Millicent Fawcett Quotes

If, however, the success of a politician is to be measured by the degree in which he is able personally to influence the course of politics, and attach to himself a school of political thought, then Mr. Mill, in the best meaning of the words, has succeeded.

Millicent Fawcett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 11, 1847 - August 5, 1929

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I tried a Les Paul when I was a lot younger. I tried the Les Paul, and because of the weight of the thing, it nearly dislocated my hip.

Angus Young

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I just want to be a guy with a guitar.

Jeff Buckley

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Our credo says that, in the end, we want to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, enabling them to rise.

Anand Mahindra

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Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

Steve Jobs

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We lived in the shadow of our rich relations. Mother was intent on keeping up with the people she was raised with, which was impossible. My father was a physician who wanted to be a rabbi but was weighed down by a great sense of obligation to support his family in style.

Stewart Stern

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I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.

Rita Rudner

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I'm an actor of the theater.

Russell Hornsby

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I want to stand on a platform in the middle of Times Square and shout, 'You do not have to battle your Crohn's disease alone.'

Mary Ann Mobley

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I've been fortunate that my career has developed through on-the-job training.

Jonathan Groff

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I think as long as I can tell you a story about people that you understand, it doesn't matter if you don't like what they do; you understand why they did it.

Courtney A. Kemp

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I don't think there is anything wrong with learning from people who are better than you.

Asa Larsson

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Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy.

Phillip E. Johnson

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