"There's a type of woman who isn't content until she's made herself some man's slave and doormat—put herself completely in his power."

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“I don't understand women. Nobody does. Least of all themselves.”

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“Darling, you're talking as if all normal-length lives were planned. They aren't, you know. People have to learn how to live them—and by the time they find out, they're nearly gone. No time to remedy mistakes.”

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"The warrant did not give the power to rummage through the journalist’s files ... there is no indication of why all this information needed to be seized"

— Jay Leiderman

Medicine1971–2021

#power

"There is no such thing as maturity. There is instead an ever-evolving process of maturing. Because when there is a maturity, there is a conclusion and a cessation. That’s the end. That’s when the coff…"

— Bruce Lee

Entertainment1940–1973

#science

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— John Doe (musician)

Music1954

#knowledge

"I feel like the script to Nightmare 4 is so tender hearted and thought out. I completely related to that character. That’s me in grade school, junior high, etc. Daydreamer, all I did was read books al…"

— Lisa Wilcox

Entertainment1964

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