Quote by Edna Ferber
I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as wel

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours. – Edna Ferber

Other quotes by Edna Ferber

If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, theres something wrong with American politics. – Edna Ferber

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Politics
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Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. – Edna Ferber

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Death
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An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. – Enrico Fermi

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If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines. – William M. Evarts

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Its not only the most difficult thing to know ones self, but the most inconvenient. – Josh Billings

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When Negroes are average, they fail, unless they are very, very lucky. Now, if youre average and white, honey, you can go far. Just look at Dan Quayle. If that boy was colored hed be washing dishes somewhere. – Annie Elizabeth Delany

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You know you’re a skydiver when you analyze every flag you see in terms of it’s too windy/not too windy to jump. – Author Unknown

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