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Quotes from Women

 

A few quotes from outstanding women are good for women and are great for everyone. 

"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement..." --- Marie Curie

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love." --- Jane Austin

"Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness." --- Anne Frank

 "I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare." --- Maya Angelou quotes

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." --- Maya Angelou

"I know of no single formula for success. ..." --- Queen Elizabeth

"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster. ..." --- Catherine the Great

"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. .."  Amelia Earhart

"Never give nor take an excuse." --- Florence Nightingale

"Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. ..."  --- Eleanor Roosevelt

" If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." --- Margaret Thatcher

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." --- J.K. Rowling

"Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility." --- Billie Jean King

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