Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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There is one common condition for the lot of women in Western civilization and all other civilizations that we know about for certain, and that is, woman as a sex is disliked and persecuted, while as an individual she is liked, loved, and even, with reasonable luck, sometimes worshipped.

Rebecca West's Popular Quotes

There is, of course, no reason for the existence of the male sex except that one sometimes needs help with moving the piano.

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Art is not a luxury, but a necessity.

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Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical immortality and triumph over the f…

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No great thing happens suddenly.

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The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

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You must always believe that life is as extraordinary as music says it is.

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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

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Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.

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The happy marriage, which is the only proper nursery, is indissoluble. The unhappy marriage, which perpetually tells the child a bogey-man story abou…

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