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Children are great idealists, until the stupidity of their elders puts out the fires of the aspirations.


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Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.

Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.



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I am a believer in women, in their ability to do things and in their influence and power. Women set the standards for the world, and it is for us, women in Canada, to set the standards high.



That seems to be the haunting fear of mankind - that the advancement of women will sometime, someway, someplace, interfere with some man's comfort.

That seems to be the haunting fear of mankind - that the advancement of women will sometime, someway, someplace, interfere with some man's comfort.



I want to leave something behind when I go; some small legacy of truth, some word that will shine in a dark place.

I want to leave something behind when I go; some small legacy of truth, some word that will shine in a dark place.



Women had first to convince the world that they had souls and then that they had minds and then it came on to this matter of political entity and the end is not yet.

Women had first to convince the world that they had souls and then that they had minds and then it came on to this matter of political entity and the end is not yet.




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Women are going to form a chain, a greater sisterhood than the world has ever known.



Why are pencils equipped with erasers if not to correct mistakes?

Why are pencils equipped with erasers if not to correct mistakes?



No nation ever rises higher than its women.

No nation ever rises higher than its women.



Disturbers are never popular - nobody ever really loved an alarm clock in action, no matter how grateful he may have been afterwards for its kind services!

Disturbers are never popular - nobody ever really loved an alarm clock in action, no matter how grateful he may have been afterwards for its kind services!





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My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career.



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The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.




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