Elizabeth Gould Davis Quotes
The fact is that men need women more than women need men; and so, aware of this fact, man has sought to keep woman dependent upon him economically as the only method open to him of making himself necessary to her. Since in the beginning woman would not become his willing slave, he has wrought through the centuries a society in which woman must serve him if she is to survive.Elizabeth Gould Davis
Quotes to Explore
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
Rafael dos Anjos -
Words are but the signs of ideas.
Samuel Johnson -
I'm proposing a change: love thy worker-bee. Celebrate the ones who toil without complaint, play on a team, construct the hive, produce the honey... executing the plan!
Nancy Lublin -
I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.
Candice Bergen -
There's this label called Neurotica by these sweet girls that have given me some lovely things to wear, and we might collaborate on making a little piece. They're really lovely, and I think they've been quite inspired by me in turn.
Bat for Lashes -
Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
Abdus Salam
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I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.
Katee Sackhoff -
I was brought up as a normal kid.
Ram Charan -
I never stepped foot into a Brooks Brothers before 'Mad Men.'
Aaron Staton -
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document.
J. Reuben Clark -
All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.
Walter Benjamin -
Japan is very cosmopolitan - it values its origins, but a world view hovers above this narrow perspective. The interest of the Japanese in their folk culture is transcendental.
F. Sionil Jose
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Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Of course, the humans in Haiti have hope. They hope to leave.
P. J. O'Rourke -
'What is my identity?' 'Nothing,' said the Master. 'You mean that I am an emptiness and a void?' said the incredulous disciple. 'Nothing that can be labeled.' said the Master.
Anthony de Mello -
I wish someone would redo 'Dune.'
Ellen Stofan -
In my home country, which is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world, you're born with the title. You don't get elected. I don't know how the king and queen of Denmark would respond if they suddenly had to do a speech, if the people would vote for them. I don't know how that would end up.
Pilou Asbaek -
Fear, greed and hope have destroyed more portfolio value than any recession or depression we have ever been through.
James O'Shaughnessy
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I get to do all the styles of music that I love. There's no boundaries; there's nobody holding on to me saying I can't do that.
Linda Perry 4 Non Blondes -
I moved seven times the first seven years I coached.
Kirby Smart -
I was surrounded by women and all I would hear is of them complaining about their shoes. Back then, 'comfort' was a dirty word in fashion footwear. This was before fur loafers or sneakers. So, I wanted to create a shoe that was like slipping your foot into a glove - something beautiful, feminine, and sexy at the same time.
Edgardo Osorio -
I think men are, like, repulsive, and I prefer being in a room with women. I think they're often just more interesting.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
There are in the Exhibition some beautiful examples of such lace amongst the productions of other countries as well as of our own. They are made by the united labour of many women. The cost of a piece of lace will consist of:
Charles Babbage -
The fact is that men need women more than women need men; and so, aware of this fact, man has sought to keep woman dependent upon him economically as the only method open to him of making himself necessary to her. Since in the beginning woman would not become his willing slave, he has wrought through the centuries a society in which woman must serve him if she is to survive.
Elizabeth Gould Davis