Alice Paul Quotes
The Woman's Party is made up of women of all races, creeds and nationalities who are united on the one program of working to raise the status of women.
Quotes to Explore
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me 'yellow gal.' I was caught in between both sides - nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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Try to find someone with a sense of humor. That's an important thing to have because when you get into an argument, one of the best ways to diffuse it is to be funny. You don't want to hide away from a point, because some points are serious, but you'd rather have a discussion that was a discussion, rather than an argument.
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But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.
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When I was in my late 30s, I lit a figure on fire on Baker Beach in San Francisco. It was me, a friend, and maybe eight people, tops. There wasn't any premeditation to it at all. It was really just a product of San Franciscan bohemian milieu.
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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I'm a real romantic.
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Literature is an avenue to glory, ever open for those ingenious men who are deprived of honours or of wealth.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
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Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
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I'm very active, wild woman.
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Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
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Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.
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It'll take a while for all those strange old books that I love to show up on digital: books that aren't current bestsellers but aren't public-domain freebies, either.
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A girl who is interested in becoming a model must first accept the fact that she is the product. She must be ready to deal with a lot of rejection.
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Absolute faith can blind you to the consequences of the actions you allow. It can tell you it's okay to drop bombs on another country, or that it's okay to hate a group of people such as homosexuals.
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The Fred Astaire movies made a huge impression on me.
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The Woman's Party is made up of women of all races, creeds and nationalities who are united on the one program of working to raise the status of women.
