"You cannot make women contented with cooking and cleaning and you need not try."

Ellen Richards, American Environmental Chemist

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"Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!"

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"There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile."

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"Because I have work to care about, it is possible that I may be less difficult to get along with than other women when the double chins start to form."

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"No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference."

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Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits."

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"The truth is, I often like women. I like their unconventionality. I like their completeness. I like their anonymity."

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"The only trouble here is they won't let us study enough. They are so afraid we shall break down and you know the reputation of the College is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without ruining their health?"

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"Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy."

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"New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions."

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"We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not."

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