However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society … - Frances Wright

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The bereaved had never any doubt about their dear ones' wishes and those wishes usually squared with their own inclinations.

Frances Wright

However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly.

Advance, Appear, Feelings, House, Sense, Women

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I feel virtuous because my soul is at ease.

Ease, Soul, Virtuous

How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction; how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of instruction? By instruction understand me to mean knowledge - just knowledge; not talent, not genius, not inventive mental powers.

Equality, Exercise, Mean, Mental, Rights, Secured

He who lives in the single exercise of his mental faculties, however usefully or curiously directed, is equally an imperfect animal with the man who knows only the exercise of muscles.

Animal, Curiously, Exercise, Men, Usefully

Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten.

Arrogance, Curiosity, Law, Reach, Violate, Words

Credulity is always ridiculous.

Credulity, Ridiculous

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The bereaved had never any doubt about their dear ones' wishes and those wishes usually squared with their own inclinations.

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By the time they got to Denholm Street, day had been beaten back and the night was soaking through the city.

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I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman that the reader has to confront.

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K Callan

To the truly driven (which one has to be to survive in the high stakes, competitive world of show business), lack of opportunity means nothing. The TDs always think numbers are for everyone else and don't involve them.

Ambition, High, Involve, Lack, Mean, Opportunity

Tom Waits

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold.

Advice, Gold, Musician, Smoke, Stay, Windows