"I do not wish to be a coward like the father of mankind and throw the blame upon a woman."

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Source : Ouida (1890*). “Wanda. Ariadne. The general's match-making”

Ouida

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“I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mould society.”
“Sometimes I couldn't help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being the thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do.”

Source : Patricia C. Wrede (2012). “The Far West”, p.26, Scholastic Inc.
“The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he was a mullah whose understanding of religion didn't go beyond parroting what he had heard from the next mullah. A mullah without a beard, a mullah in a four-star general's uniform, a mullah with the instincts of a corrupt tax inspector.”
“If youve got five cameras, youre making sure that youre in the right position for each one of the cameras.”
“For the last several years and culminating in six months in orbit next year, I've been training for my third space flight. This one is almost in a category completely different than the previous two, specifically to live in on the space station for six months, to command a space ship and to fly a new rocket ship.”
“Writing is both mask and unveiling.”
“No one could argue with a straight face that the couples getting married today are much happier just because their wedding celebrations cost three times as much as those in 1980. Bigger mansions and costlier parties are wasteful in the same sense that larger antlers on all bull elk are wasteful. The good news is that simple changes in the tax system can eliminate much of this waste without having to deny people the right to decide for themselves how best to spend their money.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“It wasn't sexual in its element. I wasn't being exploited. I was doing what happened. It was very challenging because I played Phyllis from 15 years old to 53 when she died of breast cancer.”

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