"I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns."

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Source : Elizabeth Cady Stanton (2003). “The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: National protection for national citizens, 1873 to 1880”, p.491, Rutgers University Press

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#Girl Quotes #Witty Quotes #Women Quotes

“Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.”

Source : Usenet message, February 03, 1992.
“Language is surely too small a vessel to contain these emotions of mind and body that have somehow awakened a response in the spirit.”

Source : Radclyffe Hall (1956). “The well of loneliness”, Anchor
“There's a point you get to on the stage where you're not remembering lines but living them, and you reach this pure moment which, really, is more intense than what you can achieve in life.”
“Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication.”
“The self-righteous never apologize.”
“Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. List to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.”
“That's history. I say history because it happened in the past.”
“We need to start treating ourselves how we deserve to be treated, even if you feel that no one else does. Prove to the world you are worth something by treating yourself with the utmost respect and hope that other people will follow your example. And even if they don't, at least one person in the world is treating you well: You.”

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