"When I meet a wind I cannot fight , I can do naught but set my sails to let it take me where it will."

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Source : Susanna Kearsley (2016). “The Susanna Kearsley Collection”, p.178, Allison & Busby Ltd

Susanna Kearsley

#Fighting Quotes #Wind Quotes #Sail Quotes

“Think of US slavery in 1850, or the subjection of women. Both of these injustices could have been - and were! - defended by pointing out, quite correctly, that this situation of slaves and women had been improving throughout the preceding century. Slaves, in particular, were worked less hard, beaten and raped less frequently, better fed, and less often ripped apart from their families. So would a celebration of moral progress have been appropriate in 1850? Surely not. Slavery could have been and should have been abolished - then, if not before.”

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“Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss.”
“Mary Tyler Moore was a working woman whose story lines were not always about dating and men. They were about work friendships and relationships, which is what I feel my adult life has mostly been about.”
“Once you get to the plate, you have two options: You either quit, or you try to hit the ball.”

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“To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.”
“I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I would stand up for that challenge. I had no idea how big that would be. There were no jobs for women in football, and my work was elsewhere, but I kept with my passion, and thankfully, it ended up opening up doors.”

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“The happiest of people is the one under whose care people are happy because of him, and the most miserable of people is the one under whose care people are miserable because of him.”
“Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction.”

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