Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes
To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.
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Our target is not negotiations, it is the end of the apartheid system. There can be no compromise about that.
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Helplessness is the real secret and the impelling power of prayer.
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When I'm writing, I'm creating the story and its character with words. I'm thinking about what the pictures will be like, but I never begin to sketch. The pictures are all in my head.
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When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance.
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It wasn't so much of a controlled effort to end up as part of the Goth scene.
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To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.
