"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."

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Source : "Courage: the heart and spirit of every woman : reclaiming the forgotten virtue". Book by Sandra Ford Walston, 2001.

Marilyn vos Savant

#Inspirational Quotes #Leadership Quotes #Wisdom Quotes

“Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...”
“The difference between the arts arises because of the difference in the nature of the mediums of expression and the emphasis induced by the nature of each medium. Each means of expression has its own order of being, its own units.”
“If you grow up where a snow mountain lifts its proud crown on the home horizon, in some strange way it becomes a member of the family.”
“I don't like repeat offenders; I like dead offenders.”
“I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of my life. There are generations of them, those fashion nuns, living, eating, breathing clothes.”
“It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century.”
“The shallow teapot does the most spouting, and boils dry most quickly!”
“Wisconsin's kids shouldn't be allowed to fail just because Washington is failing them.”

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