"A popular saying in Alderson went as follows: 'They work us like a horse, feed us like a bird, treat us like a child, dress us like a man - and then expect us to act like a lady."

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Source : Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1963). “The Alderson story: my life as a political prisoner”, Intl Pub

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

#Horse Quotes #Children Quotes #Women Quotes

“All my lies are only wishes / I know I would die if I could come back new.”
“Another day, another dollar, another war, another tower Went up where the homeless had their home.”
“The range of human skin colours is quite narrow when you think about it -- and I do -- and subtle -- beige, pink, white, tan, taup...”
“Symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggression, alcohol or drug use, are responses to physical and emotional pain that has its roots in traumatic experiences from childhood and later in life.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“Happiness has many roots, but none more important than security.”
“Usually, to be sure, man considers only the stubble field of transitoriness and overlooks the full granaries of the past, wherein he had salvaged once and for all his deeds, his joys and also his sufferings. Nothing can be undone, and nothing can be done away with. I should say having been is the surest kind of being.”
“If the angel deigns to come it will be because you have convinced her, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning; to be a beginner.”
“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”

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