"English girls' schools today providing the higher education are, so far as my knowledge goes, worthily representative of that astonishing rise in the intellectual standards of women which has taken place in the last half-century."

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Source : Mary Augusta Ward (2002). “Marcella”, p.552, Broadview Press

Mary Augusta Ward

#Girl Quotes #Taken Quotes #School Quotes

“A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture.”
“Grant me paradise in this world; I'm not so sure I'll reach it in the next.”
“The schools can't cover all the values that go along with how you handle your money. For example, a financial literacy class might not teach me to hate debt the way my grandmother, Big Mama did.”
“I'm not sick, Deuce. You don't know your own charm." My charm? I hadn't been aware I had any. It must be the dress, I thought.”
“Ive always really been into science, and in the last five years Ive gotten into theoretical physics and the origins of the universe.”
“You cannot have democratic accountability in anything bigger than a nation state.”

Source : "Czech warns Europe of 'dream world' woes". www.washingtontimes.com. November 24, 2003.
“All stress begins with a negative thought. One thought that went unchecked, and then more thoughts came and more, until stress manifested. The effect is stress, but the cause was negative thinking, and it all began with one little negative thought. No matter what you might have manifested, you can change it ....with one small positive thought and then another.”
“I thought I'd pay you a visit, my dear. Since you're so interesting." My mouth shifted into high gear, leaving my brain behind. "You know, you're the second guy in a few days to call me that. You should be more creative.”

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