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    We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".

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There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

by Denis Diderot Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not.

by James Joyce Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets up, people look; then, if read more

When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets up, people look; then, if they like what they see, they listen.

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The family is the school of duties... founded on love.

The family is the school of duties... founded on love.

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The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.

by Robert Bloch Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.

I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.

by Richard Crashaw Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn read more

In the past decade or so, the women's magazines have taken to running home-handyperson articles suggesting that women can learn to fix things just as well as men. These articles are apparently based on the ludicrous assumption that _men_ know how to fix things, when in fact all they know how to do is _look_ at things in a certain squinty-eyed manner, which they learned in Wood Shop; eventually, when enough things in the home are broken, they take a job requiring them to transfer to another home.

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Diamonds never leave you... men do!

Diamonds never leave you... men do!

by Shirley Bassey Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

by Rudyard Kipling Found in: Men and women Quotes,
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