"A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent."

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Alice Stone Blackwell

#Pain Quotes #Land Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“There, by the starlit fences The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.”
“It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed.”

Source : "The Crucible of Creation: The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals". Book by Simon Conway Morris, 1998.
“And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.”
“Anyone who survives a southern childhood has enough material to last a lifetime.”
“What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.”
“You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.”
“How would you like your child in kindergarten through 12th grade attending classes with kids who can't read, write, speak or understand English -- or American education values? Furthermore, how would you feel if those students felt zero investment in education, in English and the American way? How would you like your child's education dumbed down to that of a classroom from the Third World? Guess what? Today, if you're a parent of a child in thousands of classrooms across America, that's what's happening to your children with your tax dollars.”
“That taught me how to work harder. I learned all about mental toughness on the practice field. If things weren't working out for me in high school, in college, early in my pro career, my solution was always to work harder and internalize. That way, whenever I got an opportunity, I was always prepared. See, there are a lot of guys who are all talk. They say they want to work harder and be the best, but they never pay the price. I love paying the price.”

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