Category: activist
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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
Harriet Tubman
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What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
George Bernard Shaw
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You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.
George Bernard Shaw
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, ‘Don’t worry, next time you will have a son.’
Malala Yousafzai
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The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe – how to observe – what symptoms indicate improvement – what the reverse – which are of importance – which are of none – which are the evidence of neglect – and of what kind of neglect.
Florence Nightingale
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Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.
George Bernard Shaw
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If I were a woman, I’d simply refuse to speak to any man or do anything for men until I’d got the vote.
George Bernard Shaw
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I remember the first time seeing myself on TV, when my family was watching the documentary ‘Eyes on the Prize’ for the first time. There were pictures of people going up the school stairs, and Mom said, ‘Oh, that’s you!’ I said, ‘I can’t believe this. This is important.’
Ruby Bridges
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Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. That was probably the case with me.
Ruby Bridges
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We must tell girls their voices are important.
Malala Yousafzai