tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post3575421012113147278..comments2024-03-28T08:43:04.825-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: Quotes by WomenSeduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-79230141033614076472011-03-20T20:30:20.114-04:002011-03-20T20:30:20.114-04:00These are all good quotes, especially the one abou...These are all good quotes, especially the one about forgiving, but I like Margaret Atwood: Don't be afraid of failure. "A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason."<br />marleen at spursandroses dot comMarleen Gagnonhttp://www.marleengagnon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-19219378589147491402011-03-19T23:46:02.063-04:002011-03-19T23:46:02.063-04:00Hi, gals. Sorry I haven't commented earlier. ...Hi, gals. Sorry I haven't commented earlier. I should have said in my post that it's my birthday and I would be at RodeoHouston all day, enjoying the rodeo exhibits, rodeo and Brad Paisley concert with my daughters.<br /><br />Great quotes. Caroline, I almost put that one by Eleanor, but then choose the other. Thanks. Anonymous....what's your name? Sally, I like that quote, too. Love the book and the Colin Firth movie version.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-20466287546028683012011-03-19T23:19:26.061-04:002011-03-19T23:19:26.061-04:00Anna Kathryn, I loved these, plus I loved the ones...Anna Kathryn, I loved these, plus I loved the ones added by Anonymous. Thank you for reminding me of all these lovely quotes. I always loved the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that went "No one can make you feel inferior without your permission." She had a lot of reason to know.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-37704033735208940442011-03-19T17:58:30.897-04:002011-03-19T17:58:30.897-04:00Jane Austen is a favorite: It is a truth universa...Jane Austen is a favorite: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758737470750841665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-54413479815610524632011-03-19T09:05:01.606-04:002011-03-19T09:05:01.606-04:00The Margaret Thatcher one is a classic, but I enjo...The Margaret Thatcher one is a classic, but I enjoy the others as well.<br /><br />In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.<br />-Margaret Thatcher<br /><br />I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.<br />-Gloria Steinem<br /><br />When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.<br />-Elayne Boosler<br /><br />Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.<br />-Charlotte Whitton<br /><br />I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb -- and I'm also not blonde.<br />-Dolly PartonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com