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If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves

If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves? – Mary Astell

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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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design
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Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. – Mary Astell

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Wisdom
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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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To tell a woman everything she may not do is to tell her what she can do. – Spanish Proverb

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I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. – Rebecca West, “Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice,” The Clarion, 1

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The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor. – Wilma Scott Heide

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Feminism
[C]elebrate the exquisite beauty of every woman. – Cindy Olsen, co-owner of The Body Objective website, 1999

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My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever? – Barbara Corcoran

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At home its all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I dont want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so Ill go out for a drink with the girls. – Sadie Frost

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Excess is success. – Roberto Cavalli

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The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan. – Alan Price

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