Bernice Sandler Quotes
When Title IX was passed I was quite naive. I thought all the problems of sex discrimination in education would be solved in one or two years at most. When two years passed, I increased my estimate to five years, then later to ten, then to fifty, and now I realize it will take many generations to solve all the problems.
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Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.
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Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
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Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old.
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I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy.
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You can almost read any emotion through someone's eyes.
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In life, there's no such thing as an unmitigated good.
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There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good.
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You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!
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Music is always on. Not at work. But at home, everything always has to have a soundtrack.
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People think stars never have any problems or cares. That's bull. Why would we show any more than one mask to the public. There's a whole lotta things I've done that I don't want to think about. But I bring it all right out when I need it for a role.
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You are all a lost generation. [with credit to Gertrude Stein]
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La Fortuna, che dei pazzi ha cura.
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When Title IX was passed I was quite naive. I thought all the problems of sex discrimination in education would be solved in one or two years at most. When two years passed, I increased my estimate to five years, then later to ten, then to fifty, and now I realize it will take many generations to solve all the problems.
