"I was always a feminist, for I liked intellectual revolt as much as I disliked physical violence. On the whole, I think women havelost something precious, but have gained, immeasurably, by the passing of the old order."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#Thinking Quotes #Feminist Quotes #Intellectual Quotes

“We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.”
“For if life had taught her anything, it was that healing and peace can begin only with acknowledgment of wrongs committed.”

Source : Susan Abulhawa (2010). “Mornings in Jenin”, p.197, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Without philosophy, action has no meaning.”
“Lies are not rooted in the mind in the way truth is.”

Source : Celia Rees (2010). “Witch Child”, p.19, A&C Black
“Peter Martin’s artistry is nothing short of extraordinary. To sing with him is sublime – to listen to him play is a transcendent experience.”
“Learn the ABC of science before you try to ascend to its summit.”

Source : Bequest to the Academic Youth of Soviet Russia, 1936.
“Thought is the first faculty of man; to express it is one of his first desires; to spread it, his dearest privilege.”
“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.”

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