Mary Astell Quotes

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

Mary Astell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 12, 1666 - May 11, 1731

Topics

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We reached a high point in my opinion with the passage of the civil rights legislation and Martin Luther King's success and the crusade of others. I think we kind of breathed a sigh of relief as if we had achieved the end of racial discrimination or white supremacy.

Jimmy Carter

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All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life.

Jodie Foster

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I moved to New York in the 1970s and started writing when I was at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.

Jenny Holzer

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You don't build walls; you build bridges between people.

Andrew Cuomo

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One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.

Andrew Mason

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Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.

John Milton

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Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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Creative industries are more important than the car industry, luxury jewels, and fashion.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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I would say that a lot of the characters I've been attracted to are very vulnerable and they expose themselves emotionally. Not so much in 'The Fighter,' not so much in 'The Master' - I think those are different.

Amy Adams

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We've complemented that with a second office to think about how we need to prepare ourselves for that period 10 or 15 or 20 years from now, by way of investment in our technology, our organization and our people.

Stephen Cambone

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I believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.

Stanley B. Prusiner

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It's difficult in the Premier League.

Riyad Mahrez

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