"She goes through the vale of death alone, each time a babe is born. As it is the right neither of man nor the state to coerce her into this ordeal, so it is her right to decide whether she will endure it."

-- Margaret Sanger

#Men Quotes #States Quotes #Babe Quotes

“After all, for mankind as a whole there are no exports. We did not start developing by obtaining foreign exchange from Mars or the moon. Mankind is a closed society.”
“There are three ways to get better figures... Improve the system... Distort the system... Distort the figures”
“The perfect mystic is not an ecstatic devotee lost in contemplation of Oneness, nor a saintly recluse shunning all commerce with mankind, but "the true saint" goes in and out amongst the people and eats and sleeps with them and buys and sells in the market and marries and takes part in social intercourse, and never forgets God for a single moment.”
“Let us inquire what glory there was in an omnipotent being torturing forever a puny little creature who could in no way defend himself? Would it be to the glory of a man to fry ants?”
“Potatoes are to food what sensible shoes are to fashion.”
“I sewed good wishes and thoughts into my garments, especially so if they were wedding or graduation dresses.”

Source : Anne Ellis (1997). “Plain Anne Ellis: More about the Life of an Ordinary Woman”, p.12, U of Nebraska Press
“When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.”
“Do you believe you're a starter or a benchwarmer? Do you believe you're an all-star or an also- ran? If the answers to these questions are the latter, your play on the field will reflect it. But when you've learned to shut off outside influences and believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be.”

Source : Rod Carew (1986). “Rod Carew's Art and Science of Hitting”, Viking Press

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