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Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. – Shirley Chisholm

Other quotes by Shirley Chisholm

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: Its a girl. – Shirley Chisholm

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Equality
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Shirley Chisholm
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It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. – Shirley Chisholm

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Recovery (addiction/alcoholism)
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Shirley Chisholm
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Society
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I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting. So its not me doing it. – George Soros

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Society

In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. – Karl Marx

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Society

The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society. – Pamela Anderson

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Society

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Society

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A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go. – Author Unknown

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Mothers

My mom cant defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. Its a real hard line, and I crossed it. I took everyones life story and assumed it would be a great thing to put on screen. I was being selfish and I feel so horrible about it. I feel so guilty. – Nikki Reed

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amazing

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. – Elizabeth Andrew

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Volunteer Appreciation

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when youre responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally – everything. – Nick Carter

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Family