"I'm tired of hearing you men say that this and that and the other isn't woman's work. Any work is woman's work that a woman can do well."

-- Edna Ferber

#Tired Quotes #Men Quotes #Hearing Quotes

“No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.”

Source : A Voyage Round My Father act 1 (1971)
“White rose in red rose-garden Is not so white; Snowdrops, that plead for pardon And pine for fright Because the hard East blows Over their maiden vows, Grow not as this face grows from pale to bright.”
“Scientists learn about the world in three ways: They analyze statistical patterns in the data, they do experiments, and they learn from the data and ideas of other scientists. The recent studies show that children also learn in these ways.”

Source : "We All Start Out As Scientists, But Some of Us Forget" by Chris Mooney, Indre Viskontas, www.motherjones.com. November 8, 2013.
“Cute accessories always help bring out your outfit and pull it all together.”

Source : "Seventeen Chats with Ciara at Do Something 101!". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. August 13, 2009.
“Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.”

Source : Margaret Sanger (2005). “Woman and the New Race”, p.99, Cosimo, Inc.
“Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? And that's your worse fear.”
“I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.”
“I think America understands that energy security is a very important part of our national security. But if we are going to address energy security in a meaningful way going forward, we need to do it in a new manner. We cannot just be doing the same old thing.”

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