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Quote by Mary Astell
But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a h

But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? – Mary Astell

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The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it. – Mary Astell

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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Education
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In both business and personal life, Ive always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry. – Ivanka Trump

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A lot of people in our industry havent had very diverse experiences. So they dont have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader ones understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have. – Steve Jobs

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I do love DVD and Ive always taken them seriously. You know, on the Austin things, we really put a ton of work into them because theres so much design involved. And in this one, we thought a lot about it and what could go in. – Jay Roach

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Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought – asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation. – William Butler Yeats

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design

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A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it cant be much good. – T. S. Eliot

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To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. – Emily Dickinson

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I always wanted to make a childrens album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds. – Lisa Loeb

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We shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man. – Lynn White, Jr., "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis," 1967

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