"An idea built the wall of separation between the sexes, and an idea will crumble it to dust ..."

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Source : Gerda Lerner, Sarah Moore Grimké (1998). “The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké”, p.90, Oxford University Press on Demand

Sarah Moore Grimke

#Wall Quotes #Equality Quotes #Separation Quotes

“We have to give our poor, innocent, and undeserving-of-our-badness characters trouble in order to make them characters in a story.”
“Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.”
“History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.”
“I want to advise this people, if the Lord ever does give you an inspiration, for heaven's sake write it down and remember it.”

Source : J. Golden Kimball (2008). “J. Golden Kimball: His Sermons”, p.230, Latter-day Publishing
“I never enjoyed working in a film.”
“Bush senior used to say that we have more will than wallet. So he urged the country to attack poverty with a thousand points of light, none of which could be eaten.”
“I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?”
“With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.”

Source : Charles Churchill, William Tooke (1844). “The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill”, p.252, London : W. Pickering

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