Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
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I was never taken to a play or concert or church. Yet I was a show-off, a dreamer, a storyteller.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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It sometimes feels like I'm not doing anything.
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Our aim is to help the clients help themselves, not to tell them what to think.
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I remember going to the Gap when I was in the fifth grade, and I desperately wanted a pair of blue jeans. I was with my dad, and I remember picking up the jeans, looking at them, and thinking that they had to fit me. But there was nothing that fit me. This was before the age of stretch, so I was trying on adult Gap.
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The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.
