Quote by Agnes Smedley
And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help. – Agnes Smedley

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Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster. – Agnes Smedley

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Family
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My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike. She said little, especially when my father or the men who worked for him were about I remember her instinctive and unhesitating sympathy for the miners. – Agnes Smedley

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I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they dont get very much approbation for it. – Joan Collins

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Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect. – James Broughton

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Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office. – Aesop

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Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress. – Sarah Polley

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