary Schmich: Selected Writings by the Chicago Tribune's Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary”, p.31, Agate Digital
“[On women getting the vote:] The newspapers, poor dears, looked of course for something very spectacular. But then newspapers are always apt to be more interested in phenomena like meteors than in the slow growth of a mighty tree. Wait ten years, and the politicians will one day wake up and say, 'Look who's here!”
“The key to effective teaching is to remember how you learned.”
“The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?”
“Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom.”
“Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.”
“Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?”

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