"A woman indeed can't properly be said to choose, all that is allowed her, is to refuse or accept what is offered."

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Source : 1706 Some Reflections upon Marriage Occasion'd by the Duke and Duchess of Mazarine's Case which is also consider'd, preface (1706 edn).

Mary Astell

#Accepting Quotes #Said Quotes #Refuse Quotes

“Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.”

Source : Nina Garcia (2009). “The Little Black Book of Style”, p.3, Harper Collins
“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.”
“I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.”
“I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.”
“We know that communication must be hampered, and its form largely determined, by the unconscious but inevitable influence of a transmitting mechanism, whether that be of a merely mechanical or of a physiological character.”

Source : Sir Oliver Lodge (2016). “Raymond Or Life And Death”, p.80, Read Books Ltd
“Inside it drives me crazy, my insecurities could eat me alive.”
“Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.”
“The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?”

Source : Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall (1990). “The daybooks of Edward Weston”

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